Senior Systems and Applications Administration Officer at Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank Limited (TADB)

Application Deadline: 29 Apr 2015

Senior Systems and Applications Administration Officer POSITION DESCRIPTION:

From Daily News

The Government of Tanzania has decided to" establish the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank Limited (TADB) under the provisions of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act No 5 of2006 and the Banking and Financial Institutions (Development Finance) Regulations, 2012. The bank shall have the following key objectives:
To catalyze credit delivery to the agricultural sector and thereby accelerate agricultural growth;
To lead, as an apex agricultural financing bank, in capacity building strategies and programmes to strengthen the agriculture financial value chain;
To be an important initiative in the implementation of the Government's Second-generation financial sector reforms as well as in the furtherance of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty for Mainland Tanzania (MKUKUTA), and Zanzibar Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUZA);
To catalyze existing agro-financing activities through provision of short, medium and long-term facilities to the following institutions: commercial banks, community banks, savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOS) and micro finance institutions (MFIs) that are active in lending to the agricultural sector;
To coordinate and monitor agriculture and rural lending activities with a view to maximizing the impact of agricultural growth by working closely with the Ministries and institutions responsible for Agriculture, Regional Administration as well as the numerous players active in this sector; ,
To assist the Government in implementing its policies on enhancing the financial sector's inclusion in the rural areas.

TADB is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancy

Senior Systems And Applications Administration Officer

REPORTS TO: ICT MANAGER
SALARY GRADE: TADB 5


NATURE AND SCOPE:
The jobholder reports to the ICT Manager. He/ She is responsible for administering computer systems and application.
He/She is also responsible for administering the integrated Information System, which includes Core
Banking application, servers, workstations and network administration points.

Key Responsibilities
To participate in coordinating development and implementation of Information Communication
Technology (ICT) Strategy in order to facilitate and support smooth operations for the Bank
To participate in advising Management on suitability of existing and future ICT software.
10 participate in ensuring that the planning and development of ICT systems is designed and carried out in an orderly, cost effective and efficient manner
To participate in. overseeing the designing and maintenance of procedures .rules and regulations for the development and application of ICT software

To participate in following up with suppliers of software
To participate in coordinating the development of an in- house database and other programmes to ensure safe custody of data and information -
To participate in coordinating programming activities including system designing, documentation of procedures, and operation of computer and peripheral equipment
To participate in advising the management on computer training needs for Bank employees
To maintain good working relationships with other divisions, departments and units;as well as external stakeholders
To undertake any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
To establish the needs of users and monitoring application user access and security;
Monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast responses to front-end users;

Competencies
Understands and is committed to the Bank's mission and vision. Sets clear targets to achieve them within the department.
Possess an in-depth understanding of clients and their needs.
Ability to monitor changes in client environments and predict impact on client needs.
Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues by giving advice and receiving feedback.
Ability to monitor work progress in the department and agree changes with the Head of Division based on business priorities.
Ability to produce original well composed letters and reports.
Computer literacy, Management skills, Leadership skills, Customer needs - oriented, Team worker
Knowledge of ICT systems and applications suitable for a Development Finance Institution

Functional/Technical

Ability to define resources requirements in implementing information systems projects that maximize benefits from IT.
Ability to define appropriate levels of service required from the core banking system to provide the service to business units.
Ability to assess the impact of IT requirements and integrate agreed corporate' strategies within the business unit information system plans.
Capacity planning of the database/application requirements;
Understands software and hardware requirements of varied departmental systems.
Ability to identify business opportunities to improve processes and achieve cost reduction through deployment of information technology.
Demonstrated ability to be the subject matter expert in supporting, maintaining, and administering complex application
Excellent problem solving/analytical skills and knowledge of analytical tools.
Ability to refine the logical design so that it can be translated into a specific data model;
installing and testing new versions of the DBMS;
Maintaining data standards, including adherence to the

Data Protection methods;
Writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata);
Controlling access permissions and privileges;
Developing, managing and testing back-up and recovery plans;
Ensuring that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly;

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in Information and Communication
Technology.
Knowledge of Oracle Database, Application Server is a must and knowledge of Apache Tomcat and web applications is an added advantage.
Strong experience on fail over, high availability, disaster recovery, business continuance. .
Should be experienced with SQL Query Development as it relates to Relational databases.
Knowledge of Web Services and Services Oriented
Architecture is desirable.
Should demonstrate strong experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining Oracle products including Oracle Clustering and Oracle data-guard.
Possession of at least three (3) years relevant experience In iCT.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Your application should include application letter, up- to-date Curriculum Vitae stating name in full, physical address, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of the candidate, certified copies of relevant certificates and reference letters from three (3) work-related referees.
All applications must be submitted through postal or courier services. No application from physical visit by the applicant or representative to the TADB offices shall be entertained.
Applications should reach the undersigned by 4.00 pm on 29th April 2015.
The Managing Director,
Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank,
7thFIoor Samora Tower, Samora Avenue,
P.O. Box 63372,
DAR ES SALAAM