OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR (KENYA) VACANCY 2011 AT EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK


The East African Development Bank (EADB) is an international development finance
institution whose mandate is to promote sustainable economic development of its
Member States. The Member States of the EADB are Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and
Rwanda.
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The Bank seeks to identify competent, professional, and experienced individuals
committed to the development of East Africa to take up the following position:

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR (KENYA) (21 November 2011)

Overall Purpose
The Office Administrator is responsible for the smooth and effective running of the
designated office by providing administrative services to support its business
operations. The Office Administrator provides administrative support including
book keeping, secretarial services, procurement, correspondence tracking and mail
delivery, telephone & communication operations, reception management, transport
services, travel arrangements and booking hotel accommodation for business visits
or meetings.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide information, conduct research and collect data relevant to the Bank’s
operations; and provide pertinent information to Managers on administrative
issues;
• Register and respond to mail and ensure timely management of all
correspondence;
• Maintain a library of relevant materials and of all documents produced by the
Bank on the country; retrieve and distribute for usage; track and keep record
of movement.
• Keep record of and update insurance for the office’s properties, motor
vehicles, etc. Ensure that adequate insurance cover is maintained at all times
of the year as well as ensuring timely annual processes of renewal in liaison
with head office;
• Maintain Bank account records for the Country Office and prepare monthly
account reconciliations; Prepare of VAT returns and submit them to head
office timeously; process invoices for payment of office supplies; manage the
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petty cash and account for it timeously; and keep record of the Country
Office’s accounts transaction, file and report on the same monthly.
• Receive requests and place orders for office supplies, stationary and other
office requirements and ensure effective cost controls are in place for this
process.
• Liaise with local suppliers to ensure cost effective procurement of office
supplies; with service providers to ensure adequate provision of utilities
(including telephones, water and electricity); and with service providers to
ensure adequate servicing and maintenance of office equipment (including
telephones, computers, office vehicles, photocopying machines, etc.)
• Account for use of stationery, fuel, motor vehicles etc; and coordinate the
activities of the driver/messenger
• Supervise contracted cleaners, guards, etc to ensure that all Bank premises
are safe and conducive for working. Report any damages to the Officer in
charge of Estates or administration timeously for repair or replacement.
• Maintain an Assets Register for the Office;
• Keep account of leases, payments and collection of rental payments and
ensure that the Bank meets its obligations.
• Participate in the preparation of training seminars, and meetings; coordinate
with others departments in organizing corporate events and functions; and
assist staff in acquisition of travel Visa, arrange local transport for staff on
official travel and visitors. Make hotel bookings for visitors and manage the
transfers to /from the airport cost effectively.
• Provide assistance to staff in-patriation by coordinating the process of housing
allocations, and other relevant relocation services for the new staff, for
example, processing exemptions for personal and official consignments
being imported into the country.
• Carry out any other tasks assigned by management.

Qualifications and Experience


• Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies or Social Sciences from a recognized
university.
• A professional HR qualification, such as post graduate diploma in HR
management will be an added advantage.
• At least 4 years human resources or administration experience in a company
of good repute.
Other Attributes
• Planning and organizing skills
• High level of Integrity and confidentiality
• Interpersonal skills
• Results orientation and attention to detail
• Imitative and pro-activity
• Good Oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Information seeking
If your career aspirations match these challenging and exciting roles, please email
your application quoting the relevant job title by 21 November 2011 to The Human
Resources Manager at the following email address: recruitment@eadb.org. Please
attach your comprehensive Curriculum Vitae including an e-mail address, daytime
telephone contact, qualifications, experience, present position, names and
addresses of three referees. All applications should be sent online by email.
Applicants for all positions must be nationals of the EADB Member States. Only short
listed applicants will be contacted.

NETWORK SUPPORT ENGINEER & NETWORK & OFFICE AUTOMATION SUPPORT ENGINEER 2011 VACANCY AT COOP BANK

CO-OPERATIVE BANK OF KENYA
Are you looking for an employer who promotes individual excellence and mutual
respect in a team-driven culture with a key focus on social empowerment? The Co
operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” is the place for those looking to new
horizons.
We are looking for dynamic, creative and self-oriented professionals to fill the
position of:

NETWORK SUPPORT ENGINEER



Job Summary:
Reporting to the Manager, Infrastructure Unit in the ICT Department, the role-holder
is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance and
administration of the corporate data Network. He/she will develop, coordinate, and
maintain the network and disaster recovery to ensure uptime and business
continuity. Documentation of ICT infrastructure and management of entire inventory
as well as analysis of network security needs and development of standards,
guidelines and statements of direction for corporate ICT system architectures.
Main Duties:
• Manages performance of ICT Infrastructure and applications to ensure that the
systems work as designed and perform consistently and reliably in order to
meet Business SLAs
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• Monitors ICT Infrastructure performance including SNMP, logs, events and
maintenance of general systems health in order to provide proactive remedial
support
• Recommends replacements and acquisition of new ICT Infrastructure
• Maintains and updates Network documentation, operating procedures and
business continuity policies
• Develops and maintains device access, control policies, data transmission
policies, storage policies, business continuity policies, backup policies,
security policies, monitoring profiles, technologies and notification rules that
match compliance best practice expectations
• Plans and implements timely product upgrades, firewall signature updates
and patch releases for all ICT assets
• Manages vendor support contracts for hardware, software and services.
Undertakes routine preventive measures and enforces vendor SLAs
• Plan and design Network systems that run mission critical business
applications
• Act as a thought-leader and consultant on technical planning issues and
initiatives
• Install, support and maintain hardware and software infrastructure
• Provide training and technical support for users with varying levels of ICT
knowledge and competence
• Assess network security risks, evaluate, recommend and implement as
necessary as well as network security administration
• Custodian of all remote authentication passwords for all connections to the
corporate Network Infrastructure
Job specification:
The incumbent will be required to possess the following qualifications, attributes
and skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
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• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or any other Cisco Professional
level certification
• Other vendor certifications in Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle/Sun and IBM are highly
desirable
• At least 3 years experience in a busy computer environment
• 35 years & below
Interested candidates meeting the above criteria should forward an application
enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae accompanied by copies of certificates and
indicating the current remuneration to the address shown below by 11th November
2011.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please quote this reference on your application and on the envelope: NSE/HRD/2011
The Director
Human Resources Division
Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd
P.O. Box 48231-00100
Nairobi


NETWORK & OFFICE AUTOMATION SUPPORT ENGINEER


Job Summary:
Reporting to the Manager, Infrastructure Unit in the ICT Department, the role-holder
is responsible for Network support and administration. He/she has overall
responsibility over the Active Directory management, Email Infrastructure, Server
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and PC Environments and Enterprise Storage Systems. He/she will develop,
coordinate, and maintain business continuity procedures, analyze network security
needs and assist in developing standards, guidelines and statements of direction for
corporate IT system architectures.
He/she will also support users in application of office automation tools.
Main Duties:
• Responsible for the overall Active Directory Design, Implementation and
administration
• Proactively plan and budget for AD improvements, system changes and New
ICT Infrastructure
• Responsible for overall design, implementation and administration of Email
and office automation software and hardware as well as configure email
clients for users
• Provides end-to-end performance monitoring and management of
Applications, Infrastructure and system health in order to proactively identify
weaknesses and address them
• Develop and implement long term system performance strategies and
establish performance bench lines for all ICT Infrastructure
• Develop and implement Antivirus and patch management policies in line with
compliance requirements and best practice
• Managing user account information in line with compliance requirements and
best practices
• Maintenance of up to date inventory documentation of hardware and software
• Change management and documentation of system changes
• Troubleshooting and resolution of any reported problems in adherence to set
SLAs
• Vendor Management – manage vendors to ensure uptime, user satisfaction
and adherence to set SLAs
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• Provides training and technical support for users with varying levels of IT
knowledge and competence
• Develop and enforce policies for the desktop application and security
environment
• Installing and configuring new hardware (servers, PCs, peripherals etc) and
software
• Develop and enforce security policies for all PCS and servers including
antivirus and Operating System updates
• Develop, Configure and Manage authentication, authorization and accounting
policies
• Maintenance of network servers, file servers, VPN gateways, intrusion
detection systems and firewalls
Job specification:
The incumbent will be required to possess the following qualifications, attributes
and skills:
• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering.
• MCSE is a pre-requisite.
• Other vendor certification in CISCO, IBM, Sun/ Oracle is highly desirable.
• At least 3 years experience in a busy computer environment
• 35 years & below
Interested candidates meeting the above criteria should forward an application
enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae accompanied by copies of certificates and
indicating the current remuneration to the address shown below by 11th November
2011.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
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Please quote this reference on your application and on the envelope:
OAE/HRD/2011
The Director
Human Resources Division
Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd
P.O. Box 48231-00100
Nairobi