Our client has a vacancy for Senior Manager: Productivity Suite

Job purpose:
To lead and manage the Productivity Suite unit within the Transversal Solutions department to design, develop / procure, package, release and maintain/enhance Productivity Suite transversal solutions, in accordance with ICT standards
Key responsibilities
•Support the Transversal Solutions in developing and implementing Transversal Solutions strategies and roadmaps (from a Transversal Productivity Suite perspective) to ensure a comprehensive and integrated transversal solutions function
•Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of governance mechanisms for Transversal Productivity Suite Solutions and monitor the adherence thereto so as to deliver quality products in a controlled environment
• Lead and Manage resources (i.e. budget/finances, asset/equipment and staff) within the Unit in order to ensure the efficient operation and that all the resources are utilised optimally
•Participate in the development and implementation of Architectural mechanisms for Transversal Solutions: Productivity Suite to improve interoperability of government systems
• Programmes/projects manage development/procurement and maintenance projects of transversal Productivity Suite solutions so as to meet the service delivery commitments for Transversal Solutions: Productivity Suite Design, develop / procure, package, release and maintain transversal IT solutions so as to meet the service delivery commitments of Transversal Solution: Productivity Suite in a way that complies with architectural standards and established methodologies and practices
•Support implementation of transversal IT solutions so as to meet the service delivery commitments for Transversal Solution: Productivity Suite in a way that complies with architectural standards and established methodologies and practices
•Develop and execute stakeholder relationship management plans to enable effective management and improvement of stakeholder relationships
•Ensure that resources are kept abreast of the latest industry developments and ensure that appropriate technologies are used for knowledge management so as to ensure that innovation and improved productivity

Qualifications and Experience
•Bachelor’s Degree in an ICT related field (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) and/or equivalent
• Experience: 8-10 years’ experience in the ICT field, including development, implementation and maintenance / enhancements of integrated solutions across multiple hardware and software platforms with leadership, general management, operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation;
•Experience must include 3-4 years’ experience as a manager of an ICT development unit in corporate/public sector; 4-5 years’ experience in development, implementation and maintenance / enhancements of integrated information systems within the corporate/public sector.

Technical Competencies Description
•Knowledge of: Corporate Governance; ICT Governance and Compliance; Development Methodologies; Programming Languages; Implementation Methodologies; IT Quality Management; Business Process Management; General Business Management; General Human Resource Management; General Financial Management; General ICT Procurement; IT Security; ICT Standards; Integration Methodologies; COTS (Commercial of the Shelf) Products; OSS (Open Source Software) Products; IT Strategies and Architectures; Project Management; Data Management; Application Maintenance and Support; User Support and Training; Application Testing; and Hosting and Converged Communication.
•Expertise on: KING III and Company Act; Object Orientation ; Agile and Waterfall Methodologies; Model Driven Architectures; Distributed Architectures/Service Orientated Architectures; Software Development on Web/Contact Centre/Server/Mainframe; Solution Architecture and Database Design; COTS and FOSS Products; COTS acquisition and implementation; Planning and Organising; Financial management; Fraud Awareness; Building of Large Systems (Government Solutions, Transversal Solutions, Corporate Solutions).