Head — I.T 153 views

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our client, a well-established organisation, and a market leader in its field, is looking for a goal oriented and exceedingly focused individual who can demonstrate accountability, initiative, drive, innovation, and creativity in a rapidly changing and intellectually stimulating environment to join the management team as Head — I.T. This position will report to the Chief Information Officer.

The Job Involves:

• Developing the Annual Operating Plan for Information Technology from the agreed strategy of the organisation.
• Researching and planning for the Information Technology systems and tools required to achieve the set objectives and targets.
• Formulating, coordinating and the implementing of IT Business Plans to build organisational capacity and implement systems availability.
• Developing and updating the IT infrastructure road map to support business needs.
• Developing and updating Standard Operating Procedures for the IT function.
• Devolving the Annual Operating Plan into departmental weekly and monthly activities in order to manage the operations of the department.
• Reviewing and approving hardware and software maintenance plans as well as server deployment baselines developed by subordinates.
• Controlling monthly expenditure by monitoring financial movement as well as acting on usage of resources in the department.
• Manages the maintenance on server’s hardware and operating system resources in line with agreed plans.
• Data Analytics.
• Cyber Security management.
• Business continuity and disaster recovery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• IT industry certifications.
• At least 6-8 years working in an Information Technology or similar environment.
• 2-3 years managerial experience essential.
• Member of the Computer Society of Zimbabwe.

Skills & Attributes:

• Ability to lead, manage and develop staff and employees.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound business acumen and ability to clearly present complex situations.
• Ability to analyse and solve complex problems to achieve the correct outcomes.