ICT Steering Committee Chairperson (Pretoria) at South African Maritime Safety Authority

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS 

• The Chairperson of the Steering Committee will be required to provide oversight to ensure alignment between ICT and business strategy, accountability for IT decisions relating to ICT investments, projects, risks, audits and security towards achievement of organisational strategic objectives. The chairperson will also be expected to delivery of ICT function in alignment with the best practices such as King IV code of Governance and related.

The ICT Steering Chairperson will be required to perform the responsibilities that are within the ambit of the ICT Steering Committee Charter which includes the following amongst others:

• Providing strategic leadership towards the development of ICT strategy, ICT Governance and significant ICT investments aimed to support SAMSA’s evolving technology requirements. 
• Provide advisory relating to ICT planning and resourcing of the ICT to ensure a responsive ICT function with adequate resources. 
• Provide advisory and review relating to the appropriate controls relating to ICT risks, ICT security, data protection and related to ensure a resilient SAMSA ICT environment.
• Monitoring the implementation of approved plans, policies, strategies. 
• Ensure effective monitoring of both strategic and operational ICT risks and ensure that appropriate risks mitigations are in place to derive value from the ICT investments including resolving of audit findings. 
• Ensure that issues of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are in place and tested to meet the continuity requirements of SAMSA. 
• Keep the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) abreast through provisioning of quarterly reports on the state of SAMSA ICT and pertinent ICT issues with proposed recommendations relating to strategy, technology, etc. 
• The ICT Steering Committee shall meet quarterly as per the committee Charter.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• ICT NQF level 8 qualification, a minimum of a postgraduate degree in Information Technology or Computer Science. 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• At least 10 years working experience in ICT corporate/public sector organization as well as leading practices in ICT Governance
• 5 years’ experience at Senior Management level gained within any of the following areas:
• IT industry legislation, IT policy frameworks and best practices, IT governance principles and processes, Cyber security, Enterprise and IT architecture, Development of IT frameworks, policies and processes, IT risk management, ITIL processes, and Implementation of IT strategies and plans.
• Industry related certifications such as CISA, Chartered CIO, Pr.CIO, CGEIT, COBIT, CISM, will be an added advantage. 
• Preference will be given to candidates who are certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) 

CRITICAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Visionary leadership with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement, capacity to self-organize, self-management, communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving, dedication to research and keeping up to date with industry developments and a consistently methodical and investigative approach, Excellent communication, presentation skills. Proven business management skills including inter alia financial management, risk management, corporate governance, compliance, and team leadership.