Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Req I D: Req-1074

Job Description
Strategy & Planning:

• Participate in strategic and operational governance processes as a member of the senior management team;
• Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems;
• Develop and maintain an appropriate IT organizational structure that supports the needs ofthe business;
• Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures;
• Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development;
• Assess and communicate risks associated with IT investments;
• Develop, track, and control the IT annual operating and capital budgets;
• Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives;
• Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan;
• Assess and make recommendations on the improvement or re-engineering of the IT organization.

Acquisition & Deployment:

• Coordinate/facilitate stakeholder consultation defining new technology business/systems requirements;
• Create cost-benefit analysis and support detailed definition of data requirements and departmental workflows;
• Approve, prioritize, and control projects related to selection and development etc of major information systems;
• Participate in vendor contract negotiations for IT equipment/software purchases;
• Review hardware/software acquisition and maintenance contracts to capitalize on economies of scale

Education and Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification (Masters preferred) in the field of Computer Science or Business Administration.

Experience:

• Approximately 10 to 15 years managing and/or directing an IT operation;
• Approximately 2 to 5 years working within Oil and Gas, Shipping or Supply Chain;
• A proven track record of developing and implementing IT policies and systems.

Knowledge, skills and ability:

• Up to date knowledge of legislation, regulations, best practice and how they relate to IT;
• Considerable knowledge of business theory, business processes, management, budgeting, and business office operations;
• Substantial exposure to data processing, hardware platforms, enterprise software applications and outsourced systems;
• Good understanding of IT systems characteristics, features, and integration capabilities.
• Experienced in system design/development from business requirements analysis through to day-to-day management;
• Proven experience in IT planning, organization, and development;
• Excellent understanding of project management principles;
• Demonstrated ability to apply IT in solving business problems;
• Strong understanding of HR management principles, practices, and procedures;
• Proven leadership ability;
• Excellent command of the English language including grammar, spelling and punctuation;
• Ability to produce a range of reports and statistical information at short notice;
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and react at short notice;
• Ability to seek out, manage and influence opportunities for continuous improvement and change;
• Ability to ensure that the highest standards of quality and customer care are achieved;
• Ability to form successful relationships, working with all levels of the organisation;
• The resilience to deal with periods of work pressure and diplomacy to deal with difficult employees, customers, contactors and others in the course of their duties;
• Reliable, with the ability to maintain high levels of service;
• Motivated with the ability to effectively work on own initiative;