Job Title
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ASSOC V/C FOR TECHNOLOGY & INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Reference Code:
060218
Job Type (FT/PT):
FULL TIME
Department:
COMPUTING & COMMUNICATIONS
Minimum Hourly Salary Range
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Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
Midpoint Hourly Salary Range
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Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
Requirements:
BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND TEN YEARS OF PROGRESSIVELY RESPONSIBLE EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE AREAS OF IT AND COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT, STAFF SUPERVISION, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. "HANDS-ON" EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT IT BENEFITS, ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS, AS WELL AS FUTURE TRENDS, ARE ESSENTIAL. BACHELOR'S DEGREE SPECIFICALLY IN MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, OR A COMPUTER-RELATED FIELD, A MASTER'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING IS PREFERRED. OUTGOING PERSONALITY; HIGHLY DEVELOPED INTERPERSONAL SKILLS; EXCELLENT VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS; STRONG ABILITY TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY; ABILITY TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH DEPARTMENTS AND COLLEAGUES; ABILITY TO ANALYZE TRENDS; IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS, NETWORK AND TELECOMMUNICATION RESOURCES, SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS APPROPRIATE FOR A UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT; ABILITY TO EXERCISE SOUND JUDGEMENT IN COMPLEX SITUATIONS. A SEARCH FIRM HAS BEEN ENGAGED TO SCREEN CANDIDATE BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE.
Job Description:
USING THE OVERSIGHT ROLE OVER THE COMPUTING & COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IN THE CENTRAL FISCAL UNIT AS A BASE (WITH ITS FINANCIAL, STUDENT, EMAIL AND OTHER SYSTEMS, WEST CAMPUS DATA CENTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS), INCUMBENT WILL COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL PLANS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S PLANS TO PROVIDESTATE-OF-THE-ART, ACCESSIBLE, EFFICIENT AND SECURE COMPUTING, COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS. PROVIDES LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. WORKS TO ESTABLISH A CREATIVE HIGH TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES BOTH INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY. OVERSEES COMPUTING & COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.) ESTABLISHES RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S SENIOR LEVEL MANAGERS TO UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC PROCESSES,SERVING AS A RESOURCE AND EXPERT TO THIS GROUP ON IT AND COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS. 2.) DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIP AND SERVES AS A LIAISON WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND WITH THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. WORKS TO ENSURE THAT SERVICES PROVIDED IN THIS AREA ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S OVERALL STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR IT. 3.) DEVELOPS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND SERVES AS A LIAISON WITH THE IT ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND WITH THE IT ACTIVITIES OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS, ENSURING THAT THEIR EFFORTS ARE COORDINATED AND CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF THE REST OF THE UNIVERSITY. 4). COORDINATES THE OVERALL STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S IT AND COMMUNICATIONS, LEADING ITS PRIORITY SETTING, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION AND POSITIONING THE UNIVERSITY AS A LEADER IN THE USE OF IT AND COMMUNICATIONS. MAKES PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW BEST TO MANAGE SUCH UNIVERSITY-WIDE CONCERNS AS IT SECURITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY/BUSINESS CONTINUITY. 5.) REVIEWS BUDGET AND ACTUAL SPENDING ON IT AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE THESE AREAS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACHIEVED. 6.) SETS THE OVERALL POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE COMPUTING & COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY'S CENTRAL FISCAL UNIT AND PROVIDES BUDGETARY AND PERSONNEL OVERSIGHT. 7.) DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS A FORMAL IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE UNIVERSITY. 8.) REPRESENTS THE UNIVERSITY AS ITS IT LEADER TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND CHAIRS THE UNIVERSITY'S IT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.