Job Purpose:

To provide strategic leadership and guidance in the management of the IT function.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1.      Coordinating the formulation review and implementation of IT policies, plans, strategies, standards and guidelines

2.      Identifying and reporting on performance, integrity and security of the institution’s IT database systems

3.      Coordinating the preparation of annual budgets and work plans in accordance with the UVTAB Strategic Plan.

4.      Monitoring and upgrade of database management systems in line with manufacture upgrades and releases

5.      Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software for the Board

6.      Providing and ensuring timely production of Assessment materials and awards.

7.      Administering database objects to achieve optimum utilization

8.      Monitoring usage, transaction volumes, response times and concurrency levels

9.      Providing technical leadership in the development and maintenance of a data base of Assessment.

10.   Maintaining technical database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions

11.   Providing proactive and reactive database management support and training services to users.

12.   Providing information to the Awards and Examination Committee Meetings for decision-making.

13.   Developing and testing backup and recovery plans

14.    Preparing and submitting periodic IT Infrastructure status reports for the Board.

Person Specifications

 

a)   Qualification

(1)   An Honors Bachelor’s degree in either Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering and Computer Engineering, Information Security, Business Computing, Statistics (with focus on Statistical computing), Telecom Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Science (with a focus on Computer Science, Mathematics)

(2)   Recognized professional ICT certification

(3)   A Master’s Degree in any of the above from a recognized University/Institution.

 

b)   Experience

A minimum of 9 (nine) years working experience in the IT field, 3 (three) of which should have been served at the Principal IT Officer level in Government or an equivalent level from a reputable organization

 

c)    Competences

(i)     Technical

1.    Strategic Management

2.    Leadership skills

3.    Professionalism

4.    Knowledge in handling examination matters at Institutional level.

5.    Human Resource Management Skills

6.    Good communication skills

 

(ii)   Behavioral

1.    Efficiency and effectiveness,

2.    Integrity,

3.    Teamwork,

4.    Resilience,

5.    Time management,

6.    Confidentiality