Vihiga County whose headquarters is in Mbale is Located in the Western Region of Kenya. It boarders Nandi to the East, Kisumu County to the South, Siaya County to the West and KAKAMEGA County to the North. It is one of the four Counties in the former Western Province. Vihiga County has five Constituencies; Luanda, Emuhaya, Hamisi, Sabatia and Vihiga. The County’s population stands at 612,000.

Summary

The ICT Officer will be responsible for ensuring reliable office operations on ICT. S/he will be required to support the adoption and rollout of any new technology required to implement program activities in the target areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and applications;
• Trouble shooting system and network problems and solving the faults;
• Repairing and replacing basic IT accessories;
• Offering user supports in both hardware and software;
• Support LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet, and intranet systems;
• Maintain network hardware and software;
• Monitor networks to ensure security and availability to specific users;
• Maintain integrity of the network, server deployment, and security;
• Assign routing protocols and routing table configuration;
• Assign configuration of authentication and authorization of directory services;
• Maintain network facilities in individual machines, such as drivers and settings of personal computers as well as printers
• Maintain network servers such as file servers, VPN gateways, intrusion detection systems;
• Administer servers, and related systems.

Requirements and skills for appointment.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• Diploma in Computer Science; Information Communication Technology or its equivalent and relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Have experience in computer operations and relevant skills;
• Certificate in CISCO;
• A certificate in networking will be an added advantage;
• A candidate with work experience shall be an added advantage;
• Satisfies the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
• Salary scale: The salary, allowances and other benefits attached to this position will be as determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.