The NWU currently owns and operates one of the biggest contiguous and privately owned network infrastructures in South Africa. (50000 network points, 1000 plus servers, 4 datacenters spread over two provinces, 68 Open distance education centrums across Southern Africa). Majority of infrastructure is owned, planed, implemented and operated internally by NWUDuties• Overall responsibility for all IT Infrastructure at the University (Strategy, Plan, Implement, deploy and Operation). In… Show more The NWU currently owns and operates one of the biggest contiguous and privately owned network infrastructures in South Africa. (50000 network points, 1000 plus servers, 4 datacenters spread over two provinces, 68 Open distance education centrums across Southern Africa). Majority of infrastructure is owned, planed, implemented and operated internally by NWUDuties• Overall responsibility for all IT Infrastructure at the University (Strategy, Plan, Implement, deploy and Operation). In terms of: o Infrastructure architecture o Continuity planning o IT Infrastructure sustainability o Network planning o Information security• Financial and budget Management (R150m/pa)• Staff Management (3 Department - Operations, Systems and Infrastructure with 34 people in total)• Overall responsibility for Operational Management (Incident, Problem, Capacity, Change etc.)• Key role player in determining ICT strategies and directions at NWU. • IT stakeholder & partner management - Supports business change, acting as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders, facilitating relationships between them. Ensures that stakeholders understand available IT services, and promotes financial and commercial awareness in order to deliver value.• Key role player in IT Governance planning and implementation• IT and HE sector collaboration & community engagement - Initiate and participate in strategic collaboration with peers and institutions in the HE sector and community to improve IT infrastructure and services for the common good. Show less

The Compliance Committee is a sub-committee of the NWU University Management Committee (UMC) established in terms of paragraph 64(2) of the Statute of the North-West University. The Compliance Committee should assist the UMC in managing compliance with applicable laws and adopted, non-binding rules, codes and standards, as well as internal policies, rules and procedures in a way that supports the organisation being ethical and a good corporate citizen.

North West Fibre , is a company owned by North-West University. This is a holding company for Fibre Optical backbone in Potchefstroom, North West Province.

To assist the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee to fulfil its responsibility of giving assurance to Council that the University’s operations with regard to risk management, control and governance processes are adequately addressed, and to optimise the assurance coverage obtained from management and internal assurance providers on all risks affecting the University.

Duties• Overall responsible for IT at NWU• ICT Strategic Management• Financial and budget Management (R180m/pa)• Staff Management (160 people)• IT Governance, Risk and Compliance

South African Identity Federation (SAFIRE) — the national academic identity federation for the South African research and higher education community.

Areas of responsibility:Data- and Voice Networks (WAN&LAN)Data centersServers, Storages, Operating systemIT OperationsSize of environment:35000+ network nodes610 servers spread over 4 data centers

Areas of responsibility:Data- and Voice Networks (WAN&LAN) Data centers Servers, Storages, Operating systemSize of environment:20000+ network nodes380 servers spread over 4 data centers

Work on University Meals and access controle system TAS