Manager – Information Communication Technology at Pensions and Insurance Authority

PENSIONS AND INSURANCE AUTHORITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Pensions and Insurance Authority is the regulatory and supervisory authority for the Pensions and Insurance Industry in Zambia as provided for under the Pensions Scheme Regulations Act No.28 of 1996 (as amended) and the Insurance Act No. 27 of 1997 (as amended). The Authority is empowered under section 5 of the Pensions Scheme Regulations Act No. 28 of 1996 to formulate standards in the conduct of Insurance and Pensions business. The Authority supervises and regulates insurance companies, reinsurance companies, insurance intermediaries, pension schemes, fund managers and fund administrators.

The Authority hereby invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates to fill the following position:

Manager – Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Overall Responsibilities

Reporting to the Registrar, the Manager – ICT manages the establishment and maintenance of the Authority’s Information Communication and Technology (ICT) systems in order to facilitate service delivery.

Specific Duties:

• Develops policies, structures and systems to effectively and efficiently manage the ICT resources in compliance with overall corporate objectives ofthe PIA.
• Manages the development and installation of management information systems in order to facilitate proper storage and retrieval of information.
• Manages the development and maintenance of database in order to ensure availability of information for decision making.
• Manages the preparation of departmental and individual work plans in order to monitor and evaluate performance.
• Manages the supervisory regulatory software and other information technology systems and/or initiates necessary action to add, modify, rehabilitate and extend the ICT configurations towards effective service delivery.
• Maintains and updates the Authority’s website in collaboration with internal users
• Supervise the establishment and management of the Local Area Network and maintains the PBAX Telephone system of the Authority.
• Manages effectively human, financial and other resources in order to ensure the attainment of the objectives of the Section.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 Certificate with a minimum of five (credits)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline
• At least 5 years post qualification experience in ICT field and at least 3 years at management level.
• Good interpersonal skills
• A post graduate qualification will be an added advantage

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