Executive Manager (Information and Communication Technology) at Mintek

About the position

Introduction

Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Executive Manager (Information and Communication Technology). The candidate will be responsible to enable the organisation to attain operational excellence through functional ICT leadership. All suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply.

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

Desired Skills:

• Strategic thinking skills
• Technical expertise
• Problem solving
• Risk management
• Collaboration and Innovation