United States International University (USIU) is a private chartered university with a population of nearly 5,000 students and over 300 employees,
located at the Kasarani area in Nairobi, Kenya.

It offers both US and Kenyan accredited degrees.

USIU is searching for qualified personnel to fill the following positions:

Job Title:

Assistant Internal Auditor

Job Purpose

Assist the internal auditor in the execution of the yearly internal plan within USIU with responsibilities listed below.

Key Responsibilities

# Assist the internal auditor execute audit assignments timely in accordance with the audit plan of the university

# Assist in assessing organization’s information security practices and recommend as appropriate, enhancements to, or implementation of, new controls and safeguards

# Conduct periodic audits of computer systems for all service centers and make post-installation evaluations of major data processing systems.

# Prepare draft reports , discuss findings with stakeholders and present neat working papers for review

# Carry out audit assignments in accordance with the internal auditing profession standards

# Perform any other duties assigned.

Qualifications/ Educational/ Professional/ Experience

# Upper Second Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration or Information Technology

# CISA, or IMIS Diploma and CPA or ACCA qualifications

# At least 3 years working knowledge of auditing IT processes

Competencies

# Computer literate with proficiency in MS Office, and auditing commercial ERPS

# Excellent analytical skills and attention to details.

# Good communication skills.

# Strong negotiation skills.

# Reliable person with high level of integrity.

# Must be a team player.

Job Title:

Business Application Developer (two positions)

Reports To:

Director – ICT

Job Purpose

To develop and maintain customizations oh the existing open source ERP – CX which runs on an Informix database

Key Responsibilities

# Capturing user requirements

# Undertaking development of business requirements in conjunction with the rest of the team

# Integrating CX with other business applications on site running on MS SQL and Oracle

# Conducting System Acceptance Testing

# Functional Acceptance Testing

# Conducting User Acceptance Testing

# Develop standards to guide future application customizations and integrations

# Maintaining all documentation pertaining to system changes

# Undertaking system upgrades and patches

# Consolidate all reports in a centralized portal for easy access by users

Qualifications

# University Graduate – Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering or Bachelor of Commerce

# MCSD or OCP Certification

# Working experience of relational databases e.g. Oracle, Informix, SQL Server

# Three years experience as a JAVA Developer

# At least two years experience customizing applications in a busy environment

Competencies

# An appreciation of accounting principles will be an added advantage

# An understanding of security requirements in a business environment will also be key

# Understands and practices the SDLC cycle (Experience in development / implementation of a business system from scratch is an added advantage).If you meet the above criteria, please send your resume and a covering letter to the undersigned

The Head of Human Resources,

United States International University,

P.O. Box 14634 – 00800, Nairobi.

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Application Deadline; 13th November, 2009.

For More Information and Application, Please Visit; United States International University Website

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