Job Description

Responsibilities
Strategy:

• Develop, implement, and continuously evolve Organization's ICT strategy to align with organizational goals and business objectives.
• Develop and execute the roadmap giving effect to the overall Organization strategy.
• Cascading down of the strategy by ensuring adequate resourcing of the organisation's requirements in terms of ICT.
• Lead the transformation of Organization's technology landscape, including the adoption of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science, to enhance business operations and competitive advantage.

Governance:

• Develop/create a framework or policy guiding how ICT matters are handled.
• Formulate and enforce a robust ICT governance framework, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory standards, best practices, and corporate policies.
• Ensuring that the organisation complies with all relevant ICT related legislation and agreement with vendors,

Services:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the ICT function, including the management of infrastructure, networks, cloud solutions, and enterprise systems, ensuring they meet the needs of the organization.
• Ensure excellence in operational support throughout the organisation.
• Optimise the equipment/ service allocated to extract the best value in the organisation.
• Ensuring appropriate data management at all sections and all levels of the organisation.
• Maintaining stability of systems/applications.
• Securing end-to-end monitoring of all technology services.
• Building full resilience Disaster recovery and ensuring critical patching is done to support infrastructure.

Technology Leadership:

• Influence change in the division and the organisation by directing and supporting the organisation strategy.
• Spearhead the development and implementation of data science, machine learning, and AI strategies that harness the power of data to provide actionable insights and improve decision-making across the company.
• Drive the integration or clustering of technology in different divisions.
• IT infrastructure management including hardware, software and networks.
• Leverage experience with cloud computing platforms and services to support scalable and efficient ICT solutions.
• Apply an understanding of mining-related technologies -- including sensors, automation systems, and data acquisition tools -- to support technical and operational initiatives.
• Lead and support change management initiatives by driving adoption, fostering stakeholder engagement, and ensuring smooth transitions during technological or process changes.

Data:

• Implement appropriate data related tools to support research activities.
• Enable ability to analyse large dataset including data mining and machine learning techniques.
• Promote the use of advanced analytics, big data, and AI tools across Organization to optimize processes, enhance service delivery, and improve overall business performance.
• Implement appropriate data storage, processing and analysis tools and technologies appropriate for mining research institute.
• Apply knowledge of data management principles to ensure the accurate, secure, and efficient handling, storage, and retrieval of data across systems and projects.

Requirements

• Must possess BSc & Master's Degree in relevant ICT field and Post Graduate Diploma/ Honours in relevant ICT field.
• Ideal: PHD
• Course or training in Personnel Mastery
• ICT experience minimum 10 years
• Leadership 5 -7 Years' experience
• Project management experience
• Human resource management, financial management and business administration
• The position requires extensive experience in innovation management and technology management