Chief Information Officer (Johannesburg) needed at National Health Laboratory Services

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• To contribute as a member of the Executive Management Team.
• Formulating and directing the Company’s IT strategy and ensuring implementation.
• Align IT with business initiatives and business objectives.
• Communicate and market the value of IT and manage the value perceptions.
• Manage IT economics to drive down operational costs, creating capacity for initiatives and innovation (both business and IT). Drive technology effectiveness and efficiency to improve information management and enable rapid response to changing business requirements.
• Transforming business processes for automation and adaptability, modernizing business applications for service reuse, and providing a cost-efficient, flexible IT infrastructure. Manage risk by ensuring IT continuity, resilience, compliance, and security to safeguard assets and help minimize negative financial exposure. Create an information platform that becomes the powerhouse of the organization providing updated and comprehensive data management.
• Responsible for establishing the organization’s information technology vision and leading all aspects of technology development, according to NHLS’s strategic direction and objectives.
• Responsible for the databases and applications across the enterprise – the interpretation and implementation thereof. Set key performance indicators for technology delivery and introduce
• progressive measurement opportunities and tools. Responsible for IT Governance and Management Framework. Position the organization competitively as a leading healthcare data
• powerhouse by developing innovative and progressive IT strategies and business solutions.
• Responsible for IT best practices and ensuring IT systems availability, incident and problem management, capacity and configuration management, maintenance, and support. Manage IT sourcing, and vendor management and ensure cost efficiency and value add. Manage and maintain optimal relationships with all stakeholders. Stay abreast of IT changes and developments and work with other members of the executive team to ensure the implementation of new technologies in line with specific business needs. To develop and oversee the management of operational and capex expenditure and budgets within IT, to ensure the most effective utilization of financial resources by the PFMA. 

MINIMUM KEY REQUIREMENT & KEY COMPETENCY:

• Relevant Master’s Degree in Information Technology or equivalent qualification.
• Fifteen (15) years of IT experience with a proven track record. Of which five (5) years must have been spent at a senior management level within the IT environment. ITIL foundation or related certification will be an added advantage 

ATTRIBUTES:

• Evidence of experience in the implementation of IT best practices in areas of Service Management. IT Governance, Software Development Life Cycle, and Enterprise Architecture. Evidence in managing a large departmental or unit budget. Aware of the client’s needs and expectations and how this informs internal processes and deliverables. Well-versed in the marketplace and aware of how strategies and tactics may be applied to optimize business success.
• Business acumen and understanding of the healthcare environment. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with problem-solving and decision-making. Strategic thinking ability.