{"id":20717,"date":"2025-10-05T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/service-manager-public-sector-incident-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:24:15","slug":"service-manager-public-sector-incident-manager","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=20717","title":{"rendered":"Service Manager &#8211; Public Sector \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Incident Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROLE PURPOSE<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Service Manager is accountable to the Manager: Service Management and performs the day-to-day operational and managerial tasks demanded by the process activities.<\/p>\n<p>ROLE REQUIREMENT<\/p>\n<p>\tKeep aware of changing business needs.<br \/>\n\tEnsure that the current and future service requirements of customers are identified, understood, and raised with the Account Management team.<br \/>\n\tTechnical involvement in allocated customers\u2019 issues and providing recommendations in conjunction with Technical Service Teams.<br \/>\n\tEnsure that improvement initiatives identified in service reviews are documented as a SIP (Service Improvement Plans) and acted upon and progress reports are provided to customers on a weekly basis.<br \/>\n\tAccommodate any existing Service Improvement Plans \/ Programs within the Service Management process.<br \/>\n\tSolutions Implementation with a focus on major and recurring incidents and work closely with resources from different Business Units to determine root cause when a deeper unknown cause is suspected and requires investigation. Involving System Architects, Transmission Networks, Account Managers, Engineers &amp; Specialists. Process re-engineering and work-flow improvement.<br \/>\n\tPOCs (Proof of Concepts) used to provide clients with tangible corroboration of proposed Changes.<br \/>\n\tCoordination of projects to remedy and improve existing services to customers networks.<br \/>\n\tMonthly, Quarterly and Annual reviews. This includes a detailed review of all services, SLA (Service Level Agreement) Reporting, billing issues and any relevant strategic issues.<br \/>\n\tEnsuring that ITIL best practice is followed.<br \/>\n\tTriggering any Service Improvement Initiatives.<br \/>\n\tFunctions as a point of escalation for Service Management Analysts.<br \/>\n\tEscalation of SLA (Service Level Agreement) breaches to Manager Service Management.<br \/>\n\tReporting on all changes, specified per service, process, department and any other Key Performance Indicators that is agreed with the Customer.<br \/>\n\tRecommending service improvements and initiates Service Improvement Programs.<br \/>\n\tExpedite any major incidents logged by their customers to ensure that service is restored as quickly as possible.<br \/>\n\tEnd-to-end responsibility for ensuring that all Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Operational Level Agreements (OLA) with the customer are met and levels of Service optimized.<br \/>\n\tEnsuring that service reports are produced for each customer service and that breaches of SLA targets are highlighted, investigated and actions taken to prevent theirVisibility on a customer senior management level.<br \/>\n\tAnalyse and review Service Performance against the SLAs.<br \/>\n\tOrganise and maintain the regular Service Level review process with the Customer which covers:<br \/>\n\tReview outstanding actions from previous reviews<br \/>\n\tReview current performance<br \/>\n\tReview Service Levels and Targets (where necessary)<br \/>\n\tAgree appropriate actions to maintain \/ improve Service Levels<br \/>\n\tInitiate any actions required to maintain or improve Service Levels and initiate Service Improvement Plans (SIPs) as required by the defined process<br \/>\n\tAct as coordination point for any temporary changes to Service Levels required (i.e.: extra support hours required by the Customer, reduced Levels of Service over a period of maintenance required by the Service Provider, etc.)<br \/>\n\tAttend Change Advisory Board meetings when appropriate.<br \/>\n\tIdentify improvement opportunities to make Service Management more effective and efficient.<br \/>\n\tEnsure that the Service Level Management Key Performance Indicators are met for the assigned Customers.<br \/>\n\tEnsure that the Service Management process operates effectively and efficiently<\/p>\n<p>QUALIFICATIONS &amp; EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Service Level Manager should possess an ITIL Foundation Certificate and be moving forward to achieve the Practitioners Certificate for his or her specific process.<br \/>\n\tA minimum of 3 to 5 years\u2019 experience in an IT or Telecommunications environment is required.<br \/>\n\tProficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint\u00a0<br \/>\n\tMatric\/Equivalent<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"Nexio","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"At Nexio, we enable our clients to modernise their environments and adopt new technologies. 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