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IBM
Business Information Management Specialist vacancy
About
this company
IBM
is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in
Armonk, NY. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in
the world, with more than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170
countries. IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting
services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration,
predictive analytics, software development and systems management;
and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers. Utilizing
its business consulting, technology and R&D expertise, IBM helps
clients become "smarter" as the planet becomes more
digitally interconnected. This includes working with organizations
and governments to build systems that improve traffic congestion,
availability of clean water, and the health and safety of
populations. IBM invests more than $6 billion a year in R&D, just
completing its 18th year of patent leadership. IBM Research has
received recognition beyond any commercial technology research
organization and is home to 5 Nobel Laureates, 9 US National Medals
of Technology, 5 US National Medals of Science, 6 Turing Awards, and
10 Inductees in US Inventors Hall of Fame. The company was behind the
inventions of the PC; SABRE travel reservation system; UPC codes,
Watson, the Jeopardy!-playing computing system, and much more.
The
Job:
•
Own the business intelligence platform and constantly evolve to meet
the information needs of a growing business, continuously pursue and
master new business intelligence skills to help business.
•
Contribute in all phases of data visualization and BI tools
implementation & maintenance. Identify data and reporting needs,
create reports, perform complex data analysis, create source to
target mappings, developing ETL (Business Intelligence Extract ,
Transform Load functionality)routines and establish standards.
•
Address data quality issues and drive the resolution of
discrepancies.
• Work with account HQ teams; both IBM and client
to understand the information needs and ensure reporting strategy and
solutions are an excellent fit to evolving needs.
• Develop and
support custom-built data delivery applications and dashboards.
•
Install, configure, and validate DB2 across multiple environments.
•
Fine tune DB2 database, develop queries and create & execute
required scripts in DB2 developer.
• Automate DBA processes and
create shell scripts to streamline and improve efficiency.
•
Support product development and test teams through the SDLC (Service
Delivery Life Cycle) process.
Qualification, Key skills and
Expectation:
• Must have a degree in Computer Science/IT and/or
equivalent experience. Preferred an IBM Certified DB2 DAB &
Developer.
• With 7-8 years’ experience in the business
intelligence function of a high data volume business such as the
internet, Health care, Financial or telecoms industries.
•
Excellent statistical intuition, application, and knowledge of
various analytical approaches; with Strong analytical, reasoning and
organizational skills.
• Experience applying business
intelligence and analytics solutions to meet needs of business teams.
Solid understanding of data: how to organize it, how to model it, how
to distill insights from it, and how to visualize it.
•
Experience in querying large, complex, and raw data sets.
• Must
be detail-oriented and focused on data accuracy.
• You have the
ability to communicate in simple and elegant ways the key finding and
ability to effectively communicate and present data and
information.
• Build strong working relationships with coworkers
and client.
Required
- Bachelor's
Degree
- At
least 7 years experience in IT
- English:
Fluent
IBM
is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an
equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national
origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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Librarian
vacancy
ZETECH
College is a professional training institution offering Certificate,
Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Degree programs. Our mission is to
provide high quality education of international standards and
recognition.
We
are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified candidate to fill the
position of
Librarian:
(ZC/HR/02/13/LIB/01).
Key
Responsibilities
Reporting
to the Chief Librarian, the Assistant Librarian will work in one of
the college Libraries. Among other duties, he/she will be responsible
for:
- Cataloguing
and classification of reading materials;
- Registration
and orientation of Library clients;
- Issuing
and receiving library materials;
- Indexing
and abstracting of past papers, manuals and syllabi according to the
relevant codes;
- Ensuring
the proper implementation of Library policies;
- Innovation
and creation of new ideas to improve library services.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience
The
desired candidate must have:
- A
minimum of a Bsc. Library and Information Sciences or Bachelor of
Library Degree or Bsc. Information Science with a bias in Library
from a recognized university;
- At
least 1 year working experience in a busy library;
- Proficiency
in library policies and procedures, ethics and professional
standards operations;
- Excellent
management, leadership and communication skills;
- Ability
to work under minimum supervision;
- Excellent
verbal, written communication, and high moral ethics;
Applications
with the reference number on the subject line including an updated
resume indicating names of 3 referees, their email addresses and
telephone numbers to reach the undersigned not later than 24th
February, 2014.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The
Human Resource Manager, via Email address:
vacancies@zetechcollege.com
.
ZETECH
College is an equal opportunity employer.
Chair,
Oncology vacancy
Introduction
Aga
Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private
not-for-profit institution that provides tertiary- and
secondary-level healthcare services. Established in 1958 and
currently a 300 bed facility, the Hospital was upgraded to a tertiary
level teaching hospital in order to respond to the health care needs
of the people of East Africa.
AKUH, N is a premier provider of
ambulatory care and quality in-patient services, including critical
care. The University Hospital focuses on providing high quality care,
and supports postgraduate medical education in all major clinical
specialties. Patients treated at the University Hospital benefit from
a team-based approach that ensures a high level of quality care.
Aga
Khan University Hospital, Nairobi invites applications for the
position of Chair, Oncology
Responsibilities
Reporting
to the Dean, Medical College and the CEO, AKUHN, the Chair will have
the overall responsibility for the academic and service mandate of
the department, consistent with the mission and policies of the Aga
Khan University and the Aga Khan University Hospital. As Chair you
will be responsible for establishing a new Department of Oncology
that will include medical services and radiation oncology and lead an
internal collaborative oncology programme that engages the other
relevant departments of the university/university hospital. In
addition, you will have a key leadership role in the development of
an AKDN regional oncology programme and linking this to an AKU-wide
Centre of Excellence in Oncology, working closely with the Department
of Oncology at Aga Khan University Karachi campus.Key
responsibilities will include:
- Committing
to building a high quality, robust oncology service.
- Promoting
growth within and across disciplines, within an academic health
system that reflects the interdependence of quality clinical care,
research and education and that maximizes programmatic
multi-disciplinary opportunities.
- Specific
responsibility for establishing a fellowship programme in oncology
and supporting the development of advanced training in other
disciplines related to oncology.
- Advancing
the research agenda of the University by attracting research funds
and developing an infrastructure and an enabling environment that
creates opportunity for faculty and trainees to be engaged in
research.
- Fostering
the growth of patient volumes, in line with budgeted targets,
through a focused delivery of high quality care and
patient-sensitive service that meet AKUHN measures of patient
experience and satisfaction.
- Leading
the development of new services and initiatives that contribute to
the financial sustainability of the hospital.
- Ensuring
the development and application of clinical quality management
methods within the department, including practice guidelines and
audits.
- Ensuring
compliance and oversight of clinical practice including
credentialing of all practicing physicians as per the Joint
Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for Hospitals.
- Fostering
effective relations with community physicians and other
organizations in the community with the goal of stimulating patient
referrals to AKUH oncology program and advancing oncology care in
the region.
- Developing
a faculty staffing and recruitment plan consistent with the academic
and service goals of the department.
- Working
with colleagues across the AKU campuses to ensure that opportunities
for collaboration are maximized and that academic and clinical
services are delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective
manner.
- Ensuring
the productive and cost-effective use of human, material and capital
resources entrusted to the department.
- Supporting
strategies for improving cancer control (prevention and
therapeutics) across the East African Region
Requirements
Applicants
must:
- Possess
demonstrated track record of leadership within an academic health
sciences centre, teaching hospital or integrated health system who
is (or eligible to be) at Associate Professor level or above
- Possess
specialist qualification in Oncology with excellent demonstrated
clinical skills
- Be
registered or eligible for registration by the Kenya Medical
Practitioners and Dentists’ Board.
- Have
capability of taking an entrepreneurial approach to develop
financially viable service enhancements and attract new funds for
research
- Have
experience in teaching and exposure to management of undergraduate
programmes, collaborative academic research and publications
- Have
experience working in a developing country and /or the ability to
adapt in this context
- Have
worked in a multi-site and in multi-country institutions or have
potential to manage in a similar environment with strong financial
management skills and demonstrated ability to deliver both as a
clinician and an academician
To
Apply
Please
email applications (resume/curriculum vitae and cover letter),
including the names, postal and e-mail addresses, telephone/fax
numbers of three professional references, addressed to
Director,
Human Resources,
P.
O. Box 30270-00100,
NAIROBI
or
by email to hr.recruitment@aku.edu.
Applications
by email are preferred. Applications should be submitted latest by
February 28, 2014
