EMPLOYER Morogoro Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (MORUWASA)

APPLICATION TIMELINE: 2020-10-12 2020-10-26

ABOUT MORUWASA

MORUWASA was established for supply of reliable, affordable and clean water and provision of sewerage services in Morogoro Municipality and other designated operational areas. Morogoro Municipality is situated about 200 km. West of Dar es Salaam and it is the eighth largest town in Tanzania. MORUWASA was established by a Government declaration on 1st January, 1998. It was one of the eighteen Water and Sewerage Departments that were declared Water Supply and Sewerage Authorities by the then Minister of Water Affairs through the power vested on him by section 38 of the Waterworks Ordinance 1949 and regulation 3 (1) of the Waterworks Regulations published in the Government Gazette Notice No. 371 on the 25th July, 1997. The Authority had existed as a Water Department until 30th June, 1996. On 1st July, 1996, it was given powers to retain the revenue that it collected and use the same to discharge its responsibilities under the direction of a Board. The first Board was inaugurated on 29th August, 1996. In January 1st 1998 the Government declared a total of 18 Regional, Towns/ Municipalities Water Departments to be Autonomous Urban Water and Sewerage Authorities under categories A, B and C. MORUWASA started as a category B Authority, under which it was required to meet all its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs excluding salaries for permanent employees. In July, 2001 it was elevated to category A, and in this category, it is required to meet all Operational and Maintenance costs and set aside, at least 20% of its annual budget for capital investment. MORUWASA operates in accordance with the Water Supply and Sanitation Act No.12 of 2009 and its Regulations. It is also guided by other Acts and agreements such as the Public Finance Act 2001; Public Procurement Act 2004; Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Water; Performance Agreement with EWURA; and Operational Guidelines.

 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

i. To liaise with information systems officers for monitoring and improvement of Unified Billing system and other smart billing systems;

ii. To develop meter Reading Software and other application software;

iii. To monitor implementation of ICT Security Policy and Guidelines across MORUWASA;

iv. To assist users with any general problems which may arise, this includes but not limited to, knowing what the program does, where it is located, how to save and how to print;

v. To prepare documentation for systems methods, standards and procedures;

vi. To assist in the installation, configuration, and standardization of hardware and software pertaining to reliable and consistent use of both Email and Internet communication within the MORUWASA;

vii. To provide assistance on producing ICT policy document as the case might be, that will define the appropriate use of ICT as a tool to facilitate smooth functioning of MORUWASA operations in a more efficient manner;

viii. To participate in the preparation of the systems design;

ix. To provide support to end-user of organization’s information systems, prepare materials on various computer application programs and conduct trainings to MORUWASA staff; and

x. To perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

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QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Holder of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Computer Programming or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution. Proven competence in development of different application software useful in water sector or Master degree related with application Software development is an added advantage.

The deadline for submitting the application is October 26, 2020

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