CHiPS:

Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society, Government of Chhattisgarh invites applications from enterprising and aspiring candidates for the position of Senior Manager (SM-I). Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS: www.chips.gov.in) is the nodal agency and prime mover for propelling IT growth & implementation of the IT & e-Governance

projects in the State of Chhattisgarh. CHiPS is involved in the end-to-end implementation of some mega IT Projects like, SDC, SSDG, SWAN, GIS, SETU, e-Procurement etc. A professional approach is adopted for implementation of IT Projects using the services of egovernance experts and consultants from corporate and academia. IT/ICT intervention has potential in significantly improving this contribution. In doing so, Government of Chhattisgarh seeks to create an IT environment in the state wherein investments in IT are not only encouraged but also actively facilitated. We aim to achieve quality and excellence in state government services to citizens, state transactions with citizens and businesses, and internal state governmental operations/functions through the strategic deployment of information technologies.

Roles & Responsibility

The role of the SM-I is to ensure that the strategic and organisational objectives as

well as the values of CHiPS are put into practice. In conjunction with other members of staffs, they will ensure organisation growth through directing and managing operational activities to ensurethey are delivered in accordance with the strategic objectives. The SM-I will be responsible for overseeing project operations, project finance, helping and creating organisational, block level and district Level project operationsand program budgets in collaboration with the JCEO and other team members, and undertaking other miscellaneous tasks as and when they arise. The post holder is responsible ensuring organisational effectiveness by providing leadership for the organisation's financial functions. They are required to work with the staff team, and contribute to the development and implementation of organisational strategies, policies and practices. The SM-I will plan, direct and manage the performance of all

internal projectoperations, risk and project management so as to maintain and develop

organisational growth in accordance with the overall strategy.

The candidate should be an outcome-oriented executive, capable of leading the creation of an energising the institutional, human and technical capacities necessary to realise the unique and ambitious ICT agenda of the State.

The candidate should fulfil the mandatory requirements listed below, and should embody a rich combination of the requirements listed as desired.

Qualification & Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification. B.E/B. Tech. (IT/CS/E&T)/ MCA or M.E./M.Tech or equivalent, recognised by or under the regulations etc. of relevant regulatory body, obtained upon successful completion of studies (excluding studies in distance education mode) as a regularly enrolled student; in respect of degrees or diplomas awarded abroad, candidate should submit relevant details establishing equivalence with the above qualification, and the decision of the Selection Committee regarding the acceptability of such qualification as equivalent qualification shall be final.

Age: Candidate should be energetic and dynamic as the job profile would entail extensive interactionwith various stakeholders and should be result-oriented.

Experience:At least10 years of Experience pertaining to Bachelors degree or 7 yearsfor Masters degree;in managing large software development/ IT deployment projects. The candidate must have independently handled at least 2 large projects on all aspects from concept initiation stage to implementation/roll outphase and preferable project from Education department. S/He should be strong in the assessment of project needs and their resolutions, system integration, quality assurance besides handling large project teams. S/He should be aware of software, mobile and telecom technology tools, Server, Integration of application and deployment issues.

Job Description:

• Should have excellent knowledge into Project Technology platform preferably into Open Source criteria and expertise into project management for State Wide e-Governanceimplementation project, preferable projects related to Education Department.
  
  
• Overall managing of project operations & ensuring resolution of routine issues.
  
  
• Must be able to handle Block level and District Level project operations
  
  
• • Work with state government department to gauge and create demand of strategic
    
    
  • solutions and fulfil the same. Must have the ability to reach out and work with the senior government official in various departments.
• Develop and implement project management procedures and methodologies to achieve business goals.
  
  
• Play a significant role in long-term planning, with the view to delivering operational excellence.
  
  
• Develop individual Program/ Project budgets/Project road Map/Project timeline.
  
  
• Identify project risks and recommend appropriate solutions.
  
  
• Manage resource assignment, work allocation and software and hardware requirements for project.
  
  
• Work closely with various teams and stakeholders to identify, develop, and implement opportunities to improve processes, products and/or services.
  
  
• Manage strategic initiatives or specific projects and ensure that operating project is running efficiently with optimized usage of organisations resources.
  
  
• Should have knowledge and experience of service delivery and project execution.
  
  

Desirable:

• Server Administration, Network Administration including Internet, e-mail and security system administration.
  
  
• Servers and cluster configuration and management at Data Center.
  
  
• Email / MS Exchange configuration and domain management.
  
  
• Assist software development team for backup and recovery of database and applications for keeping up to date backup.
  
  
• Effective supervision and administration of LAN and WAN connectivity.
  
  
• Troubleshooting and resolving the issues related to Data centre and other vendors for providing efficient and uninterrupted services.
  
  
• Planning storage capacity, archiving, backup and recovery procedures for uninterrupted functioning of the IT infrastructure.
  
  
• Working closely with IT project managers, DBA and web developers.
  
  
• Cyber security procedure through protection from virus and intrusion, spam and phishing etc. using UTM appliances and other methods for optimum usage of the resources.
  
  
• Management of policies related to hardware and software requirements. Supervising security audit requirements.
  
  
• Management of proper documentation related to system/network security.
  
  
• Any other IT consultancy/ Advisory service that may be required.
  
  

Key Skills:

• 10+ yearexperience as Project manager in IT Industry well versed in developing, managing and executing project plans.
  
  
• Experience in managing e-Governance domain Projects and some projects related to Education Department will be preferable.
  
  
• Proven experience in handling multiple technologies.
  
  
• Ability to arrive at realistic development estimates, and challenge when required.
  
  
• Proven experience on e-Governance project preferably should have expertise.
  
  
• Leadership skills to coach/mentor/motivate associates.
  
  
• Not just project coordination, but also should be very conversant on operational issues so that he/she should provide quick and relevant solutions.
  
  
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
  
  
• Strong leadership skills with ability to exhibit and instil confidence in team members.
  
  
• Customer (Government) Engagement Ability to manage difficult or emotional customer situations; Respond promptly to customer needs; Respond to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
  
  
• Strong Analytical skills with ability to scythe diverse information, Design workflows and procedures.
  
  
• Strong technical background, ability to understand the technical environment of various entities and if needed to suggest improvements.
  
  
• Good time management skills
  
  

Selection Process