Moripesh Group Africa – Regional Information Technology Lead.

Moripesh Group Africa is a tech investment company, based in Africa, we developed a cloud-based ecosystem built around Social Financing, E-commerce, and Investment Banking. We are currently operational in Kenya, under the following holdings, VeeshAfrica (e-commerce), LearntAfrica (Social Financing – Skill Sharing), MIFA (Investment Management), and ZuruWireless (Cloud Computing).

Our ecosystem is built around the ease of doing business in Kenya whilst providing an avenue for business growth and digital security. Through our holding, LearntAfrica, our main focus is the youth in Africa, with our solutions, the youth in Africa can; earn, educate, and also entertain. Through this, we seek to eradicate poverty by creating platforms that help create avenues for income generation digitally.

Responsibilities.

1. Set objectives and strategies for the IT departments across all holdings
2. Select and implement suitable technology to streamline all internal operations and help optimize their strategic benefits
3. Design and customize technological systems and platforms to improve customer experience across all holdings’ brands.
4. Plan the implementation of new systems and provide guidance to IT professionals and other staff within the holdings
5. Approve purchases of technological equipment and software and establish partnerships with IT providers across holdings
6. Oversee the technological infrastructure (networks and computer systems) in the holdings to ensure optimal performance
7. Monitor changes or advancements in technology to discover ways the company can gain competitive advantage
8. Analyze the costs, value and risks of information technology to advise management and suggest actions
9. Collaborate with project managers and CEOs to measure system and resource use and allocation
10. Supervise the development and advancement of regional communications network
11. Design a wide area connectivity network infrastructure with an emphasis on filling remote access needs
12. Negotiate contracts with vendors and service providers for installing new technology and training employees on its use
13. Suggest hardware and software upgrades as appropriate to improve operations, consistency and budgetary success