IEBC Regional ICT Officers (Kakamega, Central Nyanza, Garissa & Nairobi) Jobs in Kenya

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) seeks to

recruit dynamic, competent and result-oriented individuals to fill the

following positions:-
 

Regional ICT Officers (RICTO)

4 Posts

Grade 6
 

Job Code: IEBC/3/2015

1. RICTO – Kakamega Region


2. RICTO – Central Nyanza Region


3. RICTO – Garissa Region


4. RICTO – Nairobi Region

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide first line support on all general and Commission-specific software and hardware issues in the regions,


• To communicate information on hardware and software issues to corporate ICT Services,


• Solve regional ICT issues including remote acess, emails and telephone,


• To assist in the selection and disposal of redundant ICT equipment,


• Provide onsite technical support with hardware and software issues where needed, including travelling to other commission sites in their region of responsibility,


• Provide ICT point of contact to all users and third parties for all regional ICT matters, and escalate to ICT at the Headquarters issues that cannot be resolved locally,


• To ensure the maintenance of a healthy, safe and secure working environment through ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements in relation to ICT,


• Implement information security at the regional level as directed by the ICT directorate.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, ICT or equivalent,


• Full certification in Networks (e.g. CCNA, CCNP) or Microsoft Certification (e.g. Microsoft Certified Professional) required,


• Basic hardware troubleshooting and maintenance strongly preferred,


• Three (3) years of relevant industry experience in a busy organization,


• A team player, service oriented, eager to learn and pro-active, willing to develop initiatives and work under demanding environments,


• Must be a resident of the Region he/she is applying to be considered.

Integrity Clearance
 

In addition to the qualifications set above, the applicants must further meet and get the following clearances:

1. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).


2. Criminal Investigation Department (CID).


3. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).


4. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).


5. Chief Executive Officer, Higher Education Loans Board.


6. Professional bodies (where applicable) to which the applicant belongs eg LSK, ICPAK, AAK, IEK etc.


7. Credit Reference Bureau Africa Ltd or Metropol Credit Reference Bureau.

Security Clearance
 

All shortlisted applicants may be subjected by the Commission to a security clearance by National Intelligence Service (NIS).

Application Submissions
 

Interested

candidates are requested to submit their duly completed application

together with up-to-date curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and

testimonials, email and telephone contacts of three (3) referees who

must be familiar with the candidates previous work experience. 

Applicants must indicate the Job code and title on the top left corner of the envelope. 

Those

applying for constituency or Regional positions must also indicate the

Region or Constituency on the top left corner of the envelope.

Applications and supporting documents shall be:

i. Hand delivered to the IEBC CEO/CS, 6th Floor, Anniversary Towers, University Way, Nairobi: and/or

ii. Send via Post Office to 

Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC), 

P O Box 45371-00100, 

Nairobi, Kenya.

Applications must reach IEBC by 15th May 2015.