World Vision Regional IT Manager Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. World Vision Kenya looking for “Regional IT Manager“. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before December 06, 2021.
World Vision International is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It prefers to present itself as interdenominational and also employs staff from non-evangelical Christian denominations.
World Vision Regional IT Manager Jobs 2021
The World Vision has published a job vacancy announcement on November 16, 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Regional IT Manager to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | World Vision |
| Position | Regional IT Manager |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | December 06, 2021 |
World Vision Job Vacancy 2021
Purpose Of Position: This role is an integral part of the Africa Regional Team. The role will be in charge of developing the operational and technical frameworks of the VisionFund (VF) Africa network, to deliver on its communicated strategy of impacting rural communities and families. Challenging current work and support practices and solutions, providing direction and leadership, championing the implementation of change both in terms of tech deployment and operational excellence.
Position in Organization:
- Reference: 20536-17G31016
- Location: Africa, Kenya, Nairobi Municipality
- Job Type: Fixed term, Full-time
- Last Date: 06-Dec-21
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Individual with strong hands-on experience in managing and successfully implementing systems in banks and or microfinance institutions around the world. The person is required to have a solid problem-solving and technical skills as well as a ’can do’ attitude towards work and challenges. In addition, the following specific knowledge, skills and abilities are required, and may have been acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self education, prior experience or on the job training.
- Educated to degree level, ideally in a science or technology related discipline.
- Experience of leading a number of successful microfinance/banking systems implementations, in Africa.
- 5+ years of project management experience working to recognized PM methodologies. Qualification in a recognized PM discipline preferred.
- Understanding of microfinance/retail banking operations, from a credit, financial, risk or systems perspective.
- Project management and office tools experience (e.g. Microsoft Project, Office tools).
- Service orientation with ability to lead teams, organize, prioritize, and delegate tasks while transferring knowledge and expertise.
- Ability to work under pressure and on multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills and be able to work effectively with and manage a diverse and geographically remote team of IT professionals.
- Good organizational skills to be able to analyze, judge risk, recommend solutions.
- Cross-culturally sensitive and be able to work with staff from across the world and in a virtual environment.
- Proficiency (both speaking and writing) in English is a must; Other languages (particularly French) is a preference.
- Demonstrated ability to write reports (e.g. business cases, risk management plans, project close out reports, etc.).
- Requires flexibility on working hours to contact people within wide time-zone differences.
- Must be able to travel internationally (minimum 50% of time).
- Ability to balance Christian values with commercial practices.
- Degree level accreditation in technology / finance or related field
- Project Management certification including one of AGILE, PRINCE 2, LEAN / SIX SIGMA, PMI etc.
- Effective in written and verbal communication in English. French is an added advantage.
Preferred:
- Extensive project experience within a Financial Services context, including elements of people, processes and platforms.
- Extensive Digital Finance / Innovation experience including one of: credit, savings, data, accounting.
- Mobile Money / Technology experience, working with a project that has developed / implemented mobile money and automated financial service solutions.
- Operational experience in MicroFinance.
- Experience of implementing Digital solution environments, including Mobile Money and Digital Applications.
- Experience in Data management and reporting.
- Information Security management.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full-Time
- Selection Process: Written test and Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply World Vision Regional IT Manager Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.wvi.org/jobs/kenya/visionfund/regional-it-manager-africa-visionfund/18157
The Closing Date: December 06, 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.wvi.org |
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