Director IT
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Job Summary
Job: Director IT
Job Nature: Contractual and non-statutory
Job Code: DIT/2026
Age Limit: up to 50 years
Level/Grade: Level 4 / Director
Job Reports to: Member Licensing and Technology
Overview:
Director IT shall be responsible for leading all Digital and IT initiatives including but not limiting architecting developing implementing and managing the organizational technology and information systems functions and lead end-end organizational IT infrastructure applications and systems to meet strategic growth and state-of-the-art digital governance objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead & execute the organizational IT Policies and Governance Framework & Roadmap.
- Enable Ease of Doing Business through effective use of latest and innovative technologies for internal and external stakeholders.
- Enable senior leadership in taking decisions on high-level strategic orientation of the organizational technology applications systems and service platforms for interacting with stakeholders investors developers enterprises and One-Window facilities.
- Facilitate selection of credible and reliable technology vendors MSPs network operators cybersecurity SAAS selection and deployment and other additional services related to internal and external IT systems.
- Provide oversight on configuration and management of live and backup servers website management and content uploading and resolution of end user issues related to emails software internet and other hardware and software systems.
- Enablement of a 24/7 Operational continuity of IT Architecture & Infrastructure connectivity and availability within 6 months of joining.
- Effective Oversight of Business Application Architecture including but not limited to organizational One Window and other applications that support operation innovation and productivity of the authority.
- Completion of a robust IT Security Architecture.
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the field of IT.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in IT leadership/ Head of IT in large national/international/government organization.
- Proven track record of architecting implementing securing and managing information technology systems in large national or international organizations and complex business environments.
- Hands on knowledge and experience of IT systems applications security networks cloud and emerging technology integration experience.
Essential Skills & Competencies:
- Proficiency in latest Technology Concepts and Trends
- Leadership and Management
- Strategic & Critical Thinking
- Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Strong Technical Analytics Verbal and Written
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills in English and local languages
- Effective Time Management and Planning skills.
- Self-Starter and results driven approach.
- High degree of ownership & results delivery
Education Requirements:
- Minimum academic qualification for this role is a graduate/bachelors degree (16 years) in Engineering IT Innovation Technology Management or a related discipline a from a national or foreign university recognized by HEC.
- Masters degree is a strong plus.
- Core IT Certifications in at least one (preferably more) of the domains (Infrastructure Architecture Security Applications) is a strong plus.
- Project/Program Management (PMP Certification) is a strong plus
