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Head of IT
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1.Purpose of the Position
· Maintain a world-class, technologically up to date IT environment, with 100% uptime, providing service excellence to the business in all projects and support.
2.Major Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:
· Strategically direct and manage the IT team (Development, Business Intelligience and Infrastructure) to achieve business targets and overall strategic goals set.
· Ensure effective planning and management of IT processes.
· Assist and lead in the development of strategies and processes within the department.
· Control the effective and efficient provision of IT services across the business ensuring high quality of service and output.
· Develop and manage the IT budget.
· Manage people, performance issues, disciplinary measures and evaluation of team.
· This role will be responsible for the development of plans and programmes and driving these internally and externally to support business goals and objectives
· Ensure IT objectives are met and all business is driven to achievement of those objectives.
· Ensure projects are launched on time and within budget.
· Maintaining one unified system locally and globally (in the near future).
· Managing expectations of internal customers.
· Overseeing the development of software and making sure the process runs smoothly.
· Maintaining and developing the Genisys architecture strategy to ensure the enhancement and proficiency of the business in all relevant modules.
3. Critical Success Factors of the Job:
| Key Competencies/ Skills | Relevant Experience |
| · Tertiary level degree in IT. · Experience running an IT Software company advantageous. · Software development experience, strategy setting and vision on ONE particular software program ? management and maintenance thereof. · Costing strategy experience.
| 7-8 years working experience With 3yrs experience in a senior management role.
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| Critical Personal Characteristics | |
| · ENTJ/INTJ · Powerful Choleric · Excellent leadership ability · Results driven · Show initiative, drive and enthusiasm · Extremely ambitious · Purpose driven · Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to make a difference · Use initiative · Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills · Excellent inter-personal skills · Innovative, forward thinker · Balanced between strategic thinking and implementation · High level emotional maturity/resilience · Confident · High work ethic · Culture fit · High learning potential · Openness to grow and change · Passionate about Software development and Technology
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- Job Skills Profile:-
| N/A: Not Applicable BA: Basic Appreciation WK: Working Knowledge FO: Fully Operational LE: Leading Edge | |||||||
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| 1. | Strategic planning and execution. |
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| 2. | Business acumen |
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| 3. | Problem solving ability |
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| 4. | Effective Communication: Verbal and Written |
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| 5. | Understanding of financial management, costings, budgets and cash flow |
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| 6. | Understanding of Microsoft technologies and development techniques and methods |
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| 2. | Organizational and Time Management skills |
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| 3. | Negotiating skills |
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