Assistant Manager Information Technology at OVK - Group

Minimum Requirements:              

• An appropriate Bachelor's degree or similar tertiary qualification in IT or Project Management in the IT environment.
• Appropriate qualification or experience in financial accounting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or similar project management tools.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management and the implementation of software and IT systems.
• Minimum 5 years management experience, especially in the management of IT projects with a view to timely and successful implementation.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and language skills in Afrikaans and English.
• Excellent organisational and IT project management skills.
• Experience regarding software development in COBOL and the IBM-i operating system.
• Previous experience in an agri-business environment would be beneficial.
• Excellent people skills and the ability to lead and manage a team and work together in a team.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to function independently.

Responsibilities:

• The coordination and management of IT system projects, especially for the optimisation of productivity and effective use of IT programmers.
• The evaluation of IT system service requests before allocation to IT programmers and the allocation of IT priorities.
• The management and monitoring of IT system service requests, including the maintenance of Business priorities, as well as the allocation, management and monitoring of IT priorities, according to the electronic service request system.
• Coordination of the planning, including the compilation and finalisation of technical specifications, regarding IT system service requests.
• Coordination and monitoring of testing regarding the implementation of new IT systems and IT system changes.
• Liaison between Business and IT programmers regarding IT system service requests.