Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Hobark International Limited (HIL) is the parent company of the Hobark group operating in the oil and gas industry. The company was incorporated in 1998, starting as a staffing agency based in Port Harcourt. Currently we have offices in 4 countries with our head office in Lagos.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Req I D: Req-1074
Location: Lagos

Description
Strategy & Planning:

• Participate in strategic and operational governance processes as a member of the senior management team;
• Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives,and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems;
• Develop and maintain an appropriate IT organizational structure that supports the needs of the business;
• Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures

Acquisition & Deployment:

• Coordinate/facilitate stakeholder consultation defining new technology business/systems requirements;
• Create cost-benefit analysis and support detailed definition of data requirements and departmental workflows;
• Approve, prioritize, and control projects related to selection and development etc of major information systems

Operational Management:

• Ensure continuous delivery of IT services through oversight of SLA’s with end users and monitoring performance;
• Design, establish, and maintain a network infrastructure for local and wide area connectivity and remote access;
• Ensure IT system operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations.

Employee Relations Management:

• Supervise recruitment, development, and welfare of IT staff in accordance with corporate policies;
• Evaluate, train and develop employees in understanding policies and procedures;
• Provide management and offer advice/guidance on individual employee relations cases within department ensuring they meet the requirements of company policies;

Requirements, Education and Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification (Masters preferred) in the field of Computer Science or Business Administration.
• The right person will be a highly experienced IT professional, looking to develop a value added function at a rapidly growing and progressive company.
• Ideally with offshore experience or multi-national experience

Experience:

• Approximately 10 to 15 years managing and/or directing an IT operation;
• Approximately 2 to 5 years working within Oil and Gas, Shipping or Supply Chain;
• A proven track record of developing and implementing IT policies and systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• Up to date knowledge of legislation, regulations, best practice and how they relate to IT;
• Considerable knowledge of business theory, business processes, management, budgeting, and business office operations;
• Substantial exposure to data processing, hardware platforms, enterprise software applications and outsourced systems;
• Good understanding of IT systems characteristics, features, and integration capabilities.
• Experienced in system design/development from business requirements analysis through to day-to-day management;
• Proven experience in IT planning, organization, and development;
• Excellent understanding of project management principles;
• Demonstrated ability to apply IT in solving business problems;
• Strong understanding of HR management principles, practices, and procedures;
• Proven leadership ability;

Primary Skills:

• Engineering, EPC, Oil & Gas, Operations, Production

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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