Manager, IT

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Candidates would be required to:

• Accomplish information technology staff results by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, appraising job results;
• Initiate, coordinate and enforce information technology policies and procedures;
• Maintain the organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies;
• Direct technological research by studying organization’s goals, strategies, practices, and user projects;
• Complete projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and the wider organization;
• Verify application results by conducting system audits of technologies;
• Ensure assets are preserved by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures;
• Recommend information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organizational outcomes, identifying problems, evaluating trends and anticipating requirements;
• Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective action;
• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organizational standards;
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing the organization’s information technology learning networks;
  • Perform all other related duties.

Candidates would be required to have:

• Excellent knowledge of technical management;
• Good knowledge of information analysis and Business intelligence;
• Sound knowledge of computer hardware and software systems;
• Experience in computer operations, technical support or systems programming;
• The ability to explain complex systems in simple terms;
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and within constraints.

Successful candidates should possess:

• A MSc in Computer Science, Information System Management, Computer Information Systems or any other Computer related Master’s degree with a programming / engineering emphasis; and
• At least six (6) years experience in an IT department of which three (3) years’ must be in a supervisory position;
• Certifications in Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco products will be an asset. OR
• A BSc. in Computer Science, Information System Management, Computer Information Systems or any other Computer related Bachelor’s degree with a programming / engineering emphasis
•  At least ten (10) years’ experience in an IT department of which three (3) years’ must be in a supervisory position;
• A combination of certifications in Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco products.

Please submit your Curriculum Vitae along with two (2) references from persons who are not members of your family.  

Prospective candidates are also required to include a passport size photo with their application