Group Head, Information Technology at Phillips Consulting

Job Description

• We are seeking to recruit a Group Head of Information Technology to drive operational excellence and strategic growth aspirations in line with its corporate vision.
• The Group Head I.T is to provide leadership, vision, and management to the Group’s Information Technology team.
• He/she is also responsible for the creation, maintenance, and administration of all Information Technology policies. 
• He/She is responsible for assessing Group's technological needs, and designing, and implementing strategies to meet them.

Key Role & Responsibilities

• Design, develop and enforce IT policies in alignment with Group’s vision.
• Design and implement processes to realize the IT Objectives.
• Responsible for the overall design of the Group’s Information Systems Networks, Services, and Solutions.
• Ensures that all information systems operate in compliance with internal and legal requirements
• Responsible for service strategies and design
• Lead the design of Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery programs and strategies
• Responsible for the safety of Group Information Assets
• Lead Enterprise Security Activities
• Lead Research and Development Activities
• Responsible for IT Department financial planning and budgeting.
• Propose improvement of Infrastructure system with respect to reliability, performance, and users’ demand, evaluate and escalate to management potential solutions to enhance and optimize resources.
• Lead Project Management activities for a critical company’s IT project.

Accountabilities

• Ensure IT Services and systems are delivered in a consistent, reliable, and safe manner.
• Ensure the Safety of corporate information Asset
• Ensure Annual publication of IT Usage Policy
• Ensure Annual publication of IT Process document
• Ensure Annual publication of IT Service Management SOP.
• Ensure implementation of Data Warehousing and Data Mining.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Communication Engineering
• B.Sc Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• Must have at least 15 years experience.

Skills include:

• Cisco Routers Installation and Configuration
• Structured Cabling Systems Design and implementation
• Microwave Radio Communications Systems Design and Implementation
• Network Security
• Electronic Access Control Systems Design
• Microsoft Servers Platform (Expert in Microsoft Active Directory, Domain Controllers and Exchange)
• Project Management
• IT Management
• Knowledge of Complex Network Systems Architecture.