Divisional Executive: IT at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

To develop a functional IT operating model and framework in a broadly defined group functional strategy; enabling horizontal implementation and adoption.

Minimum Experience

8 - 10 years experience in a similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years at senior management level

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Information Technology and Computer Sciences

Additional Minimum Qualifications

Outputs

Process

• Translate and communicate complex specialist area information to users in a practical and usable format to enhance business utility.
• Advise on and ensure the effective installation, layout and maintenance of network components in an area of technical specialisation.
• Design and develop different types of software, business applications, operating systems, network control systems and middleware.
• Enable the provision of a robust, stable, performant applications environment that support and enable business related operational tactics.
• Manage operations to meet budget, business and strategic goals.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in the function/division.
• Accountable for the formulation of functional operating models and value-chain integration, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Proactively identify problems across the function of which the causes are ambiguous and uncertain, identifies optimal alternatives and designs optimal solutions, anticipating future challenges.
• Plan for effective organisational management across the value-chain, set strategic objectives and priorities among existing services, processes or systems and new developments, and specify the required measurements to monitor performance effectiveness.

Customer

• Influence and drive the implementation of a customer-centric stakeholder framework, which builds positive relationships and encourages feedback.

Finance

• Ensure that appropriate strategies have adequate financial resources for the development and implementation of critical financial plans and budgets. Influence the implementation and integration thereof across the organisation.

Learning and Growth

• Integrate and drive human resource strategies across operating units to ensure optimum utilisation of human capability through effective planning and development.

Governance

• Drive the development and implementation of integrated risk, governance and compliance frameworks, ensuring the consolidation of the risk profile for an area of accountability across the value chain, managing critical risks and providing feedback.

Competencies

Liberty Values

Technical Competencies

• IT Systems (Advanced)
• IT Knowledge (Advanced)
• Risk Awareness (Advanced)
• Conflict Resolution (Advanced)
• IT Strategy and Planning (Advanced)
• Policy implementation (Advanced)
• Functional Policies and Procedures (Advanced)
• IT Service Management Processes (Advanced)
• IT Network and Securities (Advanced)
• Budgeting and Expenditure Control (Advanced)
• Agile expertise (Digital) (Expert)

Behavioural Competencies

• People Management and Empowerment (Advanced)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Advanced)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Advanced)
• Strategic Insight and Capability (Advanced)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Advanced)
• Communicating with Impact (Advanced)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Advanced)
• Customer Orientation (Advanced)