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Senior Manager Information Technology & Data Management Job – Uganda National Airlines Company Limited

Job Title:    Senior Manager Information Technology & Data Management

Organisation: Uganda National Airlines Company Limited

Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

Reports to: Chief Finance Officer

 

About US:

Uganda Airlines is the flag carrier of Uganda. The company is a revival of the older Uganda Airlines which operated from 1977 until 2001. It began flying in August 2019.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Devise Digital IT strategies to achieve business goals, especially in the areas of Smart Travel using Smart Technologies
  • Optimizing Passenger Journey at Key Touch Points and evaluating solutions to improve KPI for Quality
  • Establish Business Intelligence systems over operational systems
  • Establishing cost-effective operating models.
  • Directly accountable for leading the line of business – cost center in its identification, prioritization of strategy, annual planning, and budgeting.
  • Strategy for Digital Products – Product Development – cloud enablement for Line of Business
  • Management of Multi-Million USD Business Solutions Delivery, IT Infrastructure, and IT Security Programs
  • Set up end to end, IT Applications, Infrastructure & Operations for Line of Business
  • Support IT infrastructure for Sales & Marketing, Pre Sales of Airline, GHA Cargo products, Maintenance, and others.
  • Responsible for the overall projects management and implementation of new IT systems
  • Principle advisor to the business on new applications and infrastructure development
  • Responsible for digital commerce (web, mobile, e-payments, call center, and others) developments.
  • Responsible for business intelligence and analytics design development
  • Responsible for the departmental staff appraisals

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Information technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or any other related field.
  • Minimum of seven (07) years of experience in implementing, managing, and integrating core aviation/airline business systems i.e Passenger Service Systems (PSS), Maintenance Overhaul & Repair Systems (MRO), Flight Operations Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Global Distribution Systems, Reservations, Inventory and Availability, Fares & Ticketing, Airport Operations, Loyalty, Codeshares and interlines,
  • Certifications such as CompTIA A+, MSCE, Cisco, Oracle, and Cloud Technologies have added advantages.
  • Relevant exposure and experience leading large IT projects and rolling out IT infrastructures across various technologies.
  • Excellent working knowledge of integrated computer systems, IPSEC, VPN, and MPLS networks, systems automation, big data, and business analytics, SaaS/Cloud technologies, and global call centers.
  • A firm grasp of aviation infrastructure and operations best practices.
  • Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of project management and budget skills is desirable
  • Innovation and digital transformation
  • Project management
  • People management
  • Financial management

 

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join Uganda Airlines in this capacity should apply online at the link below.

 

Click Here

 

Deadline: 7th October 2022

 

Miiro Allan

I am a team player who is committed to learning, excellence, ethics and people, also an excellent communicator with great interest in technology innovations, branding and communications for Business and passion for community service and positive change.

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