Senior Researcher

Recruiter:

Kamo Placements

Job Ref:

JHB000608/m

Date posted:

Monday, April 12, 2021

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
To deliver ICT Innovation & Research services within the Innovation & Research department to and pro-active distribution of research material to both government clients and company business units so that all relevant information is updated and is available for informed decision making, in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for Government.

POSITION INFO:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Support the Research & Innovation in developing and implementing Innovation & Research strategies and roadmaps (from a Digital Lab perspective) to ensure a comprehensive and integrated prototype function;
Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of governance mechanisms for Digital Lab and monitor the adherence thereto so as to deliver quality products in a controlled environment;
Manage resources (i.e. budget/finances, asset/equipment) within the Unit in order to ensure the efficient operation and that all the resources are utilized optimally;
Participate in the development and implementation of Architectural mechanisms, by providing research to support the development of GWEA to improve interoperability of government systems by the ICT Research & Innovation;
Programmes/projects manage development/procurement and maintenance projects of ICT Research & Innovation so as to meet Research & Innovation: ICT Research & Innovation service delivery commitments;

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in ICT or related field (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) or equivalent.

Experience: 6 - 7 years experience in experience in research of the ICT field, including research on ICT technologies, market analysis, development, implementation, general management, operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation including 3 years experience in ICT research within the corporate/public sector, including: Leadership with strong abilities in relationship management; Established a track record of managing staff (Cross-functional environment experience highly desirable); Research and published papers or reports on IT; Demonstrated project management competency; and o Research analysis of efficient and effective IT solutions to diverse and complex business problems.

Technical Competencies

Knowledge of: Corporate Governance; ICT Governance and Compliance; Development Methodologies; IT Quality

Management; Business Analysis; General Business Management; General Human Resource Management; General

Financial Management; General ICT Procurement; IT Security; ICT Standards; Integration Methodologies; IT

Strategies and Architectures; Customer management services; Government Information Management KING IV and

Company Act; Financial management; Architecture Methodologies and Practices; Risk & Issue management; Financial management principles /methodology; ICT business environment and landscape; Government Wide Enterprise Architecture; Government’s Technology Requirements; Government Business Reference Model and Strategy Formulation; Corporate Solutions Entity Relationship Diagrams; Governance Processes and Standards (COBIT, ITIL, UML); Project Management principles (PM Bok/ Prince 2); Writing and reporting.

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