Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited is a fast developing IT and telecommunication solutions company, that provides cutting edge innovative solutions using customer centred approaches to offer unparalleled quality products and services.

Subah is a member of the Jospong Group of Companies, a leading Ghanaian group with partners in China, India, Germany, USA and the United Arab Emirates.

The company is seeking to recruit highly experienced, results-driven and resourceful IT professionals to fill the above position.

Position reports to the Managing Director.

Purpose of the Position:
To provide strategic and technical leadership in achieving the company’s IT goals and objectives.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

•   Provide leadership, direction and accountability for the development and delivery of software/service specific solutions that anticipate, meet or exceed customer requirements
•   Design, build, integrate and support software, hardware and network solutions to support current and new business initiatives
•   Develop, evaluate and monitor long-term technology strategies
•   Develop, IT departmental objectives to achieve maximum human and material resources allocation/utilization, monitor performance and when necessary, take corrective measures
•   Provide technical leadership to the IT team based on solid hands-on experience in different IT areas
•   Support and meet company objectives on cost and quality in the development, deployment and life cycle management for both domestic and international services for growth and expansion
•   Coach Unit heads and Engineers on areas such as-critical thinking, leadership, project management, development methodologies, budget management among others
•   Direct Unit head to incorporate and establish software best practices into the delivery cycle
•   Prepare and manage IT departmental budget based on business drivers and company policies and procedures business drivers and company policies and procedures
•   Oversee vendor management activities
•   Perform other related tasks as may be assigned from time to time

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field from a recognized institution
•   Certification in Project Management and other IT related courses will be an advantage
•   A minimum of twelve (12) years experience in general technology eight (8) years of which must be in a senior management position

Technical Competencies Required

•   Exceptional knowledge of large scale product development and support environment; systems and application architecture, utilizing various hardware and operating systems components, implementation and network engineering
•   Extensive knowledge of telecommunications and wireless industry knowledge
•   Strong knowledge of project management practices including the ability to create detailed project plans; manage end-to-end projects; resource allocation  and management; project risk analysis; contractor management
•   Strong knowledge of third-party vendor tools (monitoring, scalability, performance tuning) and thorough knowledge and understanding of procurement practices
•   Extensive knowledge of designing, developing, implementing and supporting applications on at least two of the following operating systems; UNIX, MVS, Windows, Tandem
•   Extensive experience in applications with heavy RDBMS interaction

Managerial Competencies Required:

•   At least eight (8) years experience in successfully managing at least thirty (30) team members to deliver multiple product/applications
•   Good knowledge of people management practices including mentoring, managing performance and team building
•   Solid decision-making skills

Personality Competencies Required:

•   Strong analytical, business logic and problem resolution skills
•   Excellent oral and written communication skills
•   Strong leadership skills
•   Strong interpersonal skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested persons who meet the above listed criteria should please send an application letter and a detailed CV with two references by email to:

careers@subahghana.com

quoting only the job title as the subject OR by post to:

Subah Infosolutions Ghana Ltd
P. O. Box CT 8371
Cantonments, Accra

Closing Date: 30 June, 2013