Meetings
Services Assistant vacancy
Job
Title: Meetings
Services Assistant, G6
Department
:United
Nations Environment Programme
Deadline:
28
February 2014
Job
opening number:14-CON-UNEP-32778-R-NAIROBI
(X)
Org.
Setting and Reporting
The
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations
system's designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the
global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the
development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global
environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the
attention of governments and the international community for action.
The Ozone Secretariat is the Secretariat for the Vienna Convention
for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and for the Montreal Protocol
on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. This post is located in
the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment
Programme/Executive Office (UNEP/EO) in the Nairobi duty station
(http://ozone.unep.org)
Responsibilities
Under
the overall supervision of the Executive Secretary Ozone Secretariat
and direct joint supervision of the Senior Scientific Affairs Officer
and the Senior Administrative Officer, the incumbent will perform the
following tasks: Organizes and coordinates preparatory meetings with
relevant offices and delegations; Assists in drafting procedural
notes for the chairpersons of assigned committees and
meetings/conferences; Ensures that all required services are
available; Tracks the status of and download documents; Organizes and
maintains reference material and background documents, including
resolutions and decisions of main organs, in documents booth; Reports
on the proceedings of committees and meetings/conferences; Produces
programme of assigned committees and meetings/conferences for
distribution; Supervises the voting and election process and the
preparation of tabulation of voting patterns; Assists in the
preparation of the preliminary list and annotation of agenda items
and material; Prepares list of participants; Maintains a database of
meetings based on requests and publishes the list; Prepares
statistics on meetings; Assists in determining the material and human
resources requirements of meetings and assists in the preparation of
the cost estimates; Collaborates with the relevant Conference Service
staff in allocating facilities and meeting rooms; Maintains an
accurate record of speakers and an attendance record and coordinates
with delegations on their position on the list of speakers;
Undertakes research and provides reference materials for preparation
of briefs, notes and statements; Coordinates with the documents
control office for reproduction of reports; Prepares floor plan of
seating arrangements; Attends planning meetings, representing the
Unit regarding organizational arrangements for special committees and
meetings/conferences and updates files accordingly; Prepares for
committees and meetings/conferences to be held away from
Headquarters, other UN Offices or Regional Commissions, coordinates
with substantive offices; Drafts correspondence and notes; Maintains
and updates filing and reference system; Responds to queries from
delegations and Secretariat; Participates in the recruitment of
temporary assistants, schedules and supervises their work; Provides
guidance to junior staff; Performs other duties as required
Competencies
Professionalism:
Ability to research, select, organize and summarize information
required for the preparation of meetings. Ability to work fast and
remain calm under extreme pressure highly desirable. Shows pride in
work and in achievements; Is conscientious and efficient in meeting
commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Shows
persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; Remains
calm in stressful situations.
•
Communication:
: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; Listens to others,
correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately;
Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way
communication; Demonstrates openness in sharing information and
keeping people informed.
•
Planning
& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with
agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments;
Adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time
and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for
contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions
as necessary; Uses time efficiently.
•
Client
Orientation: Good customer care and interpersonal skills are an
advantage; Considers all those to whom services are provided to be
“clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view;
Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by
gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients’ needs and
matches them to appropriate solutions; Monitors ongoing developments
inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and
anticipate problems; Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks
in projects; Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to
client.
Education
Completion
of secondary education is required. Additional training in
administration, logistics or other relevant field desirable
Work
Experience
A
minimum of 7 years of experience in conference support, travel
arrangement or related fields is required. Experience in servicing
intergovernmental meetings is desirable
Languages
English
and French are the working languages of the United Nations
Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written
English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations
language is an advantage.
Special
Notice
This
position is open for recruitment for an initial period of one year
and may be subject to extension. Appointment against this post is on
a local basis. External candidates will be considered only when no
suitable internal candidate from the duty station is identified. The
candidate is responsible for any travel expenses incurred and visa or
work permit issues in order to take-up the appointment. Staff members
are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to
assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to
move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance
with established rules and procedures.
1.
All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online as soon as
possible after the job opening has been posted and well before the
deadline stated in the job opening. Online applications will be
acknowledged where an e-mail address has been provided.
2.
If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgment within 24 hours of
submission, your application may not have been received. In such
cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. If the problem
persists, please seek technical assistance through the Inspira "Need
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Friday 14 February 2014
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Information systems assistant vacancy
The
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Information
systems assistant vacancy
Job Title: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSISTANT, G7
Department/ Office: United Nations Environment Programme
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Job Opening number: 14-IST-UNEP-32254-R-NAIROBI (X)
Deadline: 20 February 2014
Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) is responsible for analyzing the state of the global environment, providing early warning information and assessing global and regional environmental trends to catalyze and promote international cooperation and action on the environment. This post is located in UNEP/DEWA at the Nairobi duty station
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer and the overall guidance of the Chief, Early Warning Branch, the incumbent will carry out the following duties:
Programmatic Development of UNEP Live:
• Contribute to investigating UNEP Live potential, challenges and opportunities in supporting environmental assessment activities as input for its further development;
• Investigate functionality of data and indicator component to provide on-line data exploration and analytical capabilities;
• Improve notification capabilities to extend beyond current Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) feeds to allow for setting up email alerts for future reports on specific topics;
• Create inter-faces to upload real-time alerts, data/observations from citizens including discovery;
• Propose and implement improvements to UNEP Live by tracking its utility and establishing feedback mechanism;
• Develop data repository for UNEP base maps;
• Facilitate regular maintenance of system platform and institute back-up mechanism;
• Link specified data/information services of UN partners and national data published by official sources to establish gateways to credible environmental data/information sources;
• Respond to official correspondence, requests relating to processing, analysing or dissemination of UNEP Live data and information.
UNEP Live data and information customisation:
• Assist in identification, collection and integration of data and indicators, maps, satellite images and reports for comprehensive database of priority environmental indicators and other knowledge products supporting assessment activities;
• Maintain GIS databases by processing metadata entries and upload into repository;
• Identify and evaluate capabilities of metadata holdings by National Partners, providing relevant access;
• Test and validate UNEP Live technical solutions including query results, user inter-faces, navigation paths, among others, against user needs, providing relevant recommendations;
Development of Spatial Data:
• Perform geo-referencing of data and assign appropriate geographic projections for interoperability;
• Undertake digitizing of geo-referenced imagery using appropriate GIS and remote sensing software;
• Rectify data, build topology, and assign attribute codes to themes;
• Undertake integration of geospatial and non-spatial data;
• Perform preliminary analysis and interpretation of data and satellite imagery; compile map layouts using appropriate software; perform field verification of remotely sensed data.
UNEP Life Awareness and outreach:
• Prepare technical system documentation and user guidelines, up-to-date technical improvements and functionalities;
• Participate in UNEP Live discussions, seminars, workshops and conferences and assist in identification and elaboration of user needs; attend inter-agency meetings where new technology solutions to dynamic environmental assessments and reporting are addressed;
• Provide training on country-level development of State of the Environment (SOE) Live and My Country components of UNEP Live;
• Promote UNEP Live partnerships with national and international organisations and private sector for environmental assessment, monitoring and reporting;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Competencies
Professionalism: Knowledge of organizational information infrastructure, including hardware, software and application systems. Knowledge of relevant programming language(s) and ability to use programming skills to develop information systems. Knowledge of system development workflow and document flow processes, ability to conduct research and gather information from a wide variety of standard and non-standard sources. Ability to respond to changing requirements and assignments, ability to apply good judgment in the context of assignments given. Ability to perform a wide range of application software development and maintenance tasks under minimum supervision. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
• Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
• Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology
Education
Completion of secondary education or equivalent is required. Supplementary courses/training in computer operations and database management, knowledge of ESRI GIS software package and Erdas macro languages and Global Position System (GPS) or other relevant field is an advantage
Work Experience
A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in information systems analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, software development, technical writing or related area. Familiarity with GIS techniques, web mapping solutions and familiarity with ESRI software for Geographic Information Systems is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
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Job Title: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSISTANT, G7
Department/ Office: United Nations Environment Programme
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Job Opening number: 14-IST-UNEP-32254-R-NAIROBI (X)
Deadline: 20 February 2014
Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) is responsible for analyzing the state of the global environment, providing early warning information and assessing global and regional environmental trends to catalyze and promote international cooperation and action on the environment. This post is located in UNEP/DEWA at the Nairobi duty station
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer and the overall guidance of the Chief, Early Warning Branch, the incumbent will carry out the following duties:
Programmatic Development of UNEP Live:
• Contribute to investigating UNEP Live potential, challenges and opportunities in supporting environmental assessment activities as input for its further development;
• Investigate functionality of data and indicator component to provide on-line data exploration and analytical capabilities;
• Improve notification capabilities to extend beyond current Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) feeds to allow for setting up email alerts for future reports on specific topics;
• Create inter-faces to upload real-time alerts, data/observations from citizens including discovery;
• Propose and implement improvements to UNEP Live by tracking its utility and establishing feedback mechanism;
• Develop data repository for UNEP base maps;
• Facilitate regular maintenance of system platform and institute back-up mechanism;
• Link specified data/information services of UN partners and national data published by official sources to establish gateways to credible environmental data/information sources;
• Respond to official correspondence, requests relating to processing, analysing or dissemination of UNEP Live data and information.
UNEP Live data and information customisation:
• Assist in identification, collection and integration of data and indicators, maps, satellite images and reports for comprehensive database of priority environmental indicators and other knowledge products supporting assessment activities;
• Maintain GIS databases by processing metadata entries and upload into repository;
• Identify and evaluate capabilities of metadata holdings by National Partners, providing relevant access;
• Test and validate UNEP Live technical solutions including query results, user inter-faces, navigation paths, among others, against user needs, providing relevant recommendations;
Development of Spatial Data:
• Perform geo-referencing of data and assign appropriate geographic projections for interoperability;
• Undertake digitizing of geo-referenced imagery using appropriate GIS and remote sensing software;
• Rectify data, build topology, and assign attribute codes to themes;
• Undertake integration of geospatial and non-spatial data;
• Perform preliminary analysis and interpretation of data and satellite imagery; compile map layouts using appropriate software; perform field verification of remotely sensed data.
UNEP Life Awareness and outreach:
• Prepare technical system documentation and user guidelines, up-to-date technical improvements and functionalities;
• Participate in UNEP Live discussions, seminars, workshops and conferences and assist in identification and elaboration of user needs; attend inter-agency meetings where new technology solutions to dynamic environmental assessments and reporting are addressed;
• Provide training on country-level development of State of the Environment (SOE) Live and My Country components of UNEP Live;
• Promote UNEP Live partnerships with national and international organisations and private sector for environmental assessment, monitoring and reporting;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Competencies
Professionalism: Knowledge of organizational information infrastructure, including hardware, software and application systems. Knowledge of relevant programming language(s) and ability to use programming skills to develop information systems. Knowledge of system development workflow and document flow processes, ability to conduct research and gather information from a wide variety of standard and non-standard sources. Ability to respond to changing requirements and assignments, ability to apply good judgment in the context of assignments given. Ability to perform a wide range of application software development and maintenance tasks under minimum supervision. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
• Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
• Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology
Education
Completion of secondary education or equivalent is required. Supplementary courses/training in computer operations and database management, knowledge of ESRI GIS software package and Erdas macro languages and Global Position System (GPS) or other relevant field is an advantage
Work Experience
A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in information systems analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, software development, technical writing or related area. Familiarity with GIS techniques, web mapping solutions and familiarity with ESRI software for Geographic Information Systems is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
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Central Bank of Kenya IT Vacancies 2014
Central
Bank of Kenya IT Vacancies 2014
T24 TECHNICAL ANALYST & APPLICATION DEVELOPER (2 Positions)
He/She shall be charged with the responsibility of developing applications in or to interact with the Bank’s T24 Temenos applications.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Use of jbase/java to develop or to interface with T24 applications.
Recommend improvements to existing T24 technical and business processes in order to meet the Bank’s requirements.
Translate the business needs and Requirement Specifications into Design Specifications.
Develop program/code from Design Specifications to good quality Software and in conformance to system development standards.
Work closely with IT Security to ensure that applications are well secured.
Work closely with third party vendors to assess vendor proposals and recommendations
Specifying and ensuring application controls are incorporated during design of the software in order to check on risk exposure.
Documenting system developments in accordance to the application development policy.
Create test plans, test cases, test scripts and perform technical unit testing.
Work with existing systems to track and manage Change requests and user issues.
Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents, design and execute test plans.
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Degree in Computer Science or technical related field.
At least 3 years’ experience in application development.
Demonstrated in depth Java development experience.
Demonstrated in depth T24/JBASE development experience.
Demonstrated understanding/knowledge of Linux/Unix Operating Systems.
Certification in programming.
Demonstrated experience working on/developing web or mobile application will be an added advantage
Possess excellent communication, negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills.
T24 ADMINISTRATOR (2 Positions)
He/She shall be responsible for configuring, automating, and managing all the T24 environments including DEV, UAT and Production with Day-to-day Administrative functions of T24 and interfaces including their availability and functionality.
Job Content (duties & responsibilities)
Configuring, administering, and managing all T24 Core Banking environments – DEV, UAT, TEST and Production – and instances.
T24 Core Banking performance tuning and Application Process Optimization
Administering and managing the integration of T24 Core Banking Application with external middleware components – IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS), and Radware Load Balancers
COB (Close of Business issues) administration and troubleshooting including Year End, Month End, Daily COB Support and optimization.
Temenos T24 TCServer component installation, configuration and trouble shooting.
Internet Banking and Other Satellite Interfaces integration with TCserver communicating via TCP / Socket Base / JBase Agents / MQ.
Monitoring of All the T24 Critical Services including TSM Services.
Managing scheduled and Ad hoc T24 backups and keeping track of backups as per the retention policy.
Administering T24 Oracle Connectivity.
Coordination with Temenos on updates - patches, releases and fixes for the resolution of issues including real time and COB related.
Maintain primary and disaster recovery sites, creation, implementation and supervision of DR Plan, DR test scripts and DR Data integrity
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Degree in Computer Science or technical related field.
At least 3 years’ experience in managing and administering Temenos T24 system.
Demonstrated in depth Java development experience.
Demonstrated understanding/knowledge of Linux/Unix Operating Systems.
Demonstrated experience working with middleware components - IBM WebSphere MQ and IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Possess excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR – (1 Position)
He/She shall be charged with the responsibility of providing technical analysis, installation, maintenance, and administration of the Bank’s UNIX based enterprise servers and storage systems.
Job Content (duties & responsibilities)
Administering, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX (IBM AIX) based servers to support 24/7 data availability of key systems
Troubleshooting, problem resolution and escalation of systems issues
Perform necessary upgrades and system patching and end of day procedures
Participate in designing, setting up, implementing and testing business continuity and disaster recovery installations within the Bank
Operations of backup tools and testing of disk and data recovery solutions
Use system management tools to investigate, diagnose and resolve system problems within service level agreements
Maintenance of systems documentation and procedures
Implement and maintain system standards and procedures
Technical support for assigned Bank initiatives and projects
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
At least 3 years UNIX administration experience – on large enterprise systems i.e. IBM Power™ 595 server or equivalent
At least 3 years of systems administration experience in a UNIX high availability environment (Clusters)
UNIX System Administration qualification/experience specific to IBM AIX is an added advantage
Excellent communication and organizational skills, and ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization
Ability to work in large multi-disciplinary teams.
DATA CENTER MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (1 Position)
The role of the Data Center Engineer shall be to ensure continuous operation of critical enterprise systems by supporting, managing and maintaining physical data center infrastructure systems. This includes data center growth and capacity planning, business continuity & disaster recovery analysis and planning, infrastructure component maintenance and life-cycle replacement, and planned and unplanned events management.
In addition, the data center engineer shall have the following roles and responsibilities:
Perform all engineering operations and mechanical/electrical installations and maintenance in the data centers under the guidance of the Bank’s maintenance department,
Undertake planned preventative maintenance and emergency repairs of the Electrical and Mechanical systems as may be required,
Conduct visuals, walk-around inspection and report;
o General condition of panel boards
o General condition of Air condition equipment
o General condition of firefighting equipment
The candidate will ideally be a Multi-skilled operative or have at least a specific trade from within the following requirements: Air Conditioning, Electrical
Services, i.e power and distribution, Firefighting equipment and Environmental Controls.
Specifically; this role requires the jobholder to develop, manage and enforce datacenter enterprise standards including equipment racking, cabling, and labeling and best practice change management.
The ideal candidate shall have competencies in Mechanical & Electrical systems, with Health & Safety awareness.
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Engineering Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent with at least three years working experience,
Technically qualified M&E Maintenance Engineer,
Working knowledge of Datacenter facilities and power systems such as UPS, Generators and Switched Power Systems and Fire Suppression Systems. Knowledge of Security Badge Access and Video Surveillance Systems is an added advantage.
Qualified to City & Guilds (C&G) Level 2 or 3 or equivalent in relevant disciplines
Electrical C&G 236 / A+B and 17th Edition or C&G 2391 test and inspection
Refrigerant Handling and firefighting qualification.
Experience of maintenance, testing & fault finding on a variety of equipment including, ventilation, generators, switchgear, cables, calculating power usage, etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication
If you consider yourself proactive, self-driven and up to the challenge, please submit your application online (attach updated CV only) so as to be received on or before February 25, 2014.
Note:
• Incomplete application will not be considered
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Canvassing, either directly or indirectly, will result in automatic disqualification of the affected applicants
To apply log on to https://www.centralbank.go.ke/index.php/vacancies
T24 TECHNICAL ANALYST & APPLICATION DEVELOPER (2 Positions)
He/She shall be charged with the responsibility of developing applications in or to interact with the Bank’s T24 Temenos applications.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Use of jbase/java to develop or to interface with T24 applications.
Recommend improvements to existing T24 technical and business processes in order to meet the Bank’s requirements.
Translate the business needs and Requirement Specifications into Design Specifications.
Develop program/code from Design Specifications to good quality Software and in conformance to system development standards.
Work closely with IT Security to ensure that applications are well secured.
Work closely with third party vendors to assess vendor proposals and recommendations
Specifying and ensuring application controls are incorporated during design of the software in order to check on risk exposure.
Documenting system developments in accordance to the application development policy.
Create test plans, test cases, test scripts and perform technical unit testing.
Work with existing systems to track and manage Change requests and user issues.
Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents, design and execute test plans.
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Degree in Computer Science or technical related field.
At least 3 years’ experience in application development.
Demonstrated in depth Java development experience.
Demonstrated in depth T24/JBASE development experience.
Demonstrated understanding/knowledge of Linux/Unix Operating Systems.
Certification in programming.
Demonstrated experience working on/developing web or mobile application will be an added advantage
Possess excellent communication, negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills.
T24 ADMINISTRATOR (2 Positions)
He/She shall be responsible for configuring, automating, and managing all the T24 environments including DEV, UAT and Production with Day-to-day Administrative functions of T24 and interfaces including their availability and functionality.
Job Content (duties & responsibilities)
Configuring, administering, and managing all T24 Core Banking environments – DEV, UAT, TEST and Production – and instances.
T24 Core Banking performance tuning and Application Process Optimization
Administering and managing the integration of T24 Core Banking Application with external middleware components – IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS), and Radware Load Balancers
COB (Close of Business issues) administration and troubleshooting including Year End, Month End, Daily COB Support and optimization.
Temenos T24 TCServer component installation, configuration and trouble shooting.
Internet Banking and Other Satellite Interfaces integration with TCserver communicating via TCP / Socket Base / JBase Agents / MQ.
Monitoring of All the T24 Critical Services including TSM Services.
Managing scheduled and Ad hoc T24 backups and keeping track of backups as per the retention policy.
Administering T24 Oracle Connectivity.
Coordination with Temenos on updates - patches, releases and fixes for the resolution of issues including real time and COB related.
Maintain primary and disaster recovery sites, creation, implementation and supervision of DR Plan, DR test scripts and DR Data integrity
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Degree in Computer Science or technical related field.
At least 3 years’ experience in managing and administering Temenos T24 system.
Demonstrated in depth Java development experience.
Demonstrated understanding/knowledge of Linux/Unix Operating Systems.
Demonstrated experience working with middleware components - IBM WebSphere MQ and IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Possess excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR – (1 Position)
He/She shall be charged with the responsibility of providing technical analysis, installation, maintenance, and administration of the Bank’s UNIX based enterprise servers and storage systems.
Job Content (duties & responsibilities)
Administering, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX (IBM AIX) based servers to support 24/7 data availability of key systems
Troubleshooting, problem resolution and escalation of systems issues
Perform necessary upgrades and system patching and end of day procedures
Participate in designing, setting up, implementing and testing business continuity and disaster recovery installations within the Bank
Operations of backup tools and testing of disk and data recovery solutions
Use system management tools to investigate, diagnose and resolve system problems within service level agreements
Maintenance of systems documentation and procedures
Implement and maintain system standards and procedures
Technical support for assigned Bank initiatives and projects
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
At least 3 years UNIX administration experience – on large enterprise systems i.e. IBM Power™ 595 server or equivalent
At least 3 years of systems administration experience in a UNIX high availability environment (Clusters)
UNIX System Administration qualification/experience specific to IBM AIX is an added advantage
Excellent communication and organizational skills, and ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization
Ability to work in large multi-disciplinary teams.
DATA CENTER MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (1 Position)
The role of the Data Center Engineer shall be to ensure continuous operation of critical enterprise systems by supporting, managing and maintaining physical data center infrastructure systems. This includes data center growth and capacity planning, business continuity & disaster recovery analysis and planning, infrastructure component maintenance and life-cycle replacement, and planned and unplanned events management.
In addition, the data center engineer shall have the following roles and responsibilities:
Perform all engineering operations and mechanical/electrical installations and maintenance in the data centers under the guidance of the Bank’s maintenance department,
Undertake planned preventative maintenance and emergency repairs of the Electrical and Mechanical systems as may be required,
Conduct visuals, walk-around inspection and report;
o General condition of panel boards
o General condition of Air condition equipment
o General condition of firefighting equipment
The candidate will ideally be a Multi-skilled operative or have at least a specific trade from within the following requirements: Air Conditioning, Electrical
Services, i.e power and distribution, Firefighting equipment and Environmental Controls.
Specifically; this role requires the jobholder to develop, manage and enforce datacenter enterprise standards including equipment racking, cabling, and labeling and best practice change management.
The ideal candidate shall have competencies in Mechanical & Electrical systems, with Health & Safety awareness.
Job Specifications (qualifications and experience)
Engineering Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent with at least three years working experience,
Technically qualified M&E Maintenance Engineer,
Working knowledge of Datacenter facilities and power systems such as UPS, Generators and Switched Power Systems and Fire Suppression Systems. Knowledge of Security Badge Access and Video Surveillance Systems is an added advantage.
Qualified to City & Guilds (C&G) Level 2 or 3 or equivalent in relevant disciplines
Electrical C&G 236 / A+B and 17th Edition or C&G 2391 test and inspection
Refrigerant Handling and firefighting qualification.
Experience of maintenance, testing & fault finding on a variety of equipment including, ventilation, generators, switchgear, cables, calculating power usage, etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication
If you consider yourself proactive, self-driven and up to the challenge, please submit your application online (attach updated CV only) so as to be received on or before February 25, 2014.
Note:
• Incomplete application will not be considered
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Canvassing, either directly or indirectly, will result in automatic disqualification of the affected applicants
To apply log on to https://www.centralbank.go.ke/index.php/vacancies
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