Ebenezer Gabriel Laizer

Experience

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  Tanzania Coffee Research Instititute

  Dec 2003 - Dec 2004

  IT and Communication Specialist

  Design and develop management information systems Design and develop computer networks for the institute Training of computer applications Produce research reports in different formats for different stakeholders Design and develop the institute website

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  College of Business Education

  Feb 2004 - May 2005

  Trainer of Trainers

  Design IT courses for college lecturers and students Teach college lecturers how to use IT as teaching tools Teach students courses on application of IT in Business

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  Services to Tanzanian Local Governments

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2010

  Senior Managing Director

  Design and implemented computer local area networks projects in Tanzanian Local governmentsConducted situation analysis for the need of Management Information Systems in Tanzanian Local governments. Designed Management Information Systems, supported development of BOQ, Evaluation of bids from vendors, and quality audit after installation. I used my own company to do these assignments.

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  ACE International Consultants S.L.

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

  IT Expert for Integrated Financial Management System of Government of Lesotho

  Quality Audit of Database Installation and parametrizationQuality Audit WAN to connect ministries and districts Quality audit of financial operations reports Quality audit of trainings for technical and application teams and skills transfer Quality audit for help desk and skills transfer Quality of IT devices (Servers, workstations, SAN) and environment of data center.

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  ORGUT

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  ICT Technical Adviser - Tanzania Local Government Reform Program II

  1. ICT Critical Review in Tanzanian Regional Secretariat (RS) and Local Governments Authorities (LGAs). 2. Development of ICT application guidelines for Tanzanian RS and LGAs3. Technical Adviser in computers networks, hardware and software issues. 4. Technical Adviser in Centralization of LGAs EPICOR based Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) and Upgrade of EPICOR to V 9.054. Technical Adviser in development of Property Rate system for LGAs. 5. Harmonization of ICT technologies at the ministry level and in RS and LGAs. Show less

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  ECORYS UK

  May 2012 - Oct 2012

  IT Adviser (Framework Contract)

  IT support for integrated financial management system (IFMS)Build capacity for ICT technical teamEvaluate the current status and provide recommendations for improvement.

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  Pohl Consulting & Associates

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

  Senior IT Expert

  Review GOM PFM business processes and conduct business process re-engineering (BPR)Develop IFMIS functional requirements based on GOM workflow and based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). This is to be used by GOM to acquire new IFMIS or improve the current system Develop IFMIS test scripts for both central and local governments of Malawi.The current accounting/financial software are Epicor (for central government and Serenic Navigator for central government). The project is funded by EU Show less

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  ACE International Consultants S.L.

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

  IT Consultant

  Assist the Namibian Tender Board (Ministry of Finance ) on the following IT Areas Develop IT Policies, Standards, and Guidelines Database for Tender Board Business Processes Assess IT Infrastructure Requirements Website for Tender Board to allow online submission and other processes Training needs Analysis for HQ (Ministry of Finance) and Regional level General IT support to the Tender Board

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  Turku School of Economics

  Oct 2015 - now

  Researcher

  Doing Ph.D in Information Systems: E-Government

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  Dar es Salaam Corridor Committee

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2018

  IT Expert

  Conduct workshops with stakeholders in DRC Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia for data collection and create awareness.Develop a Busienss Model for Corridor Performance Monitoring System (CPMS)Develop the ToR/Tender Document to engage a developer Supervise implementation

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  TIEG EEIG

  May 2016 - Feb 2018

  IT Expert

  Technical Support at the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in TVET Infrastructure Management project. Environmental Assessment Developed Functional Requirements for TVET Infrastructure Management Information System (TIMIS)Developed ToR/Tender Document for TVET Infrastructure Audit in accordance to NIAMMS, GIAMA and GRAP 17Updated Business Plan According to South African Treasury Regulations

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  PROMAN, Luxembourg

  Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  IT Consultant

  IT support for Seychelles National Human Resource Development (NHRD)Conducted Evironemental assessment on IT infrastructure and skills Conducted Workshops for Business Processes Analysis Developed Functional Requirements for Scholarship Portal Developed Functional Requirements for Human Resource Planning IT system

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  UNICON International Group

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  IT/FMIS Consultant

  Technical support for Financial Management Information system (FMIS) in Puntland State of SomaliaReview and update FMIS project charter Review and update FMIS Risk Log/Register Review and update FMIS Rollout Plan Develop FMIS User Acceptance Test Reports Develop FMIS Communication/Change Management Plan Develop FMIS User guide with video clips for the main business processes develop FMIS business continuity plan

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  Government of Lesotho

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  IT Specialist

  Review current IT infrastructure hosting Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) at the Ministry of Finance, skills assessments, infrastructure assessment at end users,Propose the necessary updates for IT infrastructure, training for personnel, and software required for the upgrade of EPICOR based IFMIS from 7.3 to 10.2.

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  AECOM Madrid

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Information Technology Expert

  FWC SIEA 2018, Lot 2 – Private Higher Education Institutions Information Management System – Technical Assistance to Support the Establishment of Private Higher Education Institutions Information Management System (IMS) required in the identification, classification, recording, summarizing, reporting and analysis information on PHEIs to enhance registration process, monitoring and evaluation: as IT Expert in charge of: i) conducting situational analysis on IT Infrastructure (including assessment of available IT systems) in the private sector which owns private higher institutions in South Africa ; ii) designing and implementing change management for different stakeholders in the Government of South Africa; iii) conducting workshops for business processes mapping for design of PHEIs software, trainings and capacity building activities with Directorate personnel for business processes re-engineering and creating common understanding on the development of online system; iv) conducting meetings with Directorate to present deliverables such as business case, system analysis and system design document; v) using business processes analysis to develop user requirements; vi) using the user requirements to develop test cases for user acceptance test; vii) supporting the government in developing PHEIs Management Information System; viii) organizing sites visits to private higher institutions to understand the available systems and to make users aware of coming online system; ix) designing communication strategies to ensure all key stakeholders are included and updated about project progresses; x) designing interoperability of PHEIs Information Systems and other systems and Management of big data within the Government. Show less

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  ACE International Consultants an AECOM company

  Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  IT Specialist

  Review the Current IT Systems at Department of Higher Education in South Africa Conduct Workshops with Private Higher Education Institutions Directorate for business processes analysis Development Business case for Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) Information System Design PHEIs Information System Visit different private higher education institutions in South Africa to understand available systems for data collection, processing, and dissemination.

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  Pinto Luvent GmbH

  Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  FWC SIEA 2018, Lot 2 – Design and Development of a Web-based M&E system for Tracking Progress against Uganda’s Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Strategy and the 2nd and 3rd National Development Plan (NDP): as Team Leader responsible for: i) review business processes for design of HRMIS software; ii) design and implementation of change management for stakeholders and for the system; iii) manage the assessment and design phase of PFM M&E online portal; iv) conduct bilateral follow-up meetings with PFM Core Design Teams, National Planning Authority (NPA) and NITA-Uganda (National Information Technology Authority); v) prepare a refined operational implementation plan; vi) describe the general architecture of the current M&E Systems (especially on PFM and NDP); vii) review and rationalize core indicators; viii) perform in-depth analysis of business processes; ix) propose core indicators’ meta-data definition; x) Designed system APIs, Communication protocols/Authentication, Digital Certificates, and other security issues. Show less

  • Team Leader

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Team Leader

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
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  Luvent Consulting GmbH

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  FWC SIEA 2018, Lot 2 – Quality Assurance for the Design, Supply and Implementation of an Integrated Human Capital Management (HCM) System for the Government of Uganda: as Team Leader, responsible for: i) ensuring integration with key Government systems (IFMS, NSIS, PBS among others), change management, training, testing and piloting of the Government Human Capital Management system (HCMS); ii) ensuring that the developed system meets and complies with defined quality standards, functional and technical specifications in the GHCM Bidding Document and in the TORs; iii) providing an independent opinion on whether the system service provider complies with the required quality standards and requirements; iv) assessing human resources requirements against the requirements of HRMIS and the organisation structure; v) Review of designed and implementation of communication strategies to ensure key stakeholders are involved in the project and their comments are received in time; vi) Participated in the designing of system APIs, Communication protocols/Authentication, Digital Certificates, and other security issues. Show less

  • Team Leader

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  • Team Leader

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
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  COWI

  Jul 2020 - now

  Senior Team Lead

  FWC SIEA 2018- LOT 2: Infrastructure, Sustainable Growth and Jobs EuropeAid/138778/DH/SER/multi(i) Develop an Information Management System which will include (a) assessing and reviewing the current operations of the Commission; (b) developing the user requirements for the system and recommend equipment to be used; (c) preparing the bid documents that will be tendered for the development of the system; and (d) supervising the installation of the system, equipment and knowledge transfer. (ii) stakeholder meetings (consultative, validation and report dissemination) and 2 staff training workshop are foreseen for this aspect of the assignment. (iii) align sectoral laws to competition and consumer protection laws and policies. (iv) study sectoral laws that are in conflict with competition and consumer protection laws and policies. (v) Review and recommend amendments to the law; stakeholder meetings (stakeholder consultation and lobbying MP's) are foreseen for this aspect of the assignment. (vi) conduct market studies (vii) conduct market studies in various sectors of the economy. (viii) recommend policy frameworks aimed at enhancing competition and consumer protection; consultative meeting and 1 validation meeting are foreseen for this aspect of the assignment. (ix) to build capacity of Staff. (x) conduct a training needs assessment (xi) develop customized staff trainings in enforcement of competition and consumer protection law. (xii) carry out staff training. (xiii) develop and implement a stakeholder awareness plan which will include assesing existing awareness programs. (xiv) develop a stakeholder awareness plan to enhance competition law and policy advocacy and awareness among all relevant stakeholders. The assignment will incluce 2 business clinics, 2 consumer surgeries, 2 stakeholder surveys are foreseen under this objective Show less

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  DT Global

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2023

  Senior Business Analyst

  Technical assistance to strengthen the governance framework of the 3rd National Development Plan (NDPIII) involves the following activities:1. Refine the work-methodology and work plan.2. Desk review of relevant documents.3. Assess the roles and responsibilities within the APEX platform.4. Draft a data governance framework for NDPIII.5. Analyse the dialogue- and coordination structure at APEX platform- and Programme Working Group level.6. Analyse the flow of data, reporting and accountability mechanisms at APEX platform- and PWG level.7. Draft updated logical frameworks and ToR for the APEX Platform and PWGs.8. Revise and redesign recurrent annual budgets for the APEX Platform and PWGs.9. Prepare a Project Profile for APEX platform (complying with Guidelines of Development Committee).10. Prepare a stakeholder communication- and citizen engagement Strategy for NDPIII.11. Analyse the national- and sub-national dialogue- and accountability/enforcement mechanisms for public service delivery.12. Assess the public service delivery standards, including their mapping to the respective service delivery units.13. Assess and revised the National Performance Management System14. Prepare guidelines for the operationalization of a revised cascading National Performance Management System.15. Prepare an administrative simplification strategy for the remaining NDPIII Period.16. Prepare the draft intermediate reports.17. Prepare final intermediate reports by integrating stakeholder comments.18. Draft final report by drawing on all previous outputs/deliverables. Show less

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  African Union

  Nov 2021 - Aug 2023

  System Analyst

  The Assignment of Designing and Developing Accreditation Online Platform (OAP) will involve:1. Business processes analysis (AU Organs, CSOs, and ECOSOCC)2. Development of OAP User Requirements 3. Validation of OAP User Requirements 4. Development of OAP5. Demo for OAP6. Training System Administrator, Super Users and End Users7. User Acceptance Test (UAT)8. Debugging of OAP9. Presentation of OAP to the key stakeholders10. Rollout of OAP 11. Support and Maintenance of OAP Show less

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  Expertise Advisors

  Dec 2021 - now

  Procurement Reference:SADC/3/5/2/47: Technical Assistance to SADC Secretariat on Business-IT Alignment Review and Recommendation of Solutions for the Harmonisation of SADC Business Processes: As a team leader and ERP Expert, I am responsible for i)Thorough-as-is status report; ii)Gap Analysis report; iii) Revised business processes documentation; iv) Detailed Proposal which includes top three ERP (3) solutions being recommended and a detailed comparison of the three solutions; v) Assess the organisational readiness for an ERP solution; vi) Propose an ERP implementation Strategy and Methodology; vii) Development of Terms of Reference (TOR) for the procurement process of selected solution; viii) Collaborate with SADC and develop the System user requirements (Software Specification Requirement) documents for the intended solution. Show less Hereunder are the requested services for this project: Assessment of budgets and work plans in terms of their alignment with objectives in the financing agreement, logical framework in the financing agreement, priorities of the National Blueprint Steering Committee and those identified during stakeholder consultations. Assessment of synergies and/or overlap with the other two BEGIN components, other ongoing blueprint support programmes and other related initiatives (e.g. on private sector development, DRM or PFM). Reconstruction of the logical framework to show progress on the results indicators with explanations and justifications. Assessment of implementation progress during the 6 months before the mission as per the approved work plan and budget. This also includes an assessment of the quality of outputs and the identification of any possible implementation challenges to be addressed at the level of the BEGIN Blueprint Committee. Progress on implementation of recommendations from the previous BEGIN Blueprint committee and from the annual Blueprint, Standards and Innovation Committee. Following every supervision mission, the consultant(s) produce a report with findings and recommendations for the Technical committee and Steering committee to respond to implementation and strategic challenges and opportunities for BEGIN component I Show less

  • Team Leader & BPR Expert

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Business Environment Reform Specialist

    Dec 2021 - now
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  KPMG Tanzania

  Mar 2023 - now

  Team Leader

  Provision of Consultancy Services in Developing of the to be Business Process Management for the Accountant General's Department IE/031/2022-2023/HQ/C/05. As a team leader and business analyst, I was responsible for; i)Reviewing the current business process document, and it prepare business process maps; ii) Analyze the current business processes and identify gaps and issues; iii)Proposed improvement opportunities and validate them; iv)Re-engineer current business processes to address the gaps and suggested improvements and design TO-BE business processes; v)Map existing information systems used by ACGEN department with proposed business processes (TO-BE) and establish gaps; vi)Draw application architecture to suite the proposed business processes (TO-BE); vii)Suggest better strategies of implementing the improved Business Processes. Show less

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  COMESA

  Aug 2023 - now

  Senior System Analyst

  Design and develop the online database that will be used by African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), Peace and Security Council (PSC) to register and maintain the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that are dealing with Peace and Security within the African Continent.