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• Provide headship to DICTS ensuring high
  levels of staff motivation and productivity.
• Define, manage, monitor and evaluate
  university wide ICT policies and enforce adherence by users.
• Ensure general efficiency and
  effectiveness of ICT services in the University by facilitating continued
  development and improvement.
• Tasked with planning and budgeting for ICT
  services in the University to ensure continuity.
• Strategic planning to achieve the policy
  objectives of the University’s ICT policy.
• Promote development of web based systems
  with emphasis to affordable services.
• Ensure proper management of University
  systems (business applications, hardware, databases, storage and backups).
• Ensure continuous availability,
  reliability and performance of University information systems, data center
  facilities and other technology systems.
• Provide overall technical guidance to
  University management in ICT.
• Ensure reliability of network systems of
  the University as well as their effective usage.
• Continuously review University ICT
  business requirements to suit changes in the University.
• Working with relevant partner(s) to
  design, build and maintain fully available and resilient IT systems.
• The jobholder will minimize potential risk
  to the attainment of business objectives by pro-actively planning and
  providing adequate infrastructure capacity and information systems
  capabilities
• Manage the Partner(s) & ensure service
  delivery to agreed quality and Service Level Agreements.
• Define HR requirements for technical staff
  as well as managing day-to-day activities so as to ensure smooth execution
  of their duties.
• Perform any other ICT related duties as
  may be assigned from time to time by the Vice-Chancellor.

• The ideal candidate must hold a Masters
  Degree in an ICT related field. A Ph.D. Degree in an ICT related field is
  an added advantage.
• At least ten (10) years working experience
  five (5) of which should be at managerial level in a reputable
  institution.
• Excellent leadership abilities.
• Team building and management abilities.
• Organisational, coordination,
  interpersonal and communication skills.
• Project Planning and Management skills.
• Knowledge of the University’s management
  systems including information systems.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  systems and network security in a large organization.
• Extensive knowledge of computer systems
  and software.
• Evidence of understanding current trends
  in ICT s in terms of software, platforms and developing-world special
  needs.
• Age: Below 55 years of age.

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