Kenya Sugar Board Jobs Nov 2012

Kenya Sugar Board, the regulatory body of the Kenyan sugar industry is looking for experienced, highly motivated and results oriented individuals to join its team. 

The incumbents must be self-driven individuals who will provide Strategic Leadership and focus on the achievement of Departmental targets. 

They will work with their Departmental teams in spearheading / embracing innovations, work ethics and ensuring high levels of integrity.

1. Agricultural Extension Officer (1)

Role: Reporting to the Head of Agriculture, the role of the Agricultural Extension Officer is to continuously monitor and evaluate the status of sugarcane in order to provide crop production estimates/forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate the availability and utilization of sugarcane production inputs.
• Prepare quarterly reports on sugarcane production.
• Monitor the status of sugarcane production estimates
• Provide agriculture extension services to outgrowers
• Provide technical support to other user departments

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification in Agricultural extension
• Competence in IT
• 7 years experience in Extension services.

2. Agro-Mechanization Officer (2)

Role: Reporting to the Head of Agriculture, the role of the Agro-Mechanization Officer involved participating in development and implementation of agricultural engineering strategies that enhance sustainable and efficient sugarcane production.

Responsibilities

• Participate in agricultural mechanization research programmes
• Closely monitor the industry transport systems to determine transit losses and advise
• Monitor harvesting and loading of sugarcane to determine in field losses and advise as required.
• Participate in the development of efficient cane transportation systems and their costs.
• Monitor the quarterly status of land preparation in the industry.
• Establish the status of the land preparation machinery in the industry.
• Oversee the implementation of sugarcane production under irrigation in the industry.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Engineering or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification in management of Agricultural Machinery
• Competence in IT
• 5 years experience in Agricultural Mechanization/Engineering.

3. Senior Economist (1)

Role: Reporting to the Head of Corporate Planning, the Senior Economist will be required to participate in the monitoring and evaluation of industry projects, do market and industry performance analysis on sugar availability an levy collections and make recommendations to Management

Responsibilities

• Appraise, monitor and evaluate sugar industry projects.
• Prepare periodic statutory, market and industry performance analyses and make recommendations to management
• Monitor and evaluate industry projects.
• Monitor the sugar imports and exports levels and advise on appropriate levies,
• Prepare annual and forward plans for the industry.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly periodicals and annual bulletins on sugar.
• Disseminate up-to-date information on sugar matters to the stakeholders.
• Conduct feasibility studies on new projects.

Qualifications and Experience

• Masters in Economics
• Competence in IT
• 3 years experience as Senior Economist

4. Systems Analyst/Programmer (1)

Role: Reporting to the ICT Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for analyzing user requirements for system enhancement and configuration and providing appropriate solutions. He/she will plan, develop, test and document advanced computer programs, streamline information security constructs into all systems and apply knowledge of programming techniques and computer systems to ensure that all systems are secure and user friendly.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for systems design, development and testing of application programs and Navisioncustomized reports.
• Troubleshoot system errors/bugs and develop appropriate solutions.
• Database development, management and administration in MS SQL Server and MySQL.
• Analyze, review, and alter programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
• Analyze user requests for Navision system enhancement and configuration and provide appropriate solutions.
• Validate that new system changes are moved to the production environment correctly and update system documentation.
• Train end users on new system features or upgrades.
• Participate in technical evaluations of proposed ICT systems
• Provide support to workflow systems.
• Develop technical documentation including technical manuals and operational procedures for implemented systems.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the ICT Manager

Qualifications

• B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems or equivalent degree.
• At least five (5) years of system development and maintenance experience in a challenging position.
• Advanced knowledge of Database development, management and administration constructs in SQL Server and MySQL.
• Excellent programming and web development skills in PHP/MySQL, VB, Java,.NET, Apache, IIS.
• Good working knowledge of ITIL V3 framework.
• Relevant IT Certifications including MCSE, MCDBA, CISA and ITIL V3
• Proven experience in supporting Navision systems, Finance and/or HR business processes will be an added advantage;

5. Help-Desk Administrator (1)

Role: Reporting to the ICT Manager, he/she will be responsible for ensuring that users are provided efficient and timely first and second level support including, answering telephones, communicating with clients, diagnosing hardware and software malfunctions, troubleshooting problems, replacing hardware and installing new software on clients’ machines.

Responsibilities:

• Provide staff support for administrative tasks and projects relative to the Desktop, Wide Area Network, Local Area Network and Telephony functions.
• Monitor the problem management database and follow up with assigned personnel to ensure timely resolution of problems.
• Isolate problem trends and ensure that troubleshooting efforts are completed for recurring problems until permanent solutions are found.
• Ensure that daily, weekly, and monthly statistics, status reports, and graphical reporting aids are completed and continually modified to meet the needs of the department.
• Contribute to departmental productivity and development objectives by participating in training programs.
• Solve problems and makes decisions on a daily basis relative to Help Desk responsibilities.
• Remain on-call during off-peak hours to respond to and support service issues
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the ICT Manager

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems or equivalent degree.
• Two (2) or more years of related technical experience in a help desk environment supporting Desktop, Wide Area Network, and Local Area Network equipment.
• Excellent working knowledge in managing and administering Microsoft Domain controlled Environments.
• Ability to manage multiple high priority initiatives in a fast paced highly technical environment
• Good working knowledge of ITIL V3 framework.
• Relevant IT Certifications including MCSE, MCP, MCDST and ITIL V3.
• He/She must be a person of integrity, demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be a team player

If your training, experience and competence match the above qualifications, send your application with detailed CV, copies of your certificates and names and contacts of three (3) professional referees and daytime telephone contact on or before 30th November, 2012.

Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Sugar Board
P. O. Box 51500 – 00200,
Nairobi