• Reporting to the Director General on matters relating to the ICT Section, the ICT Manager shall:
• Develop and implement the Secretariat’s ICT Policy and procedures.
• Design and manage the Local Area Network (LAN) and set up a database for centralized file/records management.
• Design, develop and updating of the VDS website, install & configure operating systems, software, hardware and provide technical support to users.
• Be in charge of ICT at the Secretariat, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the ICT needs of the Secretariat, Project teams and Ministries to ensure support for the Vision 2030 and the Medium Term Plan (MTP).
• Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, telephones, software applications, and peripherals.
• Data analysis, information review and analysis of policies, procedures and systems of the Vision 2030 and MTP.
• Developing, monitoring and evaluation of the framework and mechanisms guiding the Secretariat and Vision 2030 partners in assessing performance towards attaining the Vision 2030. Providing echnical input in the activities of the Secretariat partners in implementing the Vision 2030.
• Developing and reviewing annual work plans, key performance indicators and monitoring and reviewing the Vision 2030 and MTP activities.
• Providing regular feedback on the performance of the Secretariat and its partners in the implementation of the Vision 2030 and MTP activities and ensuring appropriate action is taken.

• A Bachelor’s degree in an ICT related field (Computer Science, Computer Technology or Information Technology, Mathematics with programming bias) from a recognized institution; 
• possession of relevant Masters Degree will be an added advantage. Six (6) years relevant work experience in ICT project management; 
• Professional certification such as MCSE, CISA, PMP, CISM; 
• skills in ICT networks (LAN/WAN), knowledge of content management systems, working knowledge of all Windows platforms for both PCs and laptops; experience utilizing database platforms including open-source; 
• experience implementing databases, stored procedures, partitioning, and data rollups; 
• experience with database security, maintenance, disaster recovery, migration, and replication; experience building dynamic, consumer sites in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Possession of experience especially in monitoring & evaluation/ public sector institutions will be an added advantage.

• Perform financial, operational and information systems audit.
• Ensure accuracy and reliability in accounting and operating data, safeguarding of VDS resources against waste, fraud and inefficiency.
• Preparation of reports for presentation to the Audit & Corporate Governance Committee of the board.
• Evaluation of the overall efficiency of all operating functions of VDS.
• Maintain and updating audit programs, ensuring correctness of the audit reports ascertaining full disclosure of facts and figures during the audit exercise.
• Undertaking specific assignments that management or the Board may require.
• Ensuring the quality of audits and special reviews.
• Communicating and ensuring the divisions maintain a high level of risk awareness in all operational areas.
• Coordinate external audit that is, KENAO and follow-up on their recommendations and ensure implementation.

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Commerce, or equivalent from a recognized university; possession of relevant Masters Degree will be an added advantage. 
• Must have at least six (6) years relevant work experience. 
• Be fully qualified accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or relevant institution; member of recognized professional bodies such as Institute of Certified Auditors, ICPAK, ACCA. 
• Must be computer literate.

• Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Higher Education Loans Board;
• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
• Criminal Investigation Department (certificate of good conduct);
• Credit Reference Bureau; and