IT Service Desk Manager - BSTD
South African Reserve Bank · Pretoria, Gauteng
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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Manage the daily operations and activities of the SARB IT Service Desk to ensure that all IT service requests and incidents are addressed in a timely and efficient manner to maintain an exceptional customer service record.
- Develop and drive the implementation of standard operating procedures SOPs for the IT Service Desk.
- Develop and manage the implementation of process improvement plans.
- Take responsibility for the IT Service Desk data analytics, reporting and procedure documentation.
- Monitor, measure and enforce governance and compliance to IT service standards.
- Drive the employee self-service and overall automation agenda as part of the continuous improvement in the IT Service Desk environment.
- Build and manage key external and internal stakeholder relationships to ensure the delivery of quality service.
- Participate in broader departmental/divisional projects to contribute towards the SARB's business objectives.
- Manage the performance of the third-party service provider in line with the business requirements and service standards.
- Monitor and control the quality of the services provided by contractors as well as provide coaching where necessary.
- Manage the training and development of the IT Service Desk team.
- Provide input to resource planning, cost estimation, budget development and cost control.
Qualifications
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- a minimum of a Bachelor's degree NQF 7 in computer science, information systems or an equivalent qualification;
- ITIL Foundation certification in IT service management; and
- a minimum of 5–8 years' experience in an IT environment.
Additional requirements include
knowledge and skill in
- industry, organisational and business awareness;
- quality assurance;
- continuous improvement;
- continued learning and/or professional development;
- IT enablement planning; and
- service management;
skills in
- infrastructure support;
- operations; and
- IT reporting; and
- management of third-party service providers.