Head of Itc

**Job Summary Statement**:
Moolmans offers services across the mining value chain, from shaft sinking, underground development, contract mining and open cut mining, to construction of mine infrastructure. The operating group's experience spans a broad range of commodities and it has worked successfully in remote and challenging locations.

As a senior leader in Moolmans, the incumbent is responsible for all aspects of Moolmans’ information, communication and technology (ICT) systems. This role provides vision and leadership for developing and implementing initiatives that align ICT capabilities with the business objectives of the organisation. The role works closely with decision-makers and other levels of management to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support strategic and cost effective solutions.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, IT systems, software engineering, or relevant field.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in information technology and data management.
- At least 5 years proven experience as CIO or similar managerial role

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**:

- Excellent knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure
- Background in designing/developing IT systems and planning IT implementation
- Solid understanding of data analysis, budgeting and business operations
- Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- A strong strategic and business mindset
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Establish a strategy for IC&T, together with structures and standards for governance, risk management and assurance over the ICT&T aspects of the organisation.
- Participate in strategic and operational governance processes of the organisation while promoting IC&T solutions and services.
- Lead strategic and operational planning to achieve organisation goals by fostering innovation, prioritising IC&T initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IC&T solutions across the organisation.
- Establish an IC&T governing entity to co-manage IC&T investments and improvement projects based on business strategic objectives and maximum benefit.
- Manage all IC&T service providers for quality and cost-effectiveness.
- Establish IC&T departmental goals, objectives and operating procedures.
- Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IC&T systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing and in-house development.
- Assess and communicate risks associated with IC&T investments and their associated impacts on productivity.
- Develop, track, and control the IC&T annual operating and capital budgets.
- Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IC&T spending and initiatives, while obtaining customer acceptance for these initiatives.
- Coordinate and facilitate consultation with stakeholders to define business and system requirements.
- Ensure continuous delivery of IC&T services through oversight of performance agreements with end users and monitoring of IC&T systems performance.
- Ensure that the IC&T system operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations.
- Direct the maintenance and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
- Benchmark, analyse, report on, and make recommendations for the improvement of the IC&T infrastructure and IC&T solutions.
- Develop and implement IC&T policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing and service provision.
- Oversee negotiation and administration of vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements.
- Design and deploy an efficient and effective system of internal controls to mitigate risks specifically associated with IC&T across the organisation.

**Knowledge Skills & Abilities**:

- Excellent knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure
- Background in designing/developing IT systems and planning IT implementation
- Solid understanding of data analysis, budgeting and business operations
- Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- A strong strategic and business mindset
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Be an effective communicator and influencer
- Critically evaluate information
- Capable of thinking tactically and implement best practice
- Drive business results and ensure operational excellence
- Lead effectively by taking bold decisions
- Promote a learning and growing organisation
- Team player
- Maintain composure under pressure and deal effectively with stress and adverse conditions
- Uphold ethics, values and integrity
- Live the Aveng values.