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Manager - Business Applications Support (Ict)

Manager - Business Applications Support (Ict)
Company:

Kenya Revenue Authority (Kra)


Details of the offer

The job holder is responsible for end to end support for Systems Associated with Domestic Taxes Department, these include iTax, Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS), Enhanced Payment Gateway (ePG) and reporting Sub-systems. This role is responsible for driving realisation of all integrations with internal and external systems

Academic and Professional Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or any other IT related field.

Post Graduate qualifications in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems or related Postgraduate degree will be an added advantage.

Professional Certification or Training in any one of the following areas is required:
Database Administration i.e. Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server or MCSE, OR

Java programming OR

Operating systems i.e. Linux (Red hat and Suze) OR

The following certifications or training will be an added advantage :
Business Systems Analysis i.e. CBAP Certification / Training

Systems Modelling and Design Techniques

Process Modelling and Design Techniques

Training in operating systems i.e. Windows, Linux or Unix.

Training in Domestic Tax Administration from KESRA or an equivalent institution.

IT Governance & Service Level Management i.e. ITIL, COBIT or Their equivalent

Project Management (Prince II or PMP Certification or equivalent)

Relevant Work Experience Required
The post holder should have at least 5 years progressive experience in the IT environment, with at least 2 years’ experience as an Assistant Manager

Practical and demonstrable experience in System and application designs, development (AML)

Must has hands-on experience in Postgress DB, SQL, Oracle, JAVA

Key Competencies
The Job holder must:
Be performance driven

Demonstrate capacity in handling demanding leadership and management roles

Honest and of high integrity

Be resilient, focused, results oriented and a team player

Be proactive with good analytical and problem solving skills.

Passion and creative

Ability to pay attention to details and able to work for long hours

Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

Have good negotiation skills

Ability to work under minimum supervision

Responsibilities

Responsible for proper functioning of iTax, itax integrations and systems supporting management of Domestic Taxes

Reviews systems technical requirements/specifications to ensure that they are well articulated and properly documented before seeking approvals for any change on business processes/systems.

Reviews system change requests to ensure that the required changes adhere to the application change controls, policies and are relevant and consistent with the application design and architectural specifications and industry standards

Evaluates business systems requirements to determine viability of the required solutions

Conducts impact analysis and vets all issues affecting business systems and user requests to establish their impact and ascertains validity before progressing such issues for implementation

Negotiates and ensures change requests are cost effective and delivered as per agreed work plans and standards

Spearheads implementation of approved business systems requirements

Coordinates systems transition activities to ensure smooth implementation of approved system upgrades.

Responsible for delivering identified integrations for DTD Systems

Presents all DTD Systems change requests to the Change Advisory Committee (CAC) meetings

Develops proposals for retirement/ upgrade of identified systems based on the approved system retirement/ upgrade policy and seeks approvals for implementation

Coordinates implementation of new systems including data migration, systems piloting, configuration and integration.

Ensures application management standards and policies are adhered to

Develops and ensures skill transfer both internally and from contractors. Ensure KRA has required capacity to support iTax and other DTD systems

Responsible for monitoring and embedding performance management culture in the unit. This includes execution of Performance Contracts and appraisals in the unit

Develops the unit’s Annual Work Plans and budgets

Prepares monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc availability and capacity reports for the unit;

Ensure conformity to ISO standards 9001 and 27001 (which KRA is certified against), Information Security Policy, Acts and regulation and data security requirements.

Job Requirements
Required education
: Post-graduate education

Required relevant work experience
: 5 years

Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
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Manager - Business Applications Support (Ict)
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