Job Summary
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) job exists to overseeand coordinate the ICT function, and advise the Hospital Management on the same at KUTRRH
Direct Reports -ICT Officers
Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills
Bachelors’Degreein IT,ComputerScience/Engineering/orrelatedDegreefrom a recognized institution
Masters’Degree inITorComputer Sciences/ Engineering/orrelatedfieldfrom a recognized institution
Professional certification such as Certified Computer Network Professional (CCNP), CCNA,
MCSE, MCSA, MCSD, Oracle Certified Database administrator OCDBA, Microsoft Certified databases Administrator MCDBA or their equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Member of an ICT professional body
Knowledge of relevant legislations
Knowledge of professional standards
Human resource management skills
Soft Skills: Communication skills, Organizational Skills, Leadership Skills, Team building skills, Analytical Skills, Ability to work under pressure
Relevant Work Experience
At least ten (10) years working experience as a Chief Information Officer, ICT Manager or Project
Manager in an ICT environment, in a similar position.
Responsibilities
Oversee and manage the ICT function of the hospital by ensuring that all its services are well planned for in order to support timely and quality service delivery in the hospital.
Participate inandcontribute totheoverallstrategicplanningprocessforthe hospital.
Provide leadership, guidance and direction to ICT division in order to support timely and quality clinical services, research and training services delivery in the hospital.
Provide supportive supervision of ICT division facilities and services in its sections and units in thehospital.
Ensure that he ICT division supports generation of the target revenue required to facilitate the delivery of its services and other financial obligations of the hospital.
Ensure proper coordination of the implementation of the hospital strategic plan in the ICT division within its vision, mission and culture and other national and international frameworks.
Ensure that the ICT division has all human and non-human resources required to offerICT servicesinorderto support clinicalreferral,research and training services in the hospital.
Oversee and ensure the recruitment, maintenance and disciplinary action and processes of the ICT division staff in the hospital.
Oversee and coordinate the provision of timely quality and sufficient ICT services in the hospital within the established policy and professional frameworks in the hospital.
Ensure continuous training and development of ICT division staff for their effectiveness and efficiency and thus performance and productivity in the hospital.
Ensure continuous advisory services concerning ICT services and service delivery to the hospital executive and other stakeholders through the appropriate media.
Work in collaboration with other divisions, sections and units in dealing with thematic ICT issues for timely quality clinical referral, research and training services in the hospital.
Ensure and oversee the monitoring and evaluation of the ICT division in order to establish its progress and achievement,and thus prepare and disseminate periodic reports appropriately.
Anticipate business needs and identify and propose ICT products and services to fulfil those needs.
Manage overall systems control by safeguarding the systems against deliberate efforts to fraudulently abusing it through physical and logical systems security and establishment of security features within the system for control purpose, though network monitoring and management
Coordinate and provide ICT systems support services and service delivery in the hospital
