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JAGAL Group Job in Lagos for a Deputy Head of Information
JAGAL Group is a leading Nigerian conglomerate with operations in the
Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing industries. The company
has been growing successfully over the past 40 years, and has become a
valuable and respected contributor to the development of the country's
economy.
Jagal offers diverse career opportunities across all its business
activities. The Group's broad range of industries and services offer
rewarding prospects for various professional backgrounds and can satisfy
ambitions for a successful future career.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Deputy Head of Information
Location: Lagos
Reporting to: Head of Information Management
Purpose/Role
- The role is to support the Head of Information Management in the
day to day running of the IM department and to deputise during leave
periods.
- This will include ensuring that the day to day operations of
both the IT and Application Support departments are run in accordance
with policies and procedures and that they meet the defined KPI's and
project managing specific projects and initiatives in both departments.
Key aims and objectives:
- Ensure that the department operates to the appropriate policies and procedures
- Ensure that existing software applications are properly managed
- Monitor end user usage of all company wide systems (internet,
printing, telephone and e-mail) to ensure compliance with company policy
and escalate where non-compliance is found.
- Review infrastructure usage and future requirements and make
recommendations where appropriate to improve or expand to meet business
needs.
- Ensure that support teams resolve support issues promptly with
effective communication to end users on resolution issues and
timescales.
- Ensure that changes in the system configurations follow the correct change management process.
- Ensure that unresolved issues are escalated to vendors and promptly and followed up until resolved.
- Work with end user departments when directed to, to look at
current business practices and processes and make recommendations on how
these can be improved either through more effective use of existing
software or through the implementation of new software applications.
Support these recommendations, as necessary, with business cases and
Return on Investment calculations.
Prime Responsibilities and Duties
- Protect and enhance the company reputation.
- Ensure that all work done is in accordance with the company
Health and Safety policy and procedures and that any observed Health and
Safety issues are reported through the proper channels
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding application data
Other Duties:
- To assist the corporate management team in maintaining appropriate professional standards for corporate execution.
Key Internal Interfaces:
- Head of Information Management
- Heads of Departments/Project Managers
Key External Interfaces:
- IT and applications Vendors
Qualifications
- Extensive technical IT knowledge and experience including VMWare, Windows networking, Exchange
- Excellent business analysis skills with the ability to
understand end user requirements and translate them into business
solution.
- Thorough understanding of corporate business processes especially in supply chain and finance.
- The ability to train staff and corporate team members in the use of software applications
- Dynamic individual who can work under pressure and complete tasks quickly and accurately, with a minimum of supervision
- Server, Oracle and Microsoft database technologies, advanced IP
networking, IT security, IP and traditional telephony and desktop
computers and software.
- Extensive knowledge of ERP and business software applications,
including the definition of requirements, assisting in product
selection, project management, application setup, testing, training and
support.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online