ICT Manager at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership – Provide leadership, development and motivation to the ICT function including upskilling and training on best practice in line with current trends.
• Advisory – Provide advisory and support to the organisation and key stakeholders on ICT-related matters
• Budgeting – Prepare budgets for ICT function and monitor implementation to ensure cost containment and value for money
• Digital Transformation Strategy – Drive innovation and automation by defining and implementing the organisation’s digital transformation strategy
• Security – Put in place measures to safeguard the organisation’s ICT infrastructure and stakeholders against security breaches and threats
• Innovation – Provide advisory on implementation of trends in the tech industry that could enrich the digitisation of the organisation.
• Systems Audit – Ensure software and hardware updates are conducted regularly in accordance with needs of the organisation.
• Project Management – Plan, track and coordinate ICT projects from development through implementation working with internal and external stakeholders

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in ICT, Business IT or a related discipline from a recognised University
• Master’s Degree in either IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or any other related field from a recognised institution
• Professional ICT qualifications such as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Associate
• (CCNA) or equivalent and other recognized qualifications will be an added advantage
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in information technology including computer operations management, at least three (3) of which must have been in a management position.