Terms of Reference
Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 3 months – renewable (starting date: September 21st, 2015- December 23rd, 2015)
Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 3 months – renewable (starting date: September 21st, 2015- December 23rd, 2015)
Background:
Advantech Consulting is an experienced consulting firm offering services pertaining to ICT strategy development and implementation, project data management, project governance and oversight, supply chain management, financial management and monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
The firm applies modern techniques to realize its goals both in the Public and the Private Sectors. The firm’s objective is to utilize and provide a high standard, modern and cost effective professional expertise to its clients by helping them achieve their own development goals efficiently and economically.
Advantech has selected and works with an experienced array of highly specialized consultants that combine technical expertise with proven understanding in several sectors and a genuine enthusiasm for building a long-standing relationship with its clients.
Advantech Consulting is an experienced consulting firm offering services pertaining to ICT strategy development and implementation, project data management, project governance and oversight, supply chain management, financial management and monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
The firm applies modern techniques to realize its goals both in the Public and the Private Sectors. The firm’s objective is to utilize and provide a high standard, modern and cost effective professional expertise to its clients by helping them achieve their own development goals efficiently and economically.
Advantech has selected and works with an experienced array of highly specialized consultants that combine technical expertise with proven understanding in several sectors and a genuine enthusiasm for building a long-standing relationship with its clients.
The major fields of specialization include project management; monitoring and evaluation, project appraisals and assessments, water supply and irrigation, rural development; industrial development; environment and natural resources; education and health care; institutional development and policy analysis.
Tasks
In close collaboration with the Advantech Consulting team and other relevant specialists, the intern will perform the following tasks:
• Write client proposals in response to Terms of Reference (ToR).
• Defines and documents client business functions and processes.
• Consults with functional unit management and personnel to identify, define and document business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access.
• Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical analysts, information technology analysts, and consultants and in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and maintenance of IT management systems to ensure optimal operational performance.
• Analyzes the feasibility of, and develops requirements for, new systems and enhancements to existing systems; ensures the system design fits the needs of the users.
• Tracks and fully documents changes for functional and business specifications; writes detailed universally understood procedures for permanent records and for use in training.
• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through IT systems and/or non-system driver changes; assists in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems and/or operational changes.
• Reads and interprets IT management systems and functional technical literature and translates in terms understandable to the end-users.
• Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvement projects and/or management reviews. (Examples are projects requiring strategic analysis of an entire process or operating area where specific issues or items to be corrected, examined or recommended have not been identified. Recommended solutions should be developed in consultation with impacted internal and external stakeholders, but should remain objective and independent of the specific stakeholders.)
• Researches and prepares statistical reports on IT trends and disseminates such information. Consolidates information into cohesive and understandable correspondence or other written form for use in management decision-making.
• Assists in developing an overall change management strategy for clients.
• Conducts change impact analysis to assess the potential implications of changes and documents court business rules, functions and requirements.
• Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.
• Provides technical assistance in training, mentoring, and coaching professional and technical staff.
• Develops training curriculum and conducts formal training sessions covering IT systems modules.
• Directs or participates in studies of new and existing programs and special projects to determine feasibility, resolve problems including organizational, procedural, technical and fiscal research and analysis; develops policy and procedures to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and/or improve internal and external customer service; develops information system documentation to support efficient court operations; prepares reports and written findings and recommendations; and monitors changes.
Tasks
In close collaboration with the Advantech Consulting team and other relevant specialists, the intern will perform the following tasks:
• Write client proposals in response to Terms of Reference (ToR).
• Defines and documents client business functions and processes.
• Consults with functional unit management and personnel to identify, define and document business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access.
• Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical analysts, information technology analysts, and consultants and in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and maintenance of IT management systems to ensure optimal operational performance.
• Analyzes the feasibility of, and develops requirements for, new systems and enhancements to existing systems; ensures the system design fits the needs of the users.
• Tracks and fully documents changes for functional and business specifications; writes detailed universally understood procedures for permanent records and for use in training.
• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through IT systems and/or non-system driver changes; assists in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems and/or operational changes.
• Reads and interprets IT management systems and functional technical literature and translates in terms understandable to the end-users.
• Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvement projects and/or management reviews. (Examples are projects requiring strategic analysis of an entire process or operating area where specific issues or items to be corrected, examined or recommended have not been identified. Recommended solutions should be developed in consultation with impacted internal and external stakeholders, but should remain objective and independent of the specific stakeholders.)
• Researches and prepares statistical reports on IT trends and disseminates such information. Consolidates information into cohesive and understandable correspondence or other written form for use in management decision-making.
• Assists in developing an overall change management strategy for clients.
• Conducts change impact analysis to assess the potential implications of changes and documents court business rules, functions and requirements.
• Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.
• Provides technical assistance in training, mentoring, and coaching professional and technical staff.
• Develops training curriculum and conducts formal training sessions covering IT systems modules.
• Directs or participates in studies of new and existing programs and special projects to determine feasibility, resolve problems including organizational, procedural, technical and fiscal research and analysis; develops policy and procedures to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and/or improve internal and external customer service; develops information system documentation to support efficient court operations; prepares reports and written findings and recommendations; and monitors changes.
Working relationships
Supervision: Direct supervision by Business Development Officer
Collaborations: Grant Management Solutions (GMS), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, DfID, USAID, DAI, among others.
Supervision: Direct supervision by Business Development Officer
Collaborations: Grant Management Solutions (GMS), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, DfID, USAID, DAI, among others.
Education
An undergraduate university degree in Social Sciences, ICT, Business or any relevant field from 2.1 level and above or minimum 3.5 GPA.
An undergraduate university degree in Social Sciences, ICT, Business or any relevant field from 2.1 level and above or minimum 3.5 GPA.
Languages
Very good command of written and spoken English. Swahili or any other language is not a requirement but will be an added advantage.
Very good command of written and spoken English. Swahili or any other language is not a requirement but will be an added advantage.
Competencies
• Demonstrated analytical and research skills
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team and independently as appropriate
• Understanding of youth development issues and debates.
• Demonstrated analytical and research skills
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team and independently as appropriate
• Understanding of youth development issues and debates.
How To Apply
Send applications (CV and Cover Letter) with the Email Subject: "Internship Application" to: bd@advantech.co.ke
Deadline: 9th September 2015
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