Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Overview    

• Creates an infrastructure able to support the required products, services and delivery to stakeholders and customers

Qualifications    

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in IT, Computer Science or related field
• Post Graduate Qualification will be an advantage
• Certifications and continuing education perferred

Experience    

• Minimum 10 to 12 years of progressive IT experience
• Proven experience working in IT operations, supervising technology teams and overseeing large information technology projects
• Sound understanding of IT operations, computer systems, networks, security, telecommunications, databases and storage systems
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with teams across global cultures
• Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
• Strong knowledge of project management principles
• Proven ability of successfully developing, leading and implementing strategy, policy or operational plans across global organisation
• Experience of managing towards a high-performance culture
• Budgeting and planning experience

Duties    

• Creates a strategic plan that defines how IT will contribute to the enterprise's strategic objectives and related costs and risks. Leading role in the development and execution of a responsive business strategy
• Develops practices that can be used by business during projects to speed up time to market and enhance project success/sustainability
• Drives development of data driven services/solutions both internally and externally as well as establish business platforms that enables digital business services.  Prioritise IT effort and spend on value-generating business initiatives as well as simplify IT operations
• Leads digital transformation initiatives utilizing a risk-based approach on topics involving governance, business continuity and cyber security
• Educates management on current technology capabilities and future directions, the opportunities that IT provides, and what the business must do to capitalise on such opportunities.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures wrt to IT infrastructure management, IT access and control and data management to create a secure and efficient IT platform.
• Manage the portfolio of IT-enabled investment programmes to achieve specific strategic business objectives.
• Provides input and oversees annual budget expenditures and resource requirements for the department.
• Manage the IT team, overseeing the allocation of work and performance against goals. Provides feedback, coaching, and mentoring, drives employee development, and performs additional people management activities.
• Performs other duties as required.

Job Competencies    
Cognitive Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Analytical Thinking
• Leading Change
• Organisational Awareness
• Business and Financial Acumen
• Data Literacy
• Decision Making
• Results Oriented

Intrapersonal Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Problem Solving
• Ethical Behaviour

Interpersonal Competencies:

• Credibility 
• Relationship Building
• Effective Communications

Closing Date    
2023/05/13