General Manager, Information and Communication Technology

Department:

People & Change Kenya

Job type:

Permanent

Closing date:

01-Aug-14

Location:

Nairobi

Reference Number:

130-PEO00167

The Company

Kenya Power owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution system in the country and sells electricity to over 2.6 million customers. The Company’s key mandate is to plan for sufficient electricity generation and transmission capacity to meet demand; building and maintaining the power distribution and transmission network and retailing of electricity to its customers. In line with its vision “To provide world-class power that delights our customers”, Kenya Power seeks to recruit results oriented individuals with vision and creativity to fill the position of General Manager ICT. The successful job holder will report to the Managing Director and CEO and will support the CEO in ensuring attainment of Kenya Powers’s mandate and strategic objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities

The job holder will be responsible for providing effective ICT services to support business and operational processes. The job holder will be required to:

•Develop and implement ICT strategies;
•Implement new ICT systems that support business operations;
•Facilitate continuous development of the ICT infrastructure in line with changing business environment;
•Implement mechanisms for knowledge transfer and keeping abreast with emerging trends in ICT;
•Advise management on technological development in ICT that can support business processes;
•Ensure compliance with ICT legal and regulatory requirements;
•Develop and sustain ICT capacity within the workforce;
•Provide technical support in development of information databases and web based resources;
•Promote use of cost effective technologies in business operations;
•Implement ICT projects for network expansion in line with business strategy; and
•Maintain external partnerships and supplier relationships to support service delivery. 

Requirements

The ideal candidate will a Master’s degree in ICT or a relevant field and a Bachelor’s degree and should have twelve years working experience five of which should be in a senior management position in a comparable organisation.

Additional Information

Candidates short-listed for interview will be required to submit the following:
1. Certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
2. Clearance letter from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
3. Tax compliance certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
4. Report from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
5. Clearance by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) 

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