IT Manager

Mar 28, 2025 | Open, Senior Managerial & Executive Positions

Our client, a prominent organization within the agricultural sector, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Manager to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic IT professional to make a significant impact within a thriving industry.

We invite applications from qualified candidates who possess a proven track record of success in IT management.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide thought leadership (operational and tactical focus) for IT resources.
  • Supervises the development of new applications for the business.
  • Aligns IT infrastructure with current and future business requirements and goals
  • Assign appropriate system privileges to individual users according to company IT policy.
  • Manages IT systems and data security.
  • Monitors overall system performance.
  • Checks that daily backups are done and to the required standard.
  • Ensures that workstations and servers are loaded with appropriate software.
  • Reviews sectional policies annually policy, disaster recovery policy.
  • Liaises with external service providers to address business IT requirements.
  • Conducts Disaster Recovery Plan tests with users.
  • Provides user support for high-level applications.
  • Coordinates the training of users when there are new applications/changes to the existing system.
  • Prepare the section budget.
  • Carries out IT preventative maintenance.
  • Develop a section strategy for input into the overall company strategy.
  • Communicates job expectations to subordinates and appraises their performance.
  • Carries out day-to-day administrative duties for the section.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or related qualification.
  • Relevant IT Certifications
  • Minimum of at least 5 years of experience in an IT environment at the managerial level.

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