Chief Information Officer
Meaning of Eduvos
The word Eduvos comes from the concept of your education. The “Edu” part of Eduvos talks about education and taking custodianship and responsibility. The “Vos” part of Eduvos talks about you, yourself, and your best self. The combination of Edu and Vos talks about taking responsibility for your education and making the best choice for yourself. Your education is your future.
Scope and scale
Eduvos is one of South Africa’s largest independent private higher education institutions with 12 campuses across the country and many international students. Eduvos offers 27 degrees in humanities, arts, business, science and law. We offer Bachelors Degrees, Honours Degrees, Higher Certificates and Pre-degree programmes that enable access to education.
Eduvos educational philosophy
Our educators believe in building skills for the future and enabling students to take up careers in a volatile, uncertain, chaotic, and ambiguous world. Our education is designed to create a deep understanding of an area, supporting skills development through practical application, and challenging thinking to allow for adaptation to new possibilities.
Type of position:
Location:
National
Description:
Edovus is looking to employ the services of a highly-skilled Chief Information Officer with a storied history in technology; within the educational or professional services sector, to be based at any of our National campuses*.
Type of appointment:
Permanent employment opportunity
The Position:
The role is tasked with making executive technology decisions to align the company with its vision and technological needs through:
- Developing the company’s future-facing vision and strategy for using technological resources
- Ensuring technologies are used efficiently, profitably and securely
- Evaluating and effectively implementing new systems and infrastructure
The role will aim to improve processes, efficiencies and systems within the company; as well as looking outward, using technology to improve products, service and education delivery to serve our students.
Minimum qualification:
- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- MBA or other relevant post-graduate degree
Experience:
Previous working experience as a CIO / CTO with extensive industry knowledge coupled with strategic future-focussed alignment of organisational technological resources.
Previous working experience as a CIO / CTO with extensive industry knowledge coupled with strategic future-focussed alignment of organisational technological resources.
Responsibilities:
As the Chief Information Officer, you will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Set a vision and strategy for how technology will be used in the company and by its students
- Plan and oversee the development and deployment of all technological services to successful completion
- Ensure that technological resources meet the company's short and long-term needs
- Discover and implement new technologies that yield a competitive advantage
- Oversee contract negotiations and management with IT vendors, contractors and service providers
- Oversee the proactive management of the organisations technological infrastructure (networks, computer systems and devices) to ensure optimal performance
- Oversee quality assurance
- Ensure cyber and infrastructure security and data protection
- Monitor project KPI’s and IT expenditure to assess ROI and technology efficiencies
- Determine and manage technology budgets and time frames
- Ensure all technology practices adhere to regulatory standards
- Act as a mentor to team members
- Stay on top of technology trends and developments
- Serve on the Senior Leadership Team (EXCO) as a business resource and functional lead
Functional competencies:
Please send your comprehensive CV to recruitment@eduvos.com.
*Preference will be given to Midrand (Gauteng) / Tyger Valley (Cape Town) campus.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not received feedback from us in two weeks after the closing date.
Closing date: 28 May 2023
The Applicant is advised that any Personal Information requested throughout the recruitment process will only be used by Eduvos (Pty) Ltd (“Eduvos”) for the purposes of recruiting and assessing the Applicant for the position applied for at Eduvos. For more information, please refer to Eduvos’s privacy policy (https://www.eduvos.com/privacy-policy/).
By Providing Eduvos (Pty) Ltd (“Eduvos”) with the Personal Information requested throughout this recruitment process, the Applicant will be deemed to have provided his/her consent and authorisation (required by the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013) to Eduvos for the purposes of recruitment (as more fully set out above).
- In-depth knowledge of web systems architecture, design and development
- Technological development expertise
- Hands-on experience with complex project management
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Strategic thinking
- Excellent organising and time-management skills
- Effective negotiation and vendor management skills
- Proactive problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team player
Reporting line:
The successful incumbent will work directly under the CEO and Directors and will act as both a technology and business expert, making decisions that will impact the current and future operations of the company.
The successful incumbent will work directly under the CEO and Directors and will act as both a technology and business expert, making decisions that will impact the current and future operations of the company.
Please send your comprehensive CV to recruitment@eduvos.com.
*Preference will be given to Midrand (Gauteng) / Tyger Valley (Cape Town) campus.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not received feedback from us in two weeks after the closing date.
Closing date: 28 May 2023
The Applicant is advised that any Personal Information requested throughout the recruitment process will only be used by Eduvos (Pty) Ltd (“Eduvos”) for the purposes of recruiting and assessing the Applicant for the position applied for at Eduvos. For more information, please refer to Eduvos’s privacy policy (https://www.eduvos.com/privacy-policy/).
By Providing Eduvos (Pty) Ltd (“Eduvos”) with the Personal Information requested throughout this recruitment process, the Applicant will be deemed to have provided his/her consent and authorisation (required by the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013) to Eduvos for the purposes of recruitment (as more fully set out above).
Contact:
Send completed CV and qualifications to with reference Chief Information Officer - - National:
Recruitment Team
recruitment@eduvos.com
Closing Date:
28 May 2023
