Information Technology Review Committee (ITRC) at The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

Job Description
We are now inviting qualified individuals to join the Information Technology Review Committee (ITRC). ICASA invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to support this important mission by serving on its prestigious Information Technology Review Committee (ITRC) for three (3) years. The ITRC is a governance committee for ICASA with responsibilities delegated to it by the ICASA Council. The role of which is to provide strategic oversight, advice, and guidance in respect of Information Technology and Information Systems at ICASA. This includes the following:

• Review and recommendation of the IT strategy and ensuring the integration and alignment of the IT strategy with ICASA’s strategic and business processes.
• Ensuring protection of intellectual property contained in ICASA’s information systems.
• Ensuring there are adequate business resilience arrangements in place for disaster recovery to support business continuity.
• Ensuring that there are systems in place for the management of information including information security, information management and information privacy.
• Ensuring value delivery on IT and return on investment from significant IT projects.
• Ensuring that ICASA complies with IT related rules, codes and standards including but not limited to the POPIA, ECTA and the Cybercrimes Act.
• Ensuring that there is a process in place to identify and exploit opportunities to improve the performance and sustainability of ICASA through the use of IT.
• Reviewing and recommending key IT investment and architecture, in line with ICASA’s strategy and divisional requirements.
• Promotion of ethical IT governance culture, awareness, and a common IT language.

Requirements:

• A post-graduate degree or equivalent qualification in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a similar field.
• Five years or more working experience at a senior management level within the IT, IS, IT Audit and Risk, or similar environment.
• Experience working at the executive level.
• Certified Director or Chartered Director designation will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience serving as a member of a Steering or Governance or Audit Committee in the field of IT / IS will be an added advantage.