Job Description
Manager, IT Knowledge Management
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldICT / Computer
Job Purpose
- The Manager, IT Knowledge Management will lead the design, implementation, and governance of IT knowledge strategies to enhance IT Service Management (ITSM) effectiveness and organizational learning.
- This role is critical in ensuring IT knowledge assets—including documentation, playbooks, incident resolutions, and lessons learned—are systematically captured, structured, and shared to enable efficiency, reduce waste, and improve service quality.
- The incumbent will manage a team responsible for maintaining IT knowledge repositories, driving knowledge-sharing culture, and aligning knowledge management initiatives with enterprise goals and compliance standards.
Job Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for IT Knowledge Management in alignment with ITSM frameworks and organizational objectives.
- Lead the establishment and governance of IT knowledge repositories, ensuring content accuracy, accessibility, and usability.
- Define standards, processes, and best practices for knowledge capture, curation, and dissemination across IT teams.
- Collaborate with IT Operations, Service Management, DevOps, and business stakeholders to ensure IT knowledge supports end-to-end service delivery.
- Oversee the integration of knowledge management practices with ITSM tools to streamline support and incident resolution.
- Promote adoption of self-service knowledge portals to enhance user experience and reduce support demand.
- Monitor knowledge usage, quality, and effectiveness through KPIs, analytics, and feedback loops.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies such as AI-driven knowledge management, chatbots, and machine learning for knowledge search and recommendation.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of knowledge analysts/administrators to deliver on KM objectives.
- Ensure compliance with IT governance, security, and regulatory standards in all knowledge management activities.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation within IT and across stakeholder groups.
Qualifications
Requirements
- University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Knowledge Management, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in IT Service Management, Knowledge Management, or ITSM-related leadership roles.
- Proven experience managing enterprise-level knowledgebases or Centers of Excellence.
- Strong knowledge of ITIL framework, ITSM tools (ServiceNow, BMC Remedy), and collaboration platforms (Confluence, SharePoint, Jira).
- Experience integrating knowledge management with ITSM, DevOps, or Agile models.
- Skilled in data-driven decision-making, reporting, and knowledge analytics.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and change management skills.
- Experience with vendor management and enterprise knowledge tools.
- Familiarity with emerging trends such as AI-powered KM, self-service portals, and intelligent search.
- Project Management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) desirable.
General Manager, IT Service Operations
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldICT / Computer
Job Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:
- Lead and oversee the day-to-day operations of the Service Monitoring Center (SMC), Service Desk, Incident & Problem Management functions within a 24x7 enterprise environment.
- Serve as the key escalation contact and principal decision-maker for Major Incidents, driving resolution efforts and coordinating communication to various stakeholders.
- Enhance and enforce ITIL-based processes for Event, Incident, Problem & Continual Improvement, and Service Request Management across all IT operational teams.
- Manage and mature Service Desk operations to achieve/exceed first-contact resolution, customer satisfaction and SLA adherence targets.
- Develop Service Monitoring strategies for end-to-end real-time service, system & infrastructure monitoring, proactive issue detection, and incident escalation.
- Lead Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs), drive follow-ups for permanent fixes, preventive actions and address incident recurrences.
- Monitor and report on service KPIs, SLAs, and operational performance metrics to IT leadership and business stakeholders.
- Drive process automation and continual service improvement (CSI) initiatives across all operational towers.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, security policies, and regulatory standards across operations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, and external partners to improve service resilience and operational capabilities.
- Provide coaching and direction to a team of operational managers and technical staff to build a high-performing operations organization.
- Oversee staff performance, recruitment, development, and support efforts to retain effective teams.
Qualifications
Essential Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of ITIL v4.
- Working knowledge of monitoring tools and IT Service Management platforms.
- Familiarity with infrastructure components, networking, cloud environments, and enterprise systems.
- Experience in vendor and SLA management.
Method of Application
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