The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) is a 100% state-owned corporation incorporated on 2nd December, 2008 under the Company’s Act, Cap 486 as a State Corporation pursuant to the Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004 on Energy.

SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION OFFICER BUSINESS ANALYST – FICO– (KET 5) ONE (1 POSITION) REF: KET/5/1C/40/68/VOL II – B (12/23) ON PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE TERMS

Reporting to the Manager Information Technology and Innovation, Business Applications

Job purpose

This Job is responsible for applying technical knowledge in planning the determination of end-to-end design requirements for new and enhanced functionality for ERP modules, Finance and Controlling, Materials Management, Human Capital Management, Project Systems, Business Intelligence and ABAP, in liaison with business units, business analysts and vendors. The job owner drives the definition of requirements, development of functional designs based on the analysis of business needs, objectives and existing system infrastructure in coordination with business analysts and system Analysts.

Key Responsibilities;

• Representing the unit in external and ad hoc assignments relevant to the unit’s work as and when required by the Information Technology and Innovation Manager, Business Applications.
• Mentoring and coaching business analysts to ensure that best practice is adhered to.
• Supervising Business Analysts through training and coaching, communicating job expectations and appraising their performance against the directorate’s performance targets.
• Coordinating the design, configuration and testing of new and enhanced functionality on various SAP ERP modules; Finance and Controlling, Materials Management, Human Capital Management, Project Systems, Business Intelligence, Document Management, SAP Ariba and ABAP.
• Assessing and give feedback on documentation for SAP ERP Modules developed by business analysts; blueprints, configuration, testing and training documents.
• Facilitating requirements gathering workshops/discussions between business analysts and business units.
• Coordinating training on SAP ERP modules and address user knowledge gaps on need basis.
• Directing the development of Test strategy, test scenarios and test data to test new and enhanced SAP module functionalities.
• Supervising integrated system testing efforts between business analysts with regards to newly implemented SAP ERP functionalities.
• Building and managing effective partnerships with SAP ERP module users and the Information technology and Innovation department.
• Preparing and delivering in a timely manner, well organized and informative presentations of work relating to SAP ERP for ICT management.
• Establishing and maintaining best practice standards in the company’s SAP ERP implementations and support.
• Managing Business Analysts and set work priorities.
• Identifying and apply continuous improvement processes for operational efficiencies.
• Driving process integration and standardization for SAP Modules
• Ensuring collaboration between business units, project teams and other stakeholders.

Qualifications & Skills required

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business/Computer Science/ Management Information Systems/Business IT Administration/Economics or related field from a recognized institution
• Membership and Accreditation with ICT Authority;
• Must be a certified SAP Associate;
• A minimum of six (6) years relevant work experience.