Joshua Opondo

Experience

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  University of Nairobi

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Editor In Chief

  My responsibilities for this position included:1. Performing editorial responsibilities for the Student Finance Journal, Insurance Focus, Management Science Review, and the Student Accountant2. Determining the publishing guidelines for the four students’ professional journals. 3. Identifying contributing Create an editorial board. ...4. Reviewing content5. Hiring and leading the editorial team. Writing the editorials6. Managing the budget.7. Representing the publications Show less

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  Kenya Polytechnic

  Feb 2003 - Feb 2004

  Computer Applications Lecturer – Kenya Polytechnic

  My responsibilities for this assignment included:1. Designing and developing appropriate computer instructional material.2. Managing and monitoring student behaviour.3. Initiating and implementing systems, procedures, and other student management issues.4. Developing and implementing lesson plans and classroom activities inconsistent with the student management issues.5. Conducting group training sessions.6. Determining and troubleshooting technology services for staff.7. Coordinating and collaborating with other lecturers to deliver the curriculum.8. Integrating special lesson plans with core academic curriculum. Show less

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  Ministry of Finance

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2010

  Information and Communication Technology Officer - Ministry of Finance

  My responsibilities for this position included:1. Leading the development of the Ministerial ICT strategy road map, Ministerial ICT Security Policy, and a ministerial website redesign for the Ministry of State for National Heritage and Culture2. Ensuring the availability of standard goods and supplies within the Ministries through my responsibilities in the inspection and acceptance committees 3. Facilitating staff development and career growth through conducting a training needs assessments for the ministerial training committees.4. Developing and designing the concept note for setting up regional ICT computer labs in Agricultural Training Centres to infuse ICT skills across the Ministry5. Deployment of an integrated Registry Management System, Ministry of State for Public Service 6. Undertaking data analytics for skills distribution across the public service based on the distribution of civil servants by qualifications, gender, age, region among other variables.7. Undertaking payroll data mining for the Ministry of State for Public Service, which analysed personal emolument trends in the Civil Service8. Developing the Recruitment and Selection System at the Public Service Commission of Kenya. Show less

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  GOVERNMENT OF KENYA

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  My Responsibilities at this position included:Phase 1: The Planning Phase1. Defining the objective that the proposed system intends to solve which is to facilitate in the appointments, deployment, and disciplinary control of civil servants 2. Determining project feasibility and developing the project implementation schedule3. Generating a feasibility executive summary for the entire project4. Gathering user requirements for the proposed system.5. A Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document, which specifies the software, hardware, and functional requirements of the system was prepared at the end of this phase.Phase 2: The System Design Phase1. Designing of the application, databases, user interfaces, and system interfaces.2. Transforming the SRS document into a logical structure, which contains a detailed and complete set of specifications that can be implemented in a programming language.3. Creating a contingency training, maintenance, and operation plan.4. Reviewing the proposed design to ensure that the final design meets the requirements stated in the SRS document.5. Preparing a design document that will be used during the next phasesPhase 3: The System Implementation Phase1. Implementing the design into source code through coding.Phase 4: The System Testing Phase1. Combining all the system modules together into a training environment that detects errors and defects.2. Generating a test report through a test plan that includes test-related tasks such as test case generation, testing criteria, and resource allocation for testing.Phase 5: The System Deployment Phase1. Integrating the information system into its environment and installing the new system onto a hosting environment. Show less My Responsibilities at this position included:Phase 1: The Planning Phase1. Defining the objective that the proposed system intends to solve which is to facilitate in the appointments, deployment, and disciplinary control of civil servants 2. Determining project feasibility and developing the project implementation schedule3. Generating a feasibility executive summary for the entire project4. Gathering user requirements for the proposed system.5. A Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document, which specifies the software, hardware, and functional requirements of the system was prepared at the end of this phase.Phase 2: The System Design Phase1. Designing of the application, databases, user interfaces, and system interfaces.2. Transforming the SRS document into a logical structure, which contains a detailed and complete set of specifications that can be implemented in a programming language.3. Creating a contingency training, maintenance, and operation plan.4. Reviewing the proposed design to ensure that the final design meets the requirements stated in the SRS document.5. Preparing a design document that will be used during the next phasesPhase 3: The System Implementation Phase1. Implementing the design into source code through coding.Phase 4: The System Testing Phase1. Combining all the system modules together into a training environment that detects errors and defects.2. Generating a test report through a test plan that includes test-related tasks such as test case generation, testing criteria, and resource allocation for testing.Phase 5: The System Deployment Phase1. Integrating the information system into its environment and installing the new system onto a hosting environment. Show less

  • System Development Lead - Recruitment and Selection System

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  • System Development Lead - Registry Management System

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2007
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  Migori County Governement

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  County ICT Manager – Migori County Government

  My responsibilities in this assignment included: 1. Developing an integrated ICT Deployment Plan for the County – designed and led the deployment of a unified ICT Infrastructure within the sub-counties and county to headquarter offices2. Coordinating the deployment of a wide area network that facilitates communication and integration of all county ICT infrastructure, systems, and applications to the County Operation Centre (CoC)3. Coordinated the equipping of all county staff with relevant ICT skills and knowledge4. Setting up the county ICT function5. Coordinating the automation of the various county ICT functions to deliver value for money and enhance service delivery Show less

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  ICT Authority

  Apr 2016 - now

  My responsibilities for the Project include;1. Supervising the secretariat staff of the Digital Literary Programme to ensure continuous engagement with Programme stakeholders2. Regularly monitoring the Business Case and Benefits for the DLP, CCP and NOFBI to ensure that continuing projects implementation is aligned to the anticipated benefits3. Liaising with regional ICT coordinators to ensure that the execution of field government ICT programmes is supported with best practice4. Planning and coordination for the facilitation of the staff working on the DLP, NOFBI, CCP and other Critical ICT initiatives5. Ensuring timely availability of relevant DLP reports to the various levels of project governance 6. Reviewing of the Digital Literacy Framework for Competency-Based Curriculum in partnership with Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Show less My responsibilities at this position include:1. Leading over 170 staff members deployed across the country in the 47 counties. Facilitation of work, supervision of their achievement of weekly, monthly, and annual performance targets.2. Supervising the implementation of critical ICT projects and initiatives in the Country and according to approved Governance Framework and standards.3. Ensuring that infrastructure projects demonstrate business value and financial viability.4. Measuring the performance of each infrastructure project throughout its lifecycle.5. Ensure that projects of Government of Kenya ICT systems and infrastructure are carried out using standardized, best-practice steps which are consistent throughout the organization 6. Documenting the successes and failures of each project and activity are recorded throughout its lifecycle and the lessons learned are implemented through a knowledge management framework 7. Proactively developing, supporting, and strategically managing the Government ICT environment including networks, servers, desktop/laptop and operating systems 8. Ensuring that infrastructure projects are delivered on time and within budget 9. Ensuring the hand-over to operational support (Infrastructure Support, Applications Support and Service Management) for completed projects10. Ensuring business benefits can be realized or that risks inhibiting realization are highlighted11. Coordinating the activities of the National Technical Implementation Committee for Digital Literacy Programme 12. Identifying human capacity gaps for the staff of the PMO building, innovations and e-Government Services.13. Representing the ICT Authority in its engagement with other stakeholders on matters related to the integration of Digital Literary in teaching and learning, best practices in ICT project planning, execution, and closure.14. Supervising the ICT Authority staff deployed in the eight regions. Show less

  • Project Lead - Fit for Purpose Project

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Project Manager - The Digital Literacy Programme

    Jun 2016 - now

  • Infrastructure Projects Lead - National Projects

    Apr 2016 - now