SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We work in 135 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support us with this important responsibility we are now looking for a committed:

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY IOR ESAF (Eastern and Southern Africa) (Job Ref: SOS/5/16)

Within the Eastern and Southern Africa region, SOS CV International is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has member associations in Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Somali/Somaliland, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Mauritius, Angola and Madagascar.

Location:  Addis Ababa 

Tasks and Responsibilities

Governance and Strategy

• Ensure alignment of regional ICT activities with the global SOS strategy and steer the objective to reach an efficient and competitive work environment in MAs
• Contribute to further development the SOS ICT strategy, ensure its implementation and monitor its implementation on regional as well as on MA level
• Contribute to the further development of the global “Roadmap for ICT systems standardization” and monitor its implementation in the region
• Participate in global ICT planning and management processes and represent the region
• Participate in regional planning and management processes and ensure alignment of MAs
• Support the International Competence Centre in steering the De-Centralized Development Centers
• Perform regional ICT cost controlling and advocate adequate ICT budgets
• Steer and support NA ICT planning and budgeting
• Coordinate country and region-wide ICT activities, ensure collaboration with other INGOs on ICT topics
• Consult regional management in ICT issues, promote and advocate for ICT potential and benefits

Capacity Building

• Ensure capacity building measures in the region, in MAs and for Business Analysts
• Identify, advocate and manage innovation in the area of ICT to gain higher efficiency as well as competitive advantage and an efficient as well as competitive work environment
• Promote regional ICT knowledge and best practice sharing
• Ensure consultation and support of member associations in developing and maintaining their local ICT systems in line with global standards.

Software Development

• Ensure global databases and information systems customisation based on regional needs as well as contribution to global data base development
• Oversee development of regional databases in line with global guidelines, with special focus on ICT4D applications
• Ensure capacity building in software development

Network Services

• Align with International Office on current ICT issues
• Manage and develop regional collaboration and communication systems in line with global standards
• Ensure similar standards and secure systems for operational efficiency in Regional Offices and MAs

People management responsibility

• Lead the team of co-workers in the function in the region, managing the performance and ensuring development of direct reports

Requirements

Competencies:

• Good consulting, analytical and critical thinking skills, organized and results driven
• Fluent in English with excellent written and oral communication, skills
• Strong Information Technology project and process management skills.
• In depth knowledge of IT applications, systems and software.
• Positive, energetic self-starter with high level of personal drive and resilience.

Qualifications

• A relevant first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) in Computer Science, Software engineering, Information Systems Management, in combination with additional 8 years of relevant work experience; an advanced university degree (Master level) would be an advantage.
• Certification and/or proven experience in one of these several ICT technical competencies: ICT Project Management, Business Analytics, Information Security, ICT Audit and Risk Management, Telecommunications, Networks Information Security and Software Engineering and Programming would be considered an asset.

How to Apply

NB Candidates who applied on the previous advert do not need to apply. If you believe you are the right candidate for  the above position, please send your application letter, detailed curriculum vitae (CV), and photocopies of academic certificates, and names and contact details of three referees as Single Document .Applications that are late, do not have CV or certificates attached, will be disqualified. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. E-mail applications should bear the reference number of the position in the subject line of the email.

If you are interested in this position, please send your detailed e-mail application by (9 October 2017) at the latest to ESAF.HROD@sos-kd.org  www.sos-childrensvillages.org/.