Assistant Manager – IT Governance & Administration

This role supports daily IT governance, risk, compliance, audit, certification, AI governance, and budget activities across the organization. Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, the position ensures governance requirements are met, audits are coordinated, risks are tracked, financial activities are managed, and departmental operations run smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

• Governance & Compliance: Maintain IT governance frameworks, policies, trackers, and calendars; follow up on outstanding actions.

• Cybersecurity Governance: Coordinate reviews, assessments, and ensure security requirements are in technology projects.

• Audit & Certification: Support internal/external audits and ISO/IEC 27001 certification activities, including evidence collection and documentation.

• Risk Management: Maintain risk registers, track treatment plans, and support enterprise risk processes.

• AI Governance: Administer AI governance frameworks, review use cases, coordinate risk/security/privacy assessments, and support awareness/training sessions.

• Budget & Reporting: Assist in annual CAPEX/OPEX planning, track expenditure, support procurement documentation, and draft management papers for senior leadership.

• Department Operations: Coordinate meetings, training, events, and engagement activities, including scheduling, logistics, and budget tracking.

Requirements

• Education: Degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Risk Management, or related discipline. Professional qualifications in governance, cybersecurity, risk, or audit are advantageous.

• Experience: 5–8 years in IT governance, risk, audit, cybersecurity, or related functions. Exposure to audits, ISO/IEC 27001, compliance activities, budget tracking, and management reporting. Experience with AI governance is a plus.

• Skills: Excellent governance, risk, compliance, and coordination skills; familiarity with ISO/IEC 27001 and audit processes; good writing, presentation, and stakeholder communication; financial and budget management; proficiency in Microsoft Office; organizational and time-management abilities; discretion with sensitive information.