Eskom IT Careers – Business Systems Officer

Organisation: Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL)
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Reports to: Technical Director
About EUL:
Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL) is a subsidiary company of Eskom Enterprises
based in South Africa. Our business is operating and maintaining Nalubaale and
Kiira Hydro Electric Power Stations. Our mission is to be the Centre of
Excellence in Power Concession Management. 
Job Summary: The Business Systems Officer will offer
overall administration of Business systems, develop and implement Information
Systems policies, standards and strategies, to empower people to deliver and
maximize shareholder value.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Develop, implement and
    monitor information systems (IS) policies, standards, procedures and
    strategies;
  • Actively 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;
  • Plan and direct
    business systems projects of significant importance to the organisation;
  • Develop information
    systems security policies, procedures, and change management for network
    operations;
  • Take lead in the
    introduction of information technological changes and prepare technical
    reports;
  • Actively participate
    in planning and preparation of the budget, work program and spending plan;
  • Stay abreast with the
    latest developments in the field and determine the need for testing and
    evaluating new products and technologies;
  • Offer technical
    expertise and advice on systems analysis and integration and security
    & ensure that IT systems are efficient across the organisation;
  • Assist in the
    identification of the need for new systems or modifications to existing
    systems and maintain information disaster recovery and business continuity
    plans
  • 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;
  • Develop cost proposals
    for contractual services, do the technical evaluation of proposals and
    manage on site and off site contracted services;
  • Actively manage the
    execution of all aspects of the business systems projects (e g. systems
    analysis, development, integration, etc.)
  • Manage and supervise
    the design of database structures, ensuring that all design aspects are
    addressed and implement integration mechanisms;
  • Manage all data and
    information flows within the company to ensure that comprehensive and
    accurate management information is available
  • Develop and implement
    Life of Plant Plans for computer systems and equipment in the plant.
  • Design and oversee the
    implementation of Data warehouse, business intelligence and balanced
    scorecards
  • Provide professional
    leadership and direction to assigned business systems team, mentor and
    supervise the work of new/junior officers/ contractors
  • Work closely with the
    system engineers to ensure that technical problems on plant computer
    systems are duly solved
  • Ensure compliance and
    adherence with information systems, uptime, policies, standards and
    procedures
  • Ensure the safety for
    both people and equipment working in the business systems section.
  • Perform any other
    duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Technical Director. 
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant must
    ideally hold a Bachelor of Information Management or Computer Science or
    any other related course.
  • The candidate should
    have at least four years’ experience in supervisory position in systems
    and information management with a competitive organisation.
How to Apply:
All interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their
cover letters and updated CVs including three referees to our E-mail
address: Recruitment@eskom.co.ug.
Physically Deliver or Post to:
Human Resources Department Eskom Uganda Limited Nalubaale Power
station,
P. O. Box 942, Jinja Uganda
Tel: 256 43 121416, Fax: 256 43 123154
Deadline: 6th June 2014 by 3pm
NB: Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.

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