Executive Manager (Information and Communication Technology) – Re-advert needed at Mintek

Job description

Strategy:

• Develop and execute the roadmap giving effect to the overall Mintek strategy.
• The cascading down of the strategy by ensuring adequate resourcing of the organisation requirements in terms of ICT.

Governance:

• Develop/create a framework or policy guiding how ICT matters are handled.
• Defining decision rights in the organisation.
• Ensuring that the organisation complies with all relevant ICT related legislation and agreement with vendors.

Services:

• Ensure excellence in operational support throughout the organisation.
• Optimise the equipment/ service allocated to extract the best value in the organisation.
• Ensuring appropriate data management at all sections and all levels of the organisation.

Leadership:

• Influence change in the division and the organisation by directing and supporting the organisation strategy.

Performance Management:

• Ensure that everything done delivers to the expected business outcomes or better.
• Ensure appropriate risk management and risk mitigation.

Continuous Operation:

• Ensure that the operating system is available for use all the time.
• Ensure the existence of efficient recovery means and redirect operations as and when required.

Minimum requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s Degree in a relevant ICT field
• Ideal: PHD
• ICT experience minimum 10 years
• Leadership 5 – 7 years’ experience
• Project Management experience

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Good management and leadership skills
• Self-driven
• People skills
• Strategic thinking
• Change management 
• collaboration and Innovation

COMPETENCY REQUIRED

• Deep technical knowledge of the Discipline
• Through knowledge of the sector in which the Discipline operates
• Strategy and business plan development and implementation
• Ability to lead diverse teams to ensure delivery and efficiency
• Business and financial management
• Leadership of people and operations management