Senior ICT Officer – System Analyst Job Careers – Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Job Title: Senior ICT Officer – System Analyst
Organisation: Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager ICT
About US:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives responsible for standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Laboratory Testing (SQMT) with the objective of facilitating fair trade, promoting local industries and Consumer protection. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives established by the UNBS Act Cap 327 and became operational in 1989. It is governed by the National Standards Council and headed by the Executive Director who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of UNBS.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new IT software projects and initiatives to support and enhance UNBS developed systems.
- Identify opportunities that can improve efficiency of business processes.
- Coordinate application development for multiple projects.
- Assist in troubleshooting software application issues.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements.
- Analyze data contained in the corporate database and identify data integrity issues with existing and proposed systems and work with development team to implement solutions.
- Provide assistance and advice to business users in the effective use of applications and information technology.
- Write technical procedures and documentation for applications including operations, user guide, etc.
- Produce technical documentation for new and existing applications.
- Participate in regular meetings with the IT team to discuss progress and issues to be resolved, and report progress on a regular basis to the Senior Developer and Manager ICT.
- Participate in IT project steering committees and be involved in the design phase of any new IT software development projects.
- Assist in the creation of system design and functional specifications for all new development projects.
- Serve as a liaison and facilitator between all business units to assist in addressing and resolving IT software issues.
- Ensure that appropriate standards and procedures are adhered to during software development processes.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the UNBS Senior ICT Officer – System Analyst job opportunity should hold a post graduate qualification in ICT related field from a recognized University/Institution
- Possession of Honours degree in either Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer or Software Engineering from a recognized University/Institution
- At least five years of IT experience with at least 3 years’ exposure to systems analysis work.
- Extensive knowledge of data processing, hardware platforms, and enterprise software applications.
- Technical experience with systems networking, databases, Web development, and user support.
- Experience in relational Database design in Microsoft SQL, MySQL, Oracle etc.
- Working knowledge with Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project.
- Strong project management skills with effective results focus within an information systems environment.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities.
- Proven ability to be flexible and work hard, both independently and with a team, in a high pressure on-call environment with changing priorities.
- Willingness to work occasionally outside of normal business hours.
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills.
- The successful candidate must have a high level of integrity and professionalism, Communication, Teamwork and Analytical skills and needs to be a team player, an excellent communicator with good oral communication and presentation skills.
- Age: Between 30 and 45 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons are encouraged to apply as per the guidance below;
- Please follow the link thus; Click Here
- Use your email address as your registration mail
- Fill in all tabs as per the application as required
- Attach your updated CV with mobile telephone numbers indicated, copies of academic qualifications and national identity card under the tab for documents
- Complete your application by clicking ‘submit application’
- No hand delivered applications will be received
NB:
- Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
- UNBS does not request for any payments at any stage of recruitment and review process
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 17th May 2019 by 5:00pm
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