at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Category:
Administrators
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Department:
Information Technology
Locations:
Des Plaines, IL
Posted:
Apr 5, 2024
Closes:
May 8, 2024 - 11:59 PM EDT
Type:
Administrators
Position ID:
174363
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About Oakton College :
Oakton College, a caring community of educators dedicated to excellence and learning, invites applications for the Chief Information Officer (CIO)-Software Services and Strategic Projects (CIO-24)
A premier comprehensive community college, Oakton is 17 miles from downtown Chicago. Oakton serves the near northern suburbs of Chicago with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie with buildings totaling over 700,000 square feet of space resting on 192 acres. These campuses serve almost 10,000 students annually that are enrolled in over 82,000 credit hours of instruction. The College's Operating Funds' budget (Education and Operations & Maintenance Funds) for the academic year ending on June 30, 2023 amounts to $77.1 million.
The College is known for its academic innovations, commitment to serving students, solid financial position, and supportive environment for both students and employees.
Candidates with a commitment to working in a culturally competent environment are especially valued at Oakton.
We encourage applications from candidates who reflect the increasing diversity of Oakton's student body and community, enhance and promote engagement with other cultures, and have demonstrated a commitment to working with and as part of a multicultural faculty and diverse student body and community.
Job Description:
Basic Function and Responsibility:
Under general direction, the Associate CIO is responsible with performing complex technical work and assisting in the planning, organizing, implementing, administering and directing the Information Technology department; preparing strategic multi-year plans; organizing personnel assignments; coordinating and managing IT Technology projects, and overseeing software related operations while primarily focused on end-to-end solutions that improve customer experience.
As the Associate CIO, the incumbent is responsible with managing and overseeing the integration of major departmental functions, including but not limited to customer support, support of major platforms and vendor management. Generates complex reports and makes recommendations; acts as department head in the absence of the CIO; prepares and monitors budgets; directs and conducts special research projects and performs complex analysis.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
STRATEGY AND PLANNING
Implement vision of IT in collaboration with other technology leaders, actively engage in planning, developing, and managing the College's technology services.
Focus on Delivering outcomes while planning, directing, and implementing short- and long-range objectives, including budget planning, and evaluating results and progress.
Partner with campus stakeholders and constituents including Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, among others to ensure that the applications and solutions delivered to end users include deep stakeholder input and meet customer needs.
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
Provide thought leadership in technology modernization and expertise in software applications and integration involving ERP, CRM, collaboration tools and related technology solutions
Prioritize investments and manage large scale technology implementations that impact critical areas such as recruitment, retention, advising, student success.
Properly maintain and effectively utilize new and existing technology investments made by the College primarily in software applications. Eliminate redundant solutions.
Prioritize process improvement and automation in various functional areas of the College to improve efficiency and productivity.
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Provide direct oversight for the Enterprise Business Services (EBS) and strategic projects.
Responsible for the budgetary, financial, and personnel management for the Software Services team.
Facilitate and improve annual and long-term campus-wide IT project governance and prioritization.
Identify professional development opportunities required to elevate overall team skillset in new and emerging technologies, develop team of software professionals
Participate in the management of IT meetings and chair the meetings in the absence of the CIO.
Represent the CIO when CIO is in his absent.
COLLABORATION AND OUTREACH
Assist and support the CIO in building and maintaining partnerships throughout the campus community to garner credibility and consensus.
Represent IT on College-wide strategic and operational task forces and committees, as appropriate.
Consult with external technology experts to identify emerging IT trends and opportunities and evaluate them within the context of the College's and IT's strategic goals and... For full info follow application link.
Oakton Community College is an equal opportunity employer
