Job Vacancy For Head, Information Management & Technology Solutions
Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)
- Accra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Proactively advise the senior management team on the emerging technologies and digital trends that are most relevant to the FDA's goals and evolving needs.
- Help determine capital investment parameters, priorities and risks for enterprise-wide IT initiatives to maximize the return on investment.
- Develop an IT vision, strategy, and a roadmap, and lead the IT team and its business partners in effective execution.
- Ensure, on an ongoing basis, that current and planned technical architecture, investments and solutions are aligned with FDA's objectives.
- Prepare and monitor IT operational budgets that meet prevailing objectives and constraints.
- Develop and execute an analytics programme that will enable FDA's functional leaders to make critical decisions.
- Build strong relationships with functional groups and their leaders across the Authority, and develop a detailed understanding of their issues, challenges and opportunities to enable the development and deployment of fit for purpose solutions.
- IT project lead for the Authority in all information technology projects
- Hire, develop, evaluate, reward, and retain a highly-qualified team of IT professionals.
- Foster a culture of innovation, transparency and accountability, promote a "business-first" mentality at all levels of the IT organization.
- Ensure that the organisation has strong systems analysis and project management skills, and the ability to execute operational critical projects.
- Direct the design, planning, implementation, and maintenance of the computing infrastructure that supports the Authority's operations and business application needs.
- Establish metrics for managing IT effectiveness and for measuring the impact of IT on organisational outcomes
- Establish appropriate service levels and the processes to ensure that KPIs are met.
- Maintain oversight of all IT projects, ensuring that commitments are properly planned, staffed, monitored and reported.
- Establish a comprehensive enterprise information security program to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of relevant data.
- Lead the design and implementation of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
- Establish and enforce IT policies, processes, portfolio management, development standards and methodologies.
- Monitor the industry for developments in IT operations; evaluate and implement relevant new tools and service management frameworks.
- Review, recommend, and oversee all vendors and managed service agreement for computing, telecommunications, IT services and equipment
- Can create a clear strategic vision for information technology that supports business objectives, and can execute on that vision.
- Able to work collaboratively with diverse leaders, communicate an IT visor and strategy across all levels of the organisation, and build consen,, around key initiatives and projects.
- Possesses exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both 0, and written; able to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop and motivate a high performing IT team that values transparency and accountability.
- Possesses exceptional business acumen, analytical and problem-solving abilities, Excellent negotiating skills with internal customers and external service providers.
- Comfortable with ambiguity; can handle the unexpected with flexibility.
- A team player who favours collaborative approaches when working with internal and external partners.
- Demonstrated experience driving digital transformation and organization& efficiency through innovation and the implementation of technology. Possesses solid knowledge in emerging technologies, and the ability to apply these in the service of the Authority's key goals.
- Experience leading complex, major change initiatives; demonstrated skills in change management.
- Experience building an enterprise level data analytics capability.
- An entrepreneurial mindset; able and interested to pursue new business
- Customer-service oriented.
- Builder of strong technology vendor partnerships, and able to manage multiple vendor relationships to ensure the best performance and financial
- Knowledge of a range of vendor technology solutions; able to select and integrate the most appropriate technologies to support operations.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement comprehensive approaches to cyber security and risk management.
- Experience designing and managing an effective IT governance framework across the spectrum of IT service delivery.
- Outstanding organizational skills, and the ability to manage priorities in a fast paced, high-pressure environment.
- A strong background in operational and capital finances, and IT budget development.
- Minimum of 10 years of career experience in technology, including a minimum of 5 years in a leadership position.
- Experience in Head of IT or equivalent position is preferred.
- Experience in Public Sector or a related sector is preferred.
- A Bachelor's and an advanced degree in a related field, such as computer science, engineering and/or business (MBA) is preferred.
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