• 10+ years\' experience in IT, with a minimum of 3-5 years in a managerial/ supervisory role
• Gained at whilst working within the financial services industry, or from a compliance background,
• Government sector, or a National or international organization

• Develop, plan, and direct an effective Information Technology strategy
• Managing and developing IT applications, systems, and infrastructure
• Determines the requirements of technology platforms, applications, and IT budgetary requirements

• Strategy Formulation, Implementation and Planning
• Budgets and Plans
• IT Projects

• Evaluate and prioritize improvements to the organization\'s IT infrastructure (for example, computer hardware, operating systems, communications, software applications, data processing, service support and security systems), to ensure that the organization\'s IT resources are used effectively, and that its current and future business needs are met.
• IT Security \xe2\x80\x93 Ensure that appropriate IT security systems and processes are in place to protect the privacy and integrity of the organization\'s information and related intellectual property
• IT Contact Management \xe2\x80\x93 Review all IT related contractual agreements and provide recommendations and submit it to the Legal department to minimize the turnaround time and assist with technical content that may not be understood by non-technical staff and to ensure the contacts are as per requirements and safeguard the interests of the business.
• Evaluate the vendors and third-party service providers for IT service and lead the negotiations with them to procure the most suitable vendors and at optimum cost
• Innovation \xe2\x80\x93 Using technology in new ways to create a more efficient organization and improve alignment between technology initiatives and business goals.
• Policies, systems, Processes & Procedures
• Market Analysis - Stay up to date on latest trends in IT processes, systems, hardware, and software applications, used in similar organization, key vendors, return on investments
• Take suitable decisions and provide suggestions to the Chief Operating Officer

• BA degree in computer science, IT
• Preferably a master\'s degree in a scientific, technology or related discipline
• Ability to translate highly complex and technical concepts in a non-technical manner depending
• Ability to plan and direct an enterprise-wide technical systems infrastructure and understand how

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