HOD: Planning and Organising (5-year Fixed Term)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

• To drive the development, implementation, and enforcement of ICT best practice standards, Systems Engineering architecture practices, governance practices, and ensuring compliance within the division to deliver effective and reliable systems, including leading and managing the risk, quality, and progress of projects to ensure that they are delivered on time, on budget, to quality standards and within the agreed scope.

Minimum Requirements:

• A postgraduate qualification in Software Engineering/ Computer Science /Information Technology or relevant equivalent NQF Level 8.
• Certifications: Architectural certification / ITIL v3 Foundation/ CoBIT 5 Foundation/ IT Project Management
• 8 + years of ICT experience with IT Operations or Systems / Solution Development and implementation with 5 years as a Senior Manager with strategic leadership in a management role in a similar setting.
• Experience in overseeing large-scale information technology projects driven and delivered using service-oriented design approach (e.g., Service Oriented Architecture and Micro-services Architecture) ICT Application Development experience with a sound understanding of the underpinning architectural principles, technologies, and methodologies CobIT foundations, formal project management and ITIL certification Managing departmental budgets and overall departmental financials IT contracts and vendor management experience
• Exposure/experience with a wide variety of productivity and business software
• Experience in leading strategic decisions of technology, definition, and implementation of software products
• Experience in managing strategic change in a dynamic operating environment Experience in risk, audit, and compliance management leveraging framework.

Key Performance Areas:

• Ensure effective and efficient division’s business request and requirements
• Lead the division’s architecture and engineering services.
• Set the long-term vision and strategy for division’s products and communicate this strategy to all the relevant participants and stakeholders.
• Financial and business management.
• Human capital management.
• Lead the development and implementation of the Department’s strategy and roadmap.
• Manage division’s governance (Reporting, Performance, Risk, Audit, Compliance, IKM, Bid Spec, Invoicing).
• Ensure effective and efficient division’s program management.

Technical Competencies:

• Technology product management Business Process Management Systems Engineering Architecture Different "XaaS"
• Cloud Computing Service Models (e.g. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, MachinenLearning, Internet of Things ICT Governance strategy, policies and procedures and Risk Management Industry standards, best practices and trends in the discipline Broad knowledge of the whole ICT spectrum Understanding of technology, strategy and innovation. IT and Service Management Frameworks (ITIL, CoBIT) IT Platforms, Models and Frameworks Expertise in contract negotiation procedures.
• ICT security Virtualisation and Solution Containerisation concepts
• Agile Delivery and DevOps automation ICT Governance and Compliance Deep
• Understanding of architecture, design, delivery and compliance Knowledge and understanding of PFMA and procurement procedures in Government.
• Understanding of commercial contracts, service level agreements and KPIs
• Understanding and application of appropriate ICT risk models
• Strong understanding of technology audit control requirements.

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