TBIS, a division of PBT Group, has a requirement for a Divisional Manager/Principle BI Consultant for the Gauteng Region.
Under general direction, to plan, organize, direct, coordinate and evaluate the activities of a regional operational division of a Business Intelligence Professional Services company including client based consulting and presales consulting.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Thorough knowledge of:
- Principles of Business Analytics and Information Management
- Principles of supervision and training.
- Principles and methods used in analysis and development of BI solutions including Agile and Operational BI
Working knowledge of IBM Business Analytics and Information Management solutions:
- The uses and limitations thereof.
- Current developments.
- Principles and methods of business applications and value derived from use
- Principles and methods used in software integration and acquisition
Some knowledge of:
- Accounting procedures, office procedures, budget and control.
Ability to:
- Plan, coordinate, schedule and direct the work of divisional staff.
- Coordinate divisional activities with other divisions and departments.
- Exercise initiative, ingenuity and sound judgement in solving difficult administrative, technical and personnel problems.
- Plan, coordinate and initiate actions necessary to implement recommendations.
- Evaluate divisional policy and program practices, define problem areas, develop and direct the implementation of policy decisions and practices to improve divisional operations.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors
- Select, develop, modify, test and maintain system control programs and specialized hardware.
- Understand and translate application programming requirements into effective systems software products.
- Assess the causes of systems failures and to initiate corrective action.
- Develop and conduct employee training programs.
- Analyze the capabilities and limitations of software and hardware packages.
- Prepare software and professional services proposals.
- Plans, coordinates and directs the work of division staff;
- Reassigns staff as necessary to address critical problems;
- Evaluates divisional work program and activities and formulates improvements;
- Participates in administrative and technical studies of business analytics and information management needs;
- Prepares and directs the preparation of management and activity reports;
- Review problems pertaining to divisional activities;
- Consults with Managing Director on work program, schedules and departmental policy;
- Develops and adapts work methods and procedures to meet divisional needs;
- Confers with vendors, consultants and contractors;
- Confers with and advises on administrative policies and procedures, priorities and technical problems;
- Participates in development of standards;
- Reviews divisional training program and recommends changes as needed;
- Reviews materials to keep current on developments in the business analytics (incl. business intelligence) field;
- Prepares correspondence.
- Participates in assessment of hardware and software needs and acquisition;
- Participates in design review of complex/critical solutions, new developments or modifications;
- Evaluates major manufacturer developed products for efficiency and effectiveness;
- Plans, coordinates and carries out a variety of professional services customer engagements, support and service activities, including software installation, integration and management.
- Oversees in-house software training program for regional employees;