Chief Information Officer Jobs at KBA

Chief Information Officer Jobs at Kenya Bankers Association

Our Client, The Kenya Bankers Association, recognizing the central role of the banking industry in the payment system, established the Integrating Payment Systems (IPS) project in 2012 to address the challenge of creating a more integrated retail payment system in Kenya.

Provisionally named the Kenya Interbank Transaction Switch (KITS), this is a system envisioned to provide the banking industry with a platform to significantly improve the sharing of payment system infrastructure, provide a seamless inter-bank settlement mechanism thereby managing settlement and liquidity risks.


The Association has settled on a technology solution provider and embarked on its implementation.

They are now inviting applications for dynamic professionals to fill in the following position in their Nairobi office:

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this is a position responsible for leading and directing Information Technology Strategy, product development, technology infrastructure and operations capability for the Company.

The incumbent will also ensure that demands and requirements are balanced within the IT and business divisions

Principal Accountabilities:

• Developing and executing an ICT Strategy and related ICT standards in support of and to enable the overall company strategy
• Positioning ICT as a proactive technology driver, whilst maintaining a collaborative delivery focus
• Provide and continually test Disaster Recovery ad Business Resumption Planning
• Taking responsibility for managing the relationships and processes with regulators, industry stakeholders and internal stakeholders regarding escalations and industry outages e.g. advising parties of the outage, fixing/correcting the problem and producing a report of the outage/problem and future prevention
• Developing and managing the IT budget, including capital expenditure in liaison with the Chief Executive Officer
• Executing and controlling ICT procurement, support and maintenance based on approved ICT Capex and Opex budgets
• Aligning ICT objectives and programs/projects to enterprise – wide objectives and strategies
• Ensuring ICT governance and Risk Management compliance execution

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, or any related field
• Masters in Computer Science or IT will be an added advantage
• A minimum of 6 years of experience, 3 in leading a technology organization in financial services industry
• Project Management Certifications e.g. PRINCE2, PMP e.t.c.
• ITIL Certification or experience
• Ability to understand complex systems environment and communicate technology direction appropriately to multiple audience
• Experience in leading the architecture and development of consumer facing products (including websites and/or mobile applications)and of internal business solutions
• Experience in running 24/7 operations including support for system, network, communications, telephony and security infrastructure
• Proven ability to manage and develop a technology team with close alignment with business units
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills in diverse, fast – paced work environments

 
How to apply:

Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruit@virtualhr.co.ke by 8th July 2015 stating clearly the position applied for on the subject line, current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees, two of which should be professional referees. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For detailed information on the above vacancies, please visit www.virtualhr.co.ke