The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is established under article 88 of the Constitution of Kenya with the mandate of conducting or supervising referenda and elections to any elective body or office established by this Constitution, and any other elections as prescribed by an act of Parliament.
Other duties include delimitation of electoral units, registration of voters, regulation of political parties, voter education, settling of electoral disputes and modernization and reforming of electoral processes and systems.
IEBC ensures that elections are credible, transparent, free and fair. It is committed to upholding national values and principles of good governance and democracy.
The Commission adheres to principles of the law on public services especially on leadership and integrity.
The IEBC invites applications for the following positions.
Network Engineer
Duties
Responsible for the installation, configuration and maintenance of networks;
Develop and maintain policies, standards and specifications for networks;
Install all new hardware, systems, and software for networks;
Install, configure, and maintain network services, equipment and devices;
Support administration of servers and server clusters, including regular backups and disaster recovery plans;
Plans and supports network and computing infrastructure;
Perform troubleshooting analysis of servers, workstations and associated systems;
Manage user accounts, permissions, email, anti-virus, anti-spam;
Work with vendors that provide the Commission with network solutions and ensure that they deliver on their commitments.
Job Description
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or similar;
Minimum of five (5) years relevant experience in a demanding environment;
Networks certifications: Any of CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, and CNE;
Systems: Windows, Cisco, UNIX, Linux;
Networking: Switches, Routers, Hubs, Servers, Cables, Racks, Firewalls, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, UDP, VoIP, QoS, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, NHRP, ATM, PPP, MPLS;
Strong background in planning, deploying and maintaining Microsoft and Cisco products, especially Windows client/server technologies, Active Directory, Cisco LANs, WANs, Voice and Security Solutions;
Practical experience installing and configuring network firewalls and devices.
Senior Procurement Officer
Duties
Deputizing the Manager, Procurement;
Preparation of procurement plans in liaison with user departments;
Preparation of tender documents for procurement of goods, works; and services
Secretary to Commission Tender Committee;