TITLE : Director Technical

DESCRIPTION :
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Facilitate to improve the ICT infrastructure to provide quality and low-cost connectivity options throughout the province especially to marginalized and undeserved areas eventually to minimize the digital divide. • Crate and grow sustainable talent pipeline of digitally skilled workers and competitive aspiring entrepreneurs • Provide efficient governance using ICTs for better public service delivery, higher transparency and accountability, and to instill a better trust relationship between the government and citizens with the firm commitment and ownership form the leadership and stakeholders • Create new opportunities for the digitally skilled workers by accelerating the process of digitalization across the province to improve growth, productivity, competitiveness and foster innovation • Create digitally equipped youth with right matrix of digital skills to effectively contribute towards the digital economy • Focus on areas that grow youth talent pipeline and its sustainability; • Accelerate the process of digitalization across the province to spur innovation and create new opportunities • Facilitate E-Commerce and Fintech sector, building ecosystems and platforms that innovate transform conventional processes to digital economy • Introduce G2C,G2B, G2G and Intra government digital platforms and solutions that enable better public service delivery, improve productivity, efficiency and transparency and empower citizens of the province • Improve quality of digital connectivity, affordability and coverage to enable digital access/services bridging the digital divide; • Communication and coordination with the management, facilitating, monitoring and supervising technical team and extending technical support to the government departments; • Promotion, monitoring, evaluation and ensuring transparency and accountability of the ICT interventions in the province as per mandate given in the Act; • Any other task as assigned by the Managing Director.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
• Strong understanding of establishing ICT infrastructure and digital platforms • in-depth knowledge of e-governance, digital economy, digital skills and digital connectivity • Strong data analysis skills • Strong interpersonal and communication skills • Strong training and facilitation skills • Efficient time management and ability to multitask • Strong project planning and execution skills
Education:
Degree in Computer Sciences/ Information Technology/ Software Engineering/ Telecommunication Engineering/ Electrical Engineering (Communication)/ or any other related field (at least 16 years of education).
Work Experience:
Atleast twelve years of relevant post qualification experience in a public or private sector organization.