IT Manager at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners

GVA Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: IT Manager

Location: Lagos
Division/Department: Finance
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Direct Reports: IT Support Officer, Software Application

Job Summary
The job holder will be responsible for the following:

• To ensure the streamlined operation of the IT Department in alignment with the business objectives of the organization.
• To plan, coordinate, direct, and design IT-related activities of the organization, as well as provide administrative direction and support for daily operational activities of the IT department.

Interface

• Internal: Heads of Functions, Heads of Department, Internal Auditor
• External: IT Service providers, regulators, External Auditors and Other Stakeholders

Key Job Responsibilities
Strategic:

• Develop and direct the implementation of IT operational plans, projects, programs and systems
• Coordinate the use of Navision as an ERP tool within the organisation.
• Establish and maintain appropriate internal control safeguard measures within the IT environment.

Information Technology Management:

• Maintain the company’s IT network, servers and security systems.
• Investigate and diagnose network problems.
• Make recommendations for improving the company’s IT systems.
• Liaise with external solution providers to ensure that the organisation remains at the cutting edge of IT developments.
• Oversee the development of specific improvement plans for each area of responsibility and provide regular status reports regarding progress of plan implementation
• Maintain the inter/intra net and ensure minimal down time.
• Facilitate the optimization of the company’s software system and ensure availability of appropriate information
• Assist other departments and divisions with analysis of collected data by creating and maintaining reporting tools

Risk Management:

• Develop a standard process to be used on all IT infrastructures to minimize risks to the company.
• Manage physical and access controls over all IT infrastructure within the company.
• Preserve and protect IT related assets.

Systems and Support:

• Review, recommend and direct the appropriate capital expenditures to support the IT strategy
• Design and implement changes and improvements in automated management information.
• Develop and implement a disaster recovery plan and procedures to ensure minimal interruption to business operations
• Manage department in order to provide reliable service and support to other divisions (but not limited to, internet and email, file back-ups, network, computers, systems interfaces and printers etc.)
• Establish a maintenance routine to keep IT infrastructures in working conditions at all times.
• Initiate meetings with stakeholders to address ideas and concerns for process efficiency and improvement.
• Facilitate business process reengineering initiatives ensuring appropriate collaboration with other functions
• Performs other duties as delegated by the CFO from time to time

Job Specifications

• First degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
• Professional IT certification.
• Master’s Degree in computer related field.
• Minimum of 6 years experience within a structured IT environment, with a minimum of three (3) years in a senior-level position.

Key Performance Indicators

• Effectiveness of IT controls
• Adequacy and effectiveness of IT processes & systems in enabling business operations
• Effectiveness of IT infrastructure and deployment
• Reduction in down time of systems.
• Connectivity of all plants

Job Competency Requirement:

• Business Consulting
• Business Process Design and Reengineering
• Business Risk Management
• Computer Security
• Leadership
• Networking/Hardware Management
• Reporting
• Software Development
• Strategic Thinking
• Web Design

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] or [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the email.