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Job Summary

Job Title:
Transition Specialist
Employer:
National Social Security Fund
Location:
Kampala, Uganda
Country:
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Management
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Wednesday, 7 August 2024

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Transition Specialist job at National Social Security Fund | Apply Now

Are you looking for Management Jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Transition Specialist job at National Social Security Fund

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is Uganda’s premier social security provider, committed to ensuring financial security for workers by offering provident fund services that promote long-term savings for retirement, sickness, and other social welfare needs. Established in 1985, NSSF has become a highly respected institution, recognized for its trustworthiness, efficiency, and significant role in the country’s financial ecosystem, with millions of Ugandans relying on its services.

The organization fosters a professional, inclusive, and collaborative work culture, offering its employees opportunities for growth, career development, and work-life balance in an environment that values integrity, innovation, and social responsibility. With a business model based on collecting contributions from employees and employers, NSSF provides a wide range of services including pension plans, medical benefits, and a variety of welfare programs, all underpinned by cutting-edge technology and strong financial management practices.

The Fund operates on a national scale, with its reach expanding to various regions across Uganda, positively impacting the lives of workers, their families, and communities. Core values such as transparency, accountability, professionalism, and service excellence guide NSSF’s operations, while its corporate social responsibility initiatives focus on promoting financial literacy, supporting education, and advancing economic empowerment programs. For more information, visit www.nssfug.org.

Kampala, Uganda

Full-time

Deadline: 

7 Aug 2024

Transition Specialist job at National Social Security Fund

National Social Security Fund

Job Purpose:
The role is primarily accountable for the overall quality, improvement, execution and enforcement of the Fund’s IT Change Control process. He/she is the main coordinator of this process and is the focal point regarding changes in IT in the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

  • Transition management: Ensuring a smooth transition of changes from development to operations, bridging the gap in today's DevOps-driven environment.

  • Coordinate with the team to implement technologies to detect unauthorized changes on the fund core systems

  • Schedule changes and ensure appropriate resources are assigned to execute the requested changes

  • Identify, analyze and prepare risk mitigation tactics for the requested changes

  • Maintain the change schedule and projected service outage

  • Perform change impact analysis, assess change readiness and identify stakeholders for the requested changes

  • Review all change requests for compliance with required standards according to established guidelines

  • Evaluate completed change requests to ensure the change management process was followed and recommend improvements

  • Ensure all necessary communication, documentation and testing are done prior to approval

  • Maintain pre-authorized and standard change lists

  • Prepare for the Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings by having the appropriate changes and respective stakeholders present/available for the meetings

  • Present the requested changes to CAB for authorization

  • Ensure all necessary documentation is availed and reviewed to inform the emergency change decision

  • Continual review and improvement of the change process from best practice, risk/audit reviews and training

Transition Specialist job at National Social Security Fund

SERVICES

COMMERCIAL

SERVICES

INDUSTRIAL

SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL

Education Requirements:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field

  • A professional certification in ITIL® 4 foundation

  • A certification in ITIL® 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support will be an added advantage.

Work Experience:

  • 5 years working in a busy IT environment and relevant experience in IT Service Management

  • Understanding the DevOps process and Unauthorized change detection in a busy IT environment.

Key Competences:

  • Commitment & Integrity

  • Proactivity & Innovation

  • IT technical expertise and Knowledge. With knowledge on scripting.

  • Adept at leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency.

  • Relationship Building

  • Communicating and Influencing

  • Resilience & Resourcefulness

  • Thinking and Problem Analysis

  • Research and investigation (Advanced)

  • Business process and project management (Advanced)

  • Risk and control (Intermediate)

  • Data collection and analysis (Advanced)

  • Problem-solving tools and techniques (Advanced)

  • Computer-aided auditing techniques (Advanced)

APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE DONE ONLINE:
Interested individuals should follow https://forms.office.com/e/SdfHg8kVna to fill out the application form and also send copies of their application letter, curriculum vitae and academic qualifications, addressed to the Chief of People and Culture to recruitment@nssfug.org by Wednesday, 7th August 2024.

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