ICT Committee Expert needed at South African Maritime Safety Authority

SAMSA seeks to appoint a skilled and competent ICT Expert to serve on its Finance and ICT Committee to provide strategic advice to the Committee and the Board on all ICT related matters ensuring compliant and support towards attainment of strategic objectives and best practice.
Finance and ICT is a Governance Committee of the Board established to review and provide oversight of the financial affairs of the entity and the technology-based issues including research and innovation investments.
The successful incumbent will be required to attend the meetings of the Committee on a quarterly basis or as and when required.
 
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
The ICT Expert is required to provide technical advice to the Committee on ICT related matters to ensure alignment with the best practices such as King IV code of Governance. The Committee performs its functions in line with the roles, responsibilities set out in the Charter as per the powers set out in the founding legislation as well as the PFMA, National Treasury Regulations, and King IV.
 
The Expert will assist the Committee to perform activities within the ambit of the Committee Terms of Reference in particular, the technical advice relating to its functions in ICT area, as outlined below:

• Reviews and monitors SAMSA’s ICT Strategy and significant investments in support of the entity’s evolving business needs. Areas of review include: information technology strategy; significant new technology investments; ICT Policies and the entity’s response to external technology-based threats and opportunities and internally focused strengths and weaknesses;
• Ensures that business priorities are translated into relevant ICT deliverables
• Advise and support of ICT investment decisions;
• Recommendations on major changes relating to ICT strategies, technology and related priorities;
• Review of controls relating to ICT risks, ICT security, data protection and related security controls for intellectual property protection of the SAMSA;
• Ensures that a clear and concise ICT Governance framework is in place and implemented at all times;
• Advise on the format and ensure that the ICT disaster recovery Plans are in place and tested on regular basis;
• Reviews and recommendation to the Board appropriate ICT policies and standards required to guide the ICT affairs of the entity.
• And guide the Committee with effective monitoring and management of risks pertaining to sourcing of ICT contracts;

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• ICT NQF level 8 qualification, A minimum of a postgraduate degree in Information Technology or Computer Science.

Relevant experience: 

• At least 10 years working experience in a ICT corporate/public sector organization as well as leading practices in ICT Governance, 5 years’ experience at Senior Management level gained within any of the following areas: IT industry legislation, IT policy frameworks and best practices, IT governance principles and processes, Cyber security, Enterprise and IT architecture, Development of IT frameworks, policies and processes, IT risk management, ITIL processes, and Implementation of IT strategies and plans.
• Industry related certifications such as CISA, Chartered CIO, Pr.CIO, CGEIT, COBIT, CISM, will be an added advantage.

Preference will be given to candidates who are certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
 
CRITICAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES: 

• Visionary leadership with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement, capacity to self-organize, self-management, communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving, dedication to research and keeping up to date with industry developments and a consistently methodical and investigative approach, Excellent communication, presentation skills.
• Proven business management skills including inter alia financial management, risk management, corporate governance, compliance, and team leadership.

use the reference:  FIN & ICT COMMITTEE EXPERT 2024
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CLOSING DATE: 7 JULY 2024