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

Req I D: Req-1074

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 of the business;
• Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures

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

Operational Management:

• Ensure continuous delivery of IT services through oversight of SLA’s with end users and monitoring performance;
• Design, establish, and maintain a network infrastructure for local and wide area connectivity and remote access;
• Ensure IT system operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations.

Employee Relations Management:

• Supervise recruitment, development, and welfare of IT staff in accordance with corporate policies;
• Evaluate, train and develop employees in understanding policies and procedures;
• Provide management and offer advice/guidance on individual employee relations cases within department ensuring they meet the requirements of company policies;

Requirements, Education and Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification (Masters preferred) in the field of Computer Science or Business Administration.
• The right person will be a highly experienced IT professional, looking to develop a value added function at a rapidly growing and progressive company.
• Ideally with offshore experience or multi-national experience

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;

Primary Skills:

• Engineering, EPC, Oil & Gas, Operations, Production