Head of Digital Enablement & Business Technology

Recruiter:

The Skills Mine

Job Ref:

3792711747

Date posted:

Friday, June 12, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Digital Transformation, or a related field. Postgraduate qualification (Honours, Master's, MBA, or equivalent) would be advantageous. Extensive experience in digital transformation, business technology, IT strategy, or business process improvement. Experience working with enterprise systems, data analytics, and reporting platforms. Experience managing stakeholder relationships across multiple business functions. Experience within higher education, education technology, or large service-oriented organisations would be beneficial. Responsibilities: Translate institutional strategy into a prioritized digital enablement roadmap. Align digital initiatives with student recruitment, retention, academic delivery, compliance, and operational efficiency goals. Ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value. Establish and monitor value metrics for digital initiatives. Ensure effective utilization of Student Information Systems (SIMS) and teaching and learning platforms. Improve digital integration across the student lifecycle, including enrolment, academic progression, assessments, graduation, and alumni engagement. Lead workflow automation and process improvement initiatives. Improve system integration, interoperability, and data pipelines. Act as the primary liaison between business units and technology teams. Collaborate with academic, student services, finance, HR, marketing, and IT stakeholders.

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