Job Title:
Senior Specialist: Engineering (Innovation and Solutioning)
Job Location:
Gauteng, Pretoria
Deadline:
December 30, 2024
Job Purpose:
To facilitate the adoption of new leading edge ‘Game Changer’ concepts in support of the SARS Vision 2024 enterprise strategy. This is achieved through:
- Research and benchmarking
- Participating in open collaboration networks
- Identifying and conceptualising innovation solution designs
- The incubation of concepts (e.g., prototyping, piloting, etc.)
- Implementation of solution designs
The outcomes are utilised to define product features, develop their implementation roadmaps in the SARS business architecture and business solutions landscape, and ensure that the designs support the achievement of sustainable business results, including the provision of design and implementation support and conducting stakeholder engagement.
Education and Experience:
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required:
- Honours / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Industrial Engineering; Computer Science and Min. 10-12 years' experience in an innovation, design, and technology environment, of which 3-4 years at a specialist level.
- Relevant bachelor’s degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Industrial Engineering or Computer Science and 15 years’ experience in an innovation, design, and technology environment, of which 3-4 years at a specialist level.
Job Outputs:
Process Innovation:
- Collaborate with local and international owners, partners and stakeholders
- Conduct local and international research and benchmarking
- Develop, socialise and publish fore-sighting reports
- Draft idea elevator pitches
- Understand business problems using a data-driven approach
Design Innovation Solutions:
- Draft Innovation Business Cases
- Build, test and demonstrate prototypes
- Manage prototype governance
- Track solution benefits
Solutioning:
- Build relationships with Business, Product and Segment Owners
- Build stakeholder and partner networks
- Assess the strategic landscape
- Draft or facilitate the drafting of modernisation and solution strategies (5-10-year horizon)
- Socialise modernisation and solution strategies
- Analyse and understand problems
- Collaborate on the detailed designs
- Draft Business Cases
- Participate in the development and testing cycle
- Track solution benefits
Governance:
Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within your area of specialisation. Ensure that completed work adheres to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations & discrepancies.
People:
Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives. Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Finance:
Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in your area of accountability. Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost-effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.
Client:
Build strong relationships and develop service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders. Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunities for feedback and exceptional service. Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunities for feedback and exceptional service. Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
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