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Job Title:  Senior Manager IT – Systems Administration  

Organisation: National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)

Duty Station: Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Director – IT

About Organisation:

National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is a Public Utility Company whose mandate, as defined in the NWSC Act (Cap 317 Laws of Uganda 2000 Section 5(1)), is to provide water and sewerage services in areas entrusted to it, on a sound commercial and viable basis. The Corporation currently operates in 268 towns spread across the country.

Job Summary:   The Senior Manager IT – Systems Administration will be responsible for cost effective and proactive acquisition, installation, deployment, management and administration of the Corporation’s computer systems and information systems in order to ensure compliance with the IT policies, maximum system availability, adequate IT security and business continuity provisions as well as effective user support.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Enforce NWSC IT policies.
• Proactive acquisition, installation and maintenance of the NWSC’s software and information systems.
• Well maintained and supported Management Information Systems.
• Standardization of the NWSC’s management Information Systems.
• Effective applications deployment and user training in all applications and information systems in the entire NWSC.
• Effective and continuous measures to protect data and prevent data loss at any time.
• Functioning Disaster Recovery and effective Business Continuity Plans.
• Up to date and legal licenses for all outsourced Corporation applications and software.
• Effective procurement of all externally acquired systems.
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by Management

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  In order to be considered for this position, the applicant must have worked at a Principal Officer Level and above for at least three (03) years and should possess the following:

Experience, Knowledge & Education/Training

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in: Information Technology / Computer Science or related field
• Master’s degree in:  Information Technology / Business  Administration / Project Management / or related field.
• CCNA Certification
• Preferred Additional Qualifications: IT Professional Qualification / Certification / Affiliation.

Experience:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of postgraduate experience in IT services – IT governance or applications development or systems administration or IT security management or infrastructure or networks.
• A minimum of five (05) years of postgraduate qualification experience in IT systems administration and/or database management.
• Five years working with a large organization/firm is a must.
• Age Limit: 35 to 45 years of age

Required Skills:

• Integrity
• Self-driven
• Analytical
• Professionalism
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Teamwork

How to Apply:

Applicants must submit the following:

• An application letter with a detailed Curium virtue (CV)
• Three referees (outside NWSC)
• Copies of academic and professional qualifications
• Capability statement of not more than two pages in single spacing word format and Times New Roman Font – Size 12. Capability Statement: short bio, personal mission statement, achievements in last 5 – 10 years in relation to the applicant’s working experience, plans & strategies for next 3 – 5 years in relation to the key responsibilities (key result areas) respective to the position the applicant is applying for.

Please note the following:

• All persons who believe they can clearly demonstrate their abilities to meet the criteria given above are encouraged to apply.
• Application Letters should be addressed to the Director – Human Resource, NWSC.
• Interested, suitable and qualified Ugandans should submit their applications through the following link for the NWSC online job application system at the link below.

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Deadline: 12th July 2024 by 5.00 p.m.

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