ICT Manager at AIC Kapsowar Missions Hospital

 About AIC Kapsowar Missions Hospital

Kapsowar Hospital is a small mission hospital based in North West Kenya. Kapsowar Hospital was first established by Africa Inland Mission (AIM) in 1933. In 1963, AIM handed over ownership of the hospital to the Africa Inland Church (AIC), and is currently under the supervision of the AIC Central Health Council. Since the Marakwet District came into existence in 1994, Kapsowar Hospital continues to supply the majority of medical care to the people of the area with a goal to provide excellent health care to the glory of God. The 140-bed multi-building hospital provides facilities for maternity, pediatric and medical and surgical care. The hospital compound is comprised of 12 hospital buildings and 22 staff residences. A nursing school was built in 2008 and accepted its first class of students in August 2008. The hospital has a US trained general and plastic reconstructive surgeon, a US trained OB/GYN, two US trained family practice physicians and two Kenyan trained family practice physicians. The physicians are supported by many Kenyan trained nurses and staff. The number of expatriate staff varies greatly depending on the number of visitors many of whom are medical students or other visiting doctors or nurses. The hospital receives a number of elective students and visiting professionals through AIM, Samaritan’s Purse/World Medical Mission, and various other organizations. The hospital has its own accommodation at the hospital station comprised of a number of staff houses and a hostel, which are managed by the station manager. The hospital is overseen by a Board of Governors, as well as a Management Committee (medical director, matron, administrator, business manager, doctor, building supervisor, and chaplain).

Reporting to the Hospital Director, the officer at this level will be responsible for all ICT needs of the hospital and its allied departments. Specific duties will include but not limited to: -

Designing, setting up and configuring complex switching environments and complex wireless networks that support secured access and the ability to support voice and video applications

Configuring and setting up cisco firewalls, VPN concentrators and security appliances for access to vital mission critical applications

Maintaining network security through proper configuration of VPN and firewalls

Setting up and maintaining the LAN and its associated components (switches, structured cabling, power provisioning etc)

Assisting in the designing of multiserver environments including IP address schemes, DNS, WINS

Providing technical assistance and support to internal staff, vendors and partner agencies

Maintaining both the wired and wireless network inclusive of performance security throughput and upgrades

Implementing network upgrades by developing, testing, evaluating and installing enhancements

Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks

Implementing effective maintenance of all hardware inclusive of enterprise hardware such as servers, storage, switches, routers and UPS’s

Troubleshooting of network hardware and software applications and security systems to resolve operational issues and restore services

Ensuring all work and changes to infrastructure components are performed in such a way as to minimize disruptions to existing ICT services

Ensuring technology is used, managed and supported in accordance with the hospital’s standards, policies and procedures

Assisting in keeping track of the hospital’s infrastructure assets and ensuring that the infrastructure and data is kept secure at all times including back up

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related from a recognized institution

Have a five-year work experience. Experience in Hospital setup is preferred

Experience in ICT Project Management is an added advantage

Experience in hardware and software support and management

Committed Christian and willingness to serve in rural set up

Must have a good inter-personal and communication skills

Satisfy the requirement of chapter six of the constitution of Kenya.

Method of Application

Interested and suitably qualified candidates are to submit their application through the address provided below attaching copies of your CV, Cover Letter, Certificates, and Testimonials by 19th January 2024 at 5.00 pm EAT.

HR Manager

AIC Kapsowar Mission Hospital

P.O. Box 68 – 30705

KAPSOWAR

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted