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• Provide strategic leadership on ICT matters
  for the organization including evaluation of ideas and investment in ICT
  equipment and projects that will improve UHMG’s processes. This entails
  ICT strategic planning and budgeting.
• Develop and implement the ICT section of the
  organization’s strategic plan and business plan.
• Build and maintain an effective ICT business
  continuity plan and implement the necessary disaster recovery procedures.
• The incumbent will prepare annual budget
  estimates for the department in line with the approved ICT strategy.
• Optimize the use of ICT to ensure UHMG’s
  efficiency is achieved to the highest possible level.
• Ensure that security and safety of UHMG’s ICT
  systems, infrastructure and data is achieved to the highest possible
  degree, with practical remedies in place for disaster recovery.
• Take lead in ensuring that the entire UHMG
  team is acquainted with the organization’s ICT infrastructure and systems,
  the ICT Policies and Procedure provisions, as well as building the
  capacity of the team from time to time.
• Lead on proposal development for projects in
  innovations within UHMG through the use of ICT to enhance the achievement
  of its strategic goals.
• Keenly monitor the effectiveness and
  efficiency of ICT systems, and keep up-to-date with prevailing trends.
• Ensure a smooth transition when changing over
  from old systems to the new ones.
• Coordinate all ICT activities and keep UHMG
  Management team and other internal stakeholders updated on the progress.
• Ensure value for money and safe guard UHMG’s
  investment in ICT and related projects.
• Develop and monitor technical specifications
  for procurement and contractual services for ICT-related goods and
  services.
• Establish and maintain all corporate ICT
  infrastructure, including anti-virus software, server and print services,
  email provision, LAN and WAN.
• Build and maintain vendor relationships with
  all company ICT hardware and software suppliers.
• Manage the preparation and timely submission
  of monthly and quarterly ICT management reports.
• Supervise and manage the performance and
  development of staff in the department in line with the Organization’s
  goals, objectives, policies and regulations.

• The applicant should preferably hold a Master’s
  degree in Information Systems, Master of Science in Information &
  Communication Systems, Masters in Computer Science, Masters in Information
  Systems, Master in Library Information System, or related field.
• The jobholder should also hold a Bachelor’s
  Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems,
  or related field.
• Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA)
  or Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) qualification is an
  added advantage
• A minimum of six years’ relevant work
  experience in computer systems and strategic ICT leadership.
• Excellent hands-on information systems
  management.
• Proven ability to configure, terminate and
  manage servers, computer networks.
• Excellent abilities in configuration and
  management of the various ICT platforms.
• Exceptional skills in troubleshooting and
  resolving ICT security and safety issues. Experience in IT service and
  security management.
• Extensive experience in ICT project
  management and business continuity planning.
• ICT strategic management skills.
• Significant experience in managing WAN and
  LAN including overseeing major LAN/WAN projects
• Skills in design, implementation and
  management of network security
• Excellent analytical, communication and
  organizing skills
• Outstanding knowledge of the different ICT
  platforms.
• Highly flexible with ability to multitask and
  resolve ICT systems downtime; be able to work under pressure with
  competing deadlines in a demanding and challenging work environment.
• The applicant should be a person of
  integrity, energetic, dynamic and innovative fast and yet strategic
  thinker.
• Exceptional knowledge on specific management
  information systems, ICT protocols, application of innovations and able to
  be ahead and forecast the constantly changing ICT environment
• The person should have the capacity to work
  under minimum supervision, and maintain an efficient ICT system while
  adhering to set procedures.
• This position requires a highly skilled and
  experienced person, with the capacity and proficiency in Systems
  Administration, as well as strategic ICT application to enhance
  organizational performance.
• The position requires a flexible person, a
  fast learner and self-driven individual, with the ability of conceptualize
  ICT issues and device solutions in real time.
• S/he should be detail- and results-oriented,
  have strong conceptual, analytical, and reporting skills, with expertise
  in information gathering, system problem identification, trouble shooting,
  analysis, and timely reporting, be proactive in instituting innovative,
  sustainable, and cost-effective interventions, and work dedicatedly to
  fulfill the organization’s goals
• The applicant should be willing to uphold the
  Core Values of UHMG i.e. Integrity, Transparency, Accountability,
  Teamwork, Excellence, Flexibility, and Equity.
• The applicant must be motivated, focused,
  disciplined professional, with the drive and dynamism to work under
  pressure with competing deadlines, and possess the ability to make an
  immediate impact.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal,
  analytical and result-oriented skills, and experience in managing
  objectives with the customer in mind.
• Good judgment, initiative, high sense of
  responsibility, tactful, ability to plan, organize and measure outcomes of
  interventions.
• Exemplary and honest, with a high level of
  energy and integrity, and able to work under minimum supervision.
• Flexible, innovative, with good record
  keeping, communication, presentation, report-writing, and interpersonal
  skills.
• Team player with excellent people management
  and presentation skills, and the ability to make positive contributions.

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