HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA)

VACANCY
Head of Information Technology Grade C5 X1
Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) is looking for Head of IT who will be reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

The purpose of this Job
Ensuring functional and user-friendly communication structure of NAMPA, creating reliable network for speed information sharing, ensuring high degree of safe keeping of information, developing a database of retractable information, and ensuring high degree of customer support. And further advise and liaise with the Chief Executive Officer on latest IT developments, trends, products, and requirements

Key Responsibilities:
• Planning, Organizing, Directing and Controlling the daily functions of the Information
and Communications Technology division of NAMPA.
• Overseeing and ensuring the provision of training for users and capacity building of IT
staff
• Drafting of IT budget, thereby ensuring that IT activities and costs are within the
agreed budget.
• Providing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports covering the system performance and
operations within the Agency, customer support and the status of new projects and services.
• ensuring replacement of all ageing IT machines (workstations) with new machines and
creating files over redundant information storage options to ensure accurate and safe storage
of data in event of disasters.
• Ensuring that overall ICT objectives of NAMPA are met within the required time
frame and monitor the status quo of IT operations.
• reviewing and proposing cost effective systems and methods aimed at achieving
maximum performance of the Agency as well as implementing strategic solutions thereto.
• Developing IT policies and disaster recovery plan (DRP) and ensuring that NAMPA’s
IT is incompliant with relevant legislation, policies and procedures that govern the use of IT
within the Agency.
• Creating and maintaining forensics readiness of IT environment within NAMPA.

Competency Requirements:
• Expertise in data Centre Management and data governance
• Hands-on experience in computer networks, network administration and network installation.
• Leadership and management ability.

Education and Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent
• Three (3) years’ experience IT