Technology Strategy Specialist | Zain - Sudan



Operation: Zain - Sudan
Job Group: Technology
Location: Khartoum - Sudan
Contract Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 02-Nov-2017

What
 You will generally be responsible for support developing, aligning, updating/communicating and governing Technology Strategy, Technology Roadmap and Technology Business/Financial plans . and you will be reporting to Technology Strategy Team Leader,

How
In this role your major tasks and responsibilities will be :

  • Support developing and reviewing Technology Strategy, reflecting Corporate, Commercial and Group Strategies.
  • Support positioning Technology as a Strategic Asset via forming Business Relationships with technology stakeholders meant for aligning. Technology Strategic Objectives with Corporate, Commercial and Technology Group.
  • Cater deriving strategic initiatives from the Technology Strategy and identify milestones and KPIs.
  • Support the development of the Technology strategic roadmap (3 to 5 years) in alignment with the technology blueprint.
  • Update all relevant stakeholders of approved changes / updates to the Technology Strategy/Business Plan.
  • Contribute to corporate Business / Financial plan by providing Technology related CapEx and OpEx estimates.
  • Support developing the Technology Budget based on Business Plan and the inputs from Technology/Commercial domain managers
  • Build Technology expense forecast cycles including 3+10, 6+6 and 9+15.
  • Support forming Strategic Governance via enabling the Strategic Alignment Committee and Strategic Review Committee locally and with Zain Group.
  • Support monitoring progress of Strategic Initiatives against predefined KPIs, escalate when required and provide input to Strategic Review Committee on progress.
  • Support Technology investment VFM via governing Technology Business Cases development in alignment with Technology Portfolio Management Process.
  • Assess Technology limitations / capacity (e.g. spectrum utilization) in alignment with technology L2 heads.
  • Assess technology implications of regulatory requirements and direct requests to the relevant technology functions.
  • Support forming Technology Innovation committee.
  • Keep track of innovation and technology trends, and align with business on potential of trends in Zain context.
  • You will be asked to undertake any additional relevant tasks/activities as delegated by the technology department.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable policies & regulatory requirements on Information Security.


What do i need
 You will be required to have :

  • Preferred B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunications, computer science or MIS ,with minimum 2 years of experience in telecom or relevant field.
  • Background in technology planning and development or operations and architecture development.
  • Knowledge in Financial planning and budgeting for telecom operators.
  • Knowledge in Technology business cases development.
  • Knowledge in Portfolio and program management.
  • Knowledge in Business requirement analysis capabilities.
  • Background in tech. costing.


Those soft skills
Also you will be asked to have In-depth knowledge:

  • Knowledge of strategy formulation
  • Understanding of budgetary, resource management and control policies
  • Understanding of Industry Certificates and practices
  • Good understanding of the Sudan market and Zain SD business strategy, goals and competitive environment
  • Understanding of Telecom Operators Capex and Opex components
  • Ability to build relationships and dealing with people
  • Ability of make alignment with strategies
  • Cooperative/collaborative interchange with external network suppliers and vendors
  • Highly developed documentation and reporting skills (verbal and written)
  • Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Investigative/Diagnostics approaches
  • Concern for Standards/Efficiency
  • Service oriented
  • Professional and organized
  • Aware of technology roadmaps and developments
  • Able to work under pressure