The Organisation

The JVR Africa Group provides knowledge and skills to identify, support, and develop individuals within organizations. The group consists of four sister companies including JVR Psychometrics, JVR Consulting, JVR Academy, and JVR Solutions, each specialising in various aspects of psychology, assessment solutions, leadership, and IT innovation. The organisation focuses on learning and development while offering skills development opportunities for professionals at all levels.

The Role

This is a full-time hybrid role for an IT Enablement Manager at JVR Africa Group in the JVR Solutions company; in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Area. The IT Enablement Manager will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing IT enablement platforms and services, driving innovation, and collaborating with IT specialists and teams within the organisation and with IT service providers. This is a hybrid working position.

Qualifications and Experience

Experience: 5 years

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, National Diploma, or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.

Certifications:

• Azure Global Administrator
• Azure Fundamentals
• Azure Administrator
• Azure Masterclass
• MS365 global administrator
• MS365 Office advanced skills

Key Responsibilities (KPAs)

The job specification for an IT Enablement Manager includes the following responsibilities

• Develop and implement IT strategies, policies, and procedures to support business goals for the IT Enablement department.
• Manage and coordinate IT projects, initiatives, and resources.
• Ensure the maintenance and availability of essential IT infrastructure.
• Software license management across all platforms.
• Handle business-critical IT tasks and systems administration.
• Contract management of service providers
• Azure administration
• MSD365 SharePoint administration
• IT compliance assessments and risk management
• IT expense management
• Infrastructure and network management
• Systems administration for all platforms and services
• Access management on all platforms
• Manage the SharePoint architecture
• Manage the hosting services (Azure, Hostek and Xneelo)
• Physical IT infrastructure management, including IT storeroom, request-, printer and asset management
• Business continuity and disaster recovery management
• Collaboration with IT specialists and teams
• Project Management
• Cybersecurity management and improvement, including outsourced penetration testing
• IT Insurance management

Behavioural Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Problem-solving
• Critical Thinking
• Collaborating
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Planning, Organising and Control
• Result-driven
• Taking Initiative
• Agility
• Resilience
• Coping with Pressure
• Complex problem solving
• Innovative
• Dependability (++‘Conscientiousness’ ++ Self-discipline)

Technical Competencies and Skills

• Excellent communication and leadership abilities
• Ability to adapt to changing technology trends
• Contract management
• Project management
• Infrastructure and network security

Location: Gauteng-based (combination of onsite and remote, reporting to the Managing Director of JVR Solutions.

Documents to be Submitted

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• References that can be contacted
• Certified copies of ID document; and driver’s license (if applicable)
• Certified copies of qualifications and proof of certifications

Process for Recruitment

• Candidates who comply with the specifications and qualifications and who are interested in applying for the position need to apply for the position by submitting the minimum documentation listed above to jobs@jvrafrica.co.za
• When submitting your application to this email address, please make sure you include the job title that you apply for in the email subject line and in the first line of the email body, mark FOR ATTENTION: The title of the person indicated in the advertisement.
• The JVR HR team will screen the applications and identify qualifying candidates.
• Qualifying candidates will be contacted after the initial screening to confirm salary expectations.
• The qualifying candidates will complete a technical online evaluation to confirm the candidates’ technical abilities.
• The top-scoring candidates will complete a battery of psychometric assessments, including mental ability, work behaviour, and personality from which the final shortlist of candidates will be identified.
• The shortlisted candidates will each be invited to a face-to-face interview.
• The successful candidate will be notified by means of an offer of employment.