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• Steer the Department in
  delivering current IS services in USE Offices of F&A, PM, L&C, SCD
  and IS; and implementing new services as required.
• Proposing and agreeing with the
  Head Information Systems on a strategy for the delivery and ongoing
  development of IS services to support the present and future business
  requirements of the Exchange.
• Support the Head, Information
  Systems in Budgetary and day-to-day management responsibility for the
  operations of the Department in accordance with service targets and
  financial provisions agreed upon.
• Managing and motivating IS
  officers within the Department, including responsibility for their
  performance appraisal, development and training.
• The candidate will lead by
  example to ensure that a culture of continuous improvement and customer
  (mainly  IS users, internal & external) focus is embedded into
  the service ethics of the Department and  to ensure that the
  Department measures/monitors performance on service characteristics that
  affect user satisfaction.
• The jobholder will also be
  acting as IS Security Officer
  to implement the USE security policies, and ensuring that the services of
  the Department are delivered in accordance with the Security Policy. This
  will include IS risk management and IS service continuity planning or
  disaster recovery.
• Ensuring compliance with
  legislative and market requirements in their area of responsibility
  by       implementing regular reviews of IS
  procedures including safety systems, risk management, reporting of
  incidents, emergency procedures, consultancy engagement.
• Make recommendations for
  hardware or software changes to meet the changing needs of the
  organization.
• Actively coordinate with
  vendors and the HRAO regarding IS services and procurement of IS software
  and hardware to ensure efficient operation of the USE IS infrastructure.
• Manage the installation and
  testing of hardware and software components in a LAN and WAN.
• Provide report queries that
  translate into BI from the USE databases.
• Actively participate in
  development of user applications.
• The Manager is expected to
  exercise appropriate leadership and management of IS officers in the
  Department with due regard to:
• Ensuring that staff
  responsibilities are met;
• Ensuring that collegiality is
  exercised in interaction with other Departments; and
• Ensuring that IS services are
  optimally utilized and protected.
• Performing any other duties as
  may be assigned by the Head, Information Systems

• The ideal candidate for the USE
  Job vacancy should hold a University degree in Information
  Technology/Computer Science or related discipline
• Professional certifications
• A minimum of five (5) years
  working experience in a similar environment
• High appreciation of
  development trends of the IT industry
• Possess the ability to manage
  relational database systems specifically Oracle and MySQL.
• Ability to troubleshoot various
  operating systems e.g., Windows, Unix and Linux
• Detailed working knowledge of
  LAN/WAN technologies and systems security
• Leadership, Management and
  Communication skills
• USE business awareness
• Empowerment to make decisions
• Excellent organization and
  planning skills
• Demonstration of Creativity and
  innovativeness