General Manager: Information And Communication Technology

Group Operations Office
Group Head Office – Durban
Reference Number: ICEBO / GMICT/ DG 2211

The General Manager: ICT role is responsible for improving and developing ICT strategies, policies, programmes and governance processes to ensure optimized Icebolethu Group operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the Icebolethu Group ICT Master Plan and Strategy aligned to Icebolethu Group  Strategy.
• Lead& develop and consult on the implementation of ICT policies and procedures including security, communication networks, data, etc. within approved frameworks, standards, regulations, and legislation.
• Ensure availability of ICT resources to all stakeholders to enable efficient and effective operations.
• Develop and implement strategies and annual plans to guarantee infrastructure relevance including hardware, Cloud, etc. in line with Icebolethu Group strategic goals.
• Lead the implementation of ICT infrastructure policy and procedures within Icebolethu Group`s framework and standards.
• Manage the availability of ICT services control and ICT infrastructure technical and service support to all users.
• Develop, manage, and monitor ICT related Service Level Agreements.
• Lead the execution of business requirement studies and systems analysis to develop strategies for effective management of cost-efficient ICT Systems and applications.
• Monitor and upgrade existing ICT Systems and Software to ensure that existing applications are running optimally and adequately maintained.
• Lead the development of new applications based on Industry Standards.
• Optimize integration between different ICT programs and systems.
• Ensure effective management of renewal of software licenses and OEM as and when required.
• Manage ICT Vendors and their performance against SLAs.
• Lead the management and maintenance of the Website and intranet.
• Deploy efficient systems technical support to all users.
• Manage the business intelligence across platforms and implement data management systems and security.
• Oversee execution of data quality analysis on existing and proposed data systems and ensure compliance with data quality standards.
• Maintain a high level of information security.
• Develop and implement data warehousing and data integrity solutions.
• Oversee the collection, modelling and archiving of Metadata.
• Oversee data protection and recovery.
• Monitor and manage the acquisition, upgrading and maintenance of ICT Software Security packages.

The following minimum requirements should be met to be considered:

• Bachelor’s degree in ICT field.
• Ten years of experience in ICT Management, preferably in the financial services or industries, and five of which at senior management level.
• Proven experience in strategy and business development.
• Strategic and visionary skills.
• Project management and planning skills, ability to facilitate multi-disciplinary projects at any given time.
• Stakeholder relations skills.
• Coaching and mentorship skills
• People management skills.

All Short listed applicants will be subjected to assessments, references and credit checks.

ICEBOLETHU EMBRACES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT

CLOSING DATE:  11 MARCH 2022

INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST FORWARD A DETAILED CV; CERTIFIED COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS AND ID DOCUMENT BY E-MAIL TO ice_recruitment@icebolethu.co.za   KINDLY ALSO INCLUDE A MOTIVATION OF HOW YOU MEET EACH OF THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE AND QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THE POSITION.  

PLEASE NOTE:

• LATE APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS WITH NO REFERENCE NUMBER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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• CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE LIMITED TO SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES.
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