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SA JobsAugust 9, 2019

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Johannesburg, Gauteng 2019
Position Title: Senior Manager (IT Governance & OCIO)

SASRIA SOC LIMITED

Sasria, a state-owned company, is the only short-term insurer in South Africa that provides

affordable voluntary cover against special risks such as civil commotion, public disorder,

strikes, riots and terrorism to any individual, business, government or corporate entity that has

assets in South Africa.

Sasria has a dual mandate – legislative mandate that directs our day-to-day business

operations, and a broader strategic mandate, like any other business in South Africa, to make

a positive contribution to transforming our industry and our country, in order to make our

country a better place for all her people.

Vision
Special risk covered.

Mission
To provide special risk solutions for stability in South Africa.
Core Values:

The following values underpin Sasria’s pursuit of its stated vision and mission:

Fairness – we will treat all our stakeholders impartially and with respect, recognising
our accountability to them;
Ethics – we will conduct ourselves in a manner that is transparent and ethical:
courageously doing what is right, honouring our commitments and communicating
honestly;
Service Excellence – in the performance of our work, we will consistently apply our
knowledge, experience and best efforts to deliver a relevant and professional service
of an exceptional standard;
Collaboration – we will engage with our stakeholders, assuming positive intent,
respecting diversity and working together to create uniformly positive outcomes.
Innovation – we will apply thought and creativity to the application of new solutions to
our and our customers’ needs and requirements.

Sasria is committed to diversifying its staff profile in terms of its transformation agenda and encourages candidates from

previously disadvantaged backgrounds to apply. Sasria will respond to short listed candidates. Candidates who have not
been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date can assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Job summary statement/purpose

To drive the successful delivery of the IT governance, risk and security, strategy
implementation and the effective running of the Office of the CIO by ensuring the attainment
of the Sasria objectives internally and externally.

The role will be divided into the following components:

Office of the CIO – 30%
IT Governance – 35%
IT Security and Risk- 35%

Key performance areas (duties & responsibilities)
1. Office of the CIO

Assist the Executive Manager: -IT with strategic planning, alignment and
implementation,
Establishing repeatable IT strategic processes, which links to both the
SASRIA business strategy and enterprise architecture.
Enabling the implementation of IT Portfolio management principles to enable
of potential IT investments in ways that drive business value.
Implement IT sourcing strategy and vendor management to drive efficiencies,
aligning to the SASRIA policies and procedures
IT Service Management & implementation
Conduct market research to ensure Sasria meets market standards on IT and
business related processes and general core business support processes

2. IT Governance

To provide leadership in the conceptualisation, development, implementation
and continuous improvement of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
function and enable SASRIA to lead by example in enterprise IT leadership
and management by adopting IT governance best practices and standards.
Exercises cross-functional governance to achieve a consistent and
transparent approach to technology infrastructure & processes, information
and reporting.
Ensure that effective and efficient IT governance framework, cyber security
and IT Strategy processes and practices are in place enabling business to
achieve its strategy.
Work with management to discuss and troubleshoot findings and trends
identified during quality assurance projects.

Sasria is committed to diversifying its staff profile in terms of its transformation agenda and encourages candidates from

Proactively assist management identify and resolve potential control
weaknesses.
The quality assurance specialist will perform ad-hoc tasks within their capacity.
3. IT Risk Management

Assuming overall accountability for the adequate IT risk management
framework which exists to identify, analyse, mitigate, manage, monitor, and
communicate IT-related business risk, and that the framework for IT risk
management is in alignment with the SASRIA’s enterprise risk management
Maintain an over-arching, service level-driven performance monitoring and
management approach that enables transparent Government monitoring in
order to hold the Contractor accountable for inputs and outputs.
Implement leading practices, such as supporting commercial entities with
infrastructure improvement efforts. Cobit, ITIL, cyber security framework &
other related frameworks
Ensure that system security within the ICT business unit complies with audit
and information security expectations.
Conduct IT risk and vulnerability self-assessments within SASRIA’s ICT
business unit.
4. Project management

Enabling the implementation of IT Portfolio management principles to enable
of potential IT investments in ways that drive business value. Ensure that IT
procurement processes are in place, integrated to IT contract management
into the ICT’s strategic and tactical planning.

5. Financial

Managing of IT department’s budgeting processes, enabling transparent to
business leaders and more flexible to changes in business demand.
Benchmark IT cost, performance and priorities of the IT function enabling
aligning to IT performance.
Manage the departmental budget, ensuring expenditure within set parameters
6. People Management

Identify resourcing needs and participate in the recruitment of staff. Ensure
that all staff are trained, skilled and that their expertise is fully applied.
Development areas identified and career development plans in place for team
members.
Ensure that annual performance objectives are contracted and adhered to by
staff.
Manage team performance, ensuring that nonperformance is dealt with
accordingly.

Sasria is committed to diversifying its staff profile in terms of its transformation agenda and encourages candidates from

Create a culture of learning and development within the team.
7. Perform ad hoc tasks

Perform any reasonable tasks as and when required by the Line Manager
QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:
Minimum requirements:

A relevant degree in Information Communication Technology/ Governance/or
business degree at NQF level 7 as recognized by SAQA.
IT Governance certification or ITIL/Cobit
Member of a professional body within ICT.
Ideal and advantage:
Post graduate degree i.e MBA/ISACA advantageous
Member of a professional body within ICT.
Experience:
3-5 years ICT experience in a managerial position either in public or private
environment.

Knowledge:

Sound knowledge, understanding and application of the relevant legislation.
Competence in the implementation of government’s strategy. Implementation
of the ICT strategy in the public sector environment. Good corporate
governance principles. Government priorities and imperatives.
Thorough understanding of technical elements (e.g., enterprise architecture,
solution architecture, systems design and network design)
Established knowledge of the IT frameworks, vocabulary and best practices
Expertise in customer and senior stakeholder management across the
lifecycle and environment driving successful organizational outcomes
Understands importance of financial management within IT
Practical experience of translating policy, legal and regulatory requirements
into pragmatic solutions
Experience in the development and usage of Technology Patterns / Models
to achieve business outcomes

Competencies:

Analysing Information
Interpreting Data
Continuous improvement
Managing risks
Developing people
Driving results

Sasria is committed to diversifying its staff profile in terms of its transformation agenda and encourages candidates from

Demographics
A South African citizen of any gender, preference will be given to an EE candidate.

Travelling and overtime
Traveling will be required locally- when required.

Location of the role
The role will be located in Illovo, Johannesburg.

CLOSING DATE: 22 August 2019
CONTACT PERSON: careers@sasria.co.za

Sasria is committed to diversifying its staff profile in terms of its transformation agenda and encourages candidates from