IT Manager

(This is a residential role. 12 Month Contract in Guinea)

Location & Reporting Line –

• Guinea, Conakry
• Head of Administration Department (Under temporary supervision of the CFO

Job Description

• Responsible for formulating IT strategic plans aligned with the company's long-term development, ensuring the IT infrastructure effectively supports business operations.

• Responsible for technology roadmap planning: Conduct research and evaluation of emerging technologies, develop technical roadmaps, and define the IT system's technological development direction and upgrade path.

• Responsible for IT department budget preparation. Allocate IT resources and funds appropriately, monitor IT project cost expenditures, ensure projects are completed within budget, and implement effective cost control for IT assets.

• Responsible for infrastructure construction: Oversee the planning, selection, and deployment of IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, and storage, ensuring system stability, reliability, and scalability to meet future business data storage and processing needs.

• Responsible for operations and maintenance (O&M) management: Establish IT O&M policies and procedures, manage daily operations, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of IT systems and equipment, ensuring 24/7 system stability, and develop server inspection protocols and emergency response plans for failures.

• Data management: Responsible for corporate data storage, backup, recovery, and security management. Develop data management strategies and standards to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality. Establish a data backup centre and conduct regular backup and recovery drills.

Key Requirements:

• . Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of IT management experience, including team leadership, with expertise in IT strategic planning and technical architecture design.

• Hands-on experience in IT infrastructure planning, operations & maintenance (O&M) management, and data security management.

• Familiarity with mainstream IT technologies and industry trends, with the ability to independently develop technology roadmaps and budget plans.

• The official operating language of CTG is French. Chinese and English may serve as working languages. Under equal conditions, those who are proficient in French will be preferred.

• Strong strategic thinking and resource coordination skills, with the ability to drive deep integration between IT and business.

• Knowledge of best practices in ITIL, DevOps, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and related fields.

Contact: Harry Holroyd

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CTG (Compagnie du Transguinéen)

Created in 2022, CTG brings multiple industry partners together with the Government of Guinea in a unique joint venture that will play a key role in transforming Guinea’s economy and driving sustainable economic growth.

CTG will own and operate the 670 kilometer rail corridor and port infrastructure constructed as part of the Simandou project, one of the world’s largest untapped resources of high-grade iron ore. In addition to the transport of iron ore from the Simandou mines to international markets, CTG’s infrastructure will also be used for passenger and general cargo services. This will help connect the full length of Guinea, including its existing agricultural areas, from Simandou in the South-East of the country to the port of Morébaya, close to Conakry, the capital of Guinea.

With its Head Office in Conakry and operations across the infrastructure footprint, CTG is expected to progressively grow its workforce in the months and years ahead with a firm focus on operational, environmental and Health & Safety excellence and close connectivity with the communities wherever it operates.

Ownership of CTG is split between development partners, Winning Consortium Simandou Infrastructure PTE LTD (WCS) (a joint venture between Winning Consortium and Baowu) and Simfer Infra Co (a joint venture ultimately comprising Rio Tinto and Chalco Iron Ore Holdings), each at 42.5% equity share, with the Government of the Republic of Guinea taking a 15% free carry equity stake.