Should you be in a position to refer candidates who are meeting the minimum requirements for these positions, we want to encourage you to ask them to send an updated copy of their profile to hr@yu.co.ke<mailto:hr@yu.co.ke> by no later than Thursday the 9th of July 2009 clearly stating the position that they are applying for in the subject line. BSS CLUSTER LEAD (KISUMU & MERU REGION) The Cluster Lead is responsible for the Roll out, O & M and Transmission planning for a particular area, and will be responsible for the management of a team. This includes BTS, BSC, MGW, MW, Lease lines and OFC network, as well as Passive Infrastructure implementation and management. Other responsibilities will include: * Efficiently rolling out the cluster BSS as per the business plan in terms of time, quality and cost . * Monitoring and managing the Cluster Network to ensure OPEX limits are managed and benchmarks adhered to * Transmission planning for network roll out in the Cluster. * CAPEX & OPEX budgeting and ensuring that OPEX saving targets are achieved. * To achieve Network Quality KPI’s as per organizational and regulatory benchmarks. * Compliance with the relevant Regulatory authorities * Technical Manpower planning, recruitment & development. * Preventive and curative maintenance. * Regular MIS reporting and the maintenance of relevant records The successful candidate will typically have the following competencies and qualifications: * A Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications/ Engineering with a minimum of 5-8 years experience. * Sound knowledge of GSM technology, BSS & Transmission & O&M standards. * A working knowledge and proven experience of the implementation of GSM O&M standards, performance benchmarks, ITUT standards & regulatory norms. * Previous leadership experience in mentoring and coaching a small team. CLUSTER ENGINEER (KISUMU & MERU REGION) The BSS Cluster Engineer is responsible for the Roll-Out, O & M and Transmission planning in a particular area and will be reporting to the Cluster Lead. Suitable candidates will be supporting a wide range of technology including BSS /NSS Network, BTS, BSC, MW, MGW, Lease lines and the OFC network. The Engineer will have the following accountabilities: · Responsible for surveys & BSS rollout as per business plan to ensure time, quality and cost requirements are met · Management of BSS (BSC, BTS, OFC equip & MW) fault rectification operations to ensure availability of all equipment and elements · Monitoring all infrastructure to ensure organization benchmarks and OPEX guidelines are adhered to · Transmission planning for network roll out for a specific area · Achieving Network Quality KPI’s as per organizational and regulatory benchmarks. The successful candidate will typically have the following competencies and qualifications: · A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. · 3+ years experience in the Telecommunications industry. · Sound experience in the rollout and operations of the GSM network. · Ability to mentor junior team members. CLUSTER TECHNICIAN (KISUMU & MERU REGION) The Cluster Technician will be supporting the Engineering team with the Roll-Out, O & M and Transmission planning in a particular area and will be reporting to the Cluster Lead. Suitable candidates will be supporting a wide range of technology including BSS /NSS Network, BTS, BSC, MW, MGW, Lease lines and the OFC network. The Technician will have the following accountabilities: * Supporting surveys and the roll-out of the network infrastructure * Fault rectification operations to ensure network availability * Transmission network roll out. * Maintain site uptime, to achieve Network Quality KPI’s as per organizational and regulatory benchmarks. * Preventive and curative maintenance of sites. The successful candidate will typically have the following competencies and qualifications: · A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. · 1+ years of experience in the Telecommunications industry. CLUSTER ENGINEER NSS (NAIROBI, MOMBASA, KISUMU & MERU REGION) The NSS Cluster Engineer will be responsible for the NSS (MGW & MSS Architecture) implementation, its O & M, Regulatory and Quality compliances as per the business requirement and will be reporting to the Cluster Lead. Key accountabilities are: · NSS (MGW & MSS Architecture) implementation as per business plan in terms of time, quality and cost. · To achieve NSS Quality KPI’s as per organizational and regulatory benchmarks. · Managing the NSS operations for availability of all network functionalities as per benchmarks and OPEX requirements · POI commissioning, augmentation- coordination with PSTN and other operators. · Regulatory audits and compliances. · Coordination with IN, VAS nodes and Roaming coordination. · Regular MIS reporting The successful candidate will typically have the following competencies and qualifications: · A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. · 3+ years experience in the Telecommunications industry. · Having experience of rolling out and operations of NSS, IN & VAS network. · Knowledge on GSM technologies in Switching, VAS & IN. · Ability to mentor team members_._,_.___ * *