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Position Title:Business Systems Officer
Reports to : Technical Director
Subordinates : 2 staff
Organization:Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL)
Primary Location: Jinja
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: Jun 6th, 2014
Brief Company Profile:
Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL) is a subsidiary company of Eskom Enterprises
based in South Africa. Our
business is operating and maintaining Nalubaale and
Kiira hydroelectric Power Stations. Our mission is to be the Centre of
Excellence in Power Concession Management.
We have one vacancy for the position of Business Systems Officer and hereby
invite interested and suitable applicants to submit their CV along with a cover
letter in consideration of the position advertised.
Role Definition:
To provide overall administration of Business systems, develop and
implement Information Systems policies, standards and strategies, to empower
people to deliver and maximize shareholder value.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Develop, implement and monitor information systems (IS) policies,
standards, procedures and strategies;
2. Participate in the development of IS vision for achievement of
organisational mission & ensure that IS users are well trained in all
information systems, the priorities, objectives and targets, and how IS
contributes to deliver value to business;
3. Plan and direct business systems projects of significant importance to
the organisation;
4. Develop information systems security policies, procedures, and change
management for network operations;
5. Provide leadership on introducing information technological changes and
prepare technical reports;
6. Participate in planning and preparation of the budget, work program and
spending plan;
7. Keep abreast of developments in the field and determine the need for
testing and evaluating new products and technologies;
8. Provide expert advice on systems analysis and integration and security
& ensure that IT systems are efficient across the organisation;
9. Identify the need for new systems or modifications to existing systems
and maintain information disaster recovery and business continuity plans
10. Develop plans for feasibility assessment, requirements and systems
integration specification, design, development and implementation, including
project plans, schedules, time and cost estimates, metrics and performance
measures;
11. Develop cost proposals for contractual services, do the technical
evaluation of proposals and manage on
site and off site contracted services;
12. Actively oversee the execution of all aspects of the business systems
projects (e g. systems analysis, development, integration, etc.)
13. Oversee design of database structures, ensuring that all design aspects
are addressed and implement
integration mechanisms;
14. Manage all data and information flows within the company to ensure that
comprehensive and accurate
management information is available
15. Develop and implement Life of Plant Plans for computer systems and
equipment in the plant.
16. Design and oversee the implementation of Data warehouse, business
intelligence and balanced scorecards
17. Provide professional leadership and direction to assigned business
systems team, mentor and supervise the work of new/junior officers/ contractors
18. Work with the system engineers to ensure that technical problems on
plant computer systems are
duly solved
19. Ensure compliance with information systems, uptime, policies, standards
and procedures
20. Ensure safety for both people and equipment working in the business
systems section
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience: Four years’ experience in supervisory position in systems and information
management with a competitive organisation.
Knowledge Requirements:
1. Bachelor of Information Management/Computer Science or any other related
course. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Interested and suitable
candidates should send their cover letter and CV including three referees to
our on-line address:
Mode of Application:
Recruitment@eskom.co.ug not later than 3:00pm on Friday, 6th June 2014.
Human Resources Department
Eskom Uganda Limited
Nalubaale Power station,
P. O. Box 942, Jinja Uganda
Tel: 256 43 121416, Fax: 256 43 123154
E-mail: Recruitment@eskom.co.ug
Note :
1) Your name and the position you are applying for should be indicated in
the subject field of your email.
2) Eskom Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer.
3) Any form of canvassing or lobbying will lead to automatic
disqualification from the recruitment
process.
4) Submissions sent beyond the stipulated time, though received on email,
will not be considered.
