Director of IT - Director of IT

Director of IT
Unity College

Unity, Maine 04988

Job Description

This position provides leadership, planning, managerial, and operational oversight for all Information Technology (IT) unit functions, services, information systems, IT hardware and software, initiatives, and personnel. As IT unit lead, the director is responsible for the administration of day-to-day IT operations, continual service improvement, budgeting, financial planning, cost control, vendor relations, and personnel management. The director is responsible for significant high-level technical services including application development, database administration, network and systems configuration, systems deployment and management, etc. The Director partners with other staff and faculty at all levels of the institution and leads a team of IT professionals to deliver effective IT services based on industry best practices to students and employees in support of teaching, student learning, administrative processes, research, outreach, etc. The Director of IT assists with related strategic college efforts including remote teaching, learning, and working; marketing and student recruitment; student success and retention; vendor and consortia management; and strategic planning as assigned. The Director of IT reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in business, technology, or other field appropriate to the work assigned with a minimum of five years progressively responsible information technology administrative and supervisory experience. Demonstrated proficiency in multiple technology disciplines, such as: networking, server virtualization, software development, EDI, VoIP, or database administration. Demonstrated successful management and leadership experience with the ability to lead a team of IT professionals in a professional service provider environment. Experience in administrative project planning and management; systems design, implementation and production processing; client problem resolution and troubleshooting; systems design and analysis. Experience managing and working with relational database management systems and with complex ERP level systems. Experience managing and working with Active Director and LDAP environments. Ability to develop batch automation scripts using PowerShell or similar scripting languages. Ability to research, plan, develop and implement projects and initiatives. Excellent oral and written communication skills; customer service oriented. Ability to develop and manage budgets. Ability to understand and produce spreadsheet based budget and reports; have an understanding of basic account principles and processes. Ability to explain and execute complex tasks.

For more information please refer to the attached Job Description.

Unity College offers good benefits to include medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, 4 weeks of PTO and at least 8 holidays PLUS company match on our 403b retirement plan.

Interested and qualified candidates should click on the "Apply Now" button and submit a CV, Cover letter and points of contacts for 3 references. We look forward to hearing from you!

Unity College seeks to attract employees who share a commitment to the environment and to human diversity, and who have an interest in helping students develop an understanding of the richness and complexity of individuals and society.

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