EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) is a self-regulated membership
body, established under the Accountants Act of 1982 and as amended in the Accountants Act of 2008 has the primary mandate of regulating and promoting the
accountancy profession in Zambia.
The Vision of ZICA is “A reputable leader in developing finance and business professionals”

Its Mission is “ZICA will protect public interest through the regulation of the accountancy profession to the satisfaction of stakeholders”

The Core Values of the Institute are:

“Integrity, Professionalism, Customer Centric, Accountability, Excellence, Innovation”

The Institute would like to recruit outstanding, results oriented and self-motivated, versatile and professional individuals of high personal integrity with appropriate academic and professional qualifications and experience.

POSITIONS

ICT OFFICER DATABASES AND APPLICATIONS

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Officer shall be required to assist in the management of the institution’s IT infrastructure by ensuring the optimal performance, security, and availability of business applications and databases.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

The ICT Officer – Databases and Applications is accountable to the IT Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Database Management

• Administering, monitoring, and maintaining databases to ensure optimal performance and security.
• Ensuring data integrity and availability by implementing effective disaster recovery plans.
• Managing user access to databases and ensuring compliance with data security policies.

Security and Compliance

• Implementing and maintains database security to protect the Institute’s information from unauthorized access, or loss.
• Creating and maintaining users’ roles and assigning privileges to users in order to minimize exposure to information risks.
• Ensuring compliance with data protection laws and internal IT policies.
• Monitoring and managing system vulnerabilities and implement timely security patches.
• Conducting regular audits of systems and databases to ensure security protocols are followed.

Application Support

• Providing technical support to users, troubleshooting software issues, and resolving technical problems.
• Ensuring minimal downtime by implementing proactive maintenance schedules.
• Assisting in the deployment of new technologies, applications, and tools across the organization.
• Performing application tunning and performance monitoring to identify gaps and recommend appropriate solutions
• Planning, executing and managing the development and integration of new applications into existing systems and software.
• Managing the Change Management Process for IT system changes

Software Development

• Designing, developing, and maintaining software and web-based applications.
• Ensuring that all developed software is consistently upgraded to address new challenges.
• Carrying out Application testing and deployment

Business Continuity

• Ensuring that database system backups are valid.
• Implementing and maintaining databases at the Disaster Recovery Site
• Ensuring that recoveries from failures are carried out in the shortest possible time with minimum loss of data
• Carrying out regular disaster recovery simulations at intervals agreed with the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Full Grade Twelve Certificate with five (5) O level credits or better including Mathematics and English.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Relevant IT certifications in MS SQL Database Administration
• Must be a paid-up member of ICTAZ
• Four (4) years of relevant experience in a similar field
• Experience in software development
• Experience in working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Experience in mobile application development using either Flutter, React Native or Kotlin/Java.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript
• Proficiency in Database Management Systems (MySQL, MS SQL Server)
• Accuracy in managing data backups, configurations, and security protocols.
• Must possess experience in Software Development and familiar with current technologies.
• Must possess strong organizational and time-management skills
• Well-developed management of interpersonal relationship
• Should have integrity
• Very good time Management skills
• Computer literate and conversant with Microsoft Office