ASSISTANT CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

SUMMARY

Assistant Chief Information Officer is to support the Chief Information Officer in overseeing the development and operation of the college's administrative computing system (SCT/Banner) and related enterprise systems and ensuring their functionality and performance align with the organizational and educational objectives of the College.

This Assistant Chief Information Officer will work closely and collaboratively with assigned programming and systems personnel as well as decision makers throughout the college to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support all necessary management solutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Other duties may be assigned.

1. Formulates and deploys both short- and long-term strategic plans for acquiring and efficient and cost-effective information processing, knowledge management and communication technologies

2. Manages the operational and strategic IT planning, including business requirements, project planning, and organizing and negotiating the allocation of resources

3. Ensures application development aligns with business process, tactical planning and strategic vision

4. Defines and communicates project milestones, service level agreements, and resource allocation to executive team, department heads, support staff, and end users

5. Reviews performance of IT/ERP systems to determine operating costs, productivity levels, and upgrade requirements

6. Benchmarks, analyzes, reports on, and makes recommendations for the improvement of the SCT/Banner ERP, SAN and related systems

7. Develops business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for information technology spending and initiatives

8. Ensures that applications meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify and resolve systems issues

9. Collaborates with analysts, designers, and system owners in the testing of new software programs and applications

10. Directs research on potential technology solutions and implementations in support of new initiatives, opportunities, and procurement efforts

11. Develops and implements all information technology policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision

12. Oversees negotiation and administration of vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements

13. Manages assigned staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and disciplinary actions

14. Establishes and maintains regular written and in-person communications with the organization's executives, department heads, and endusers regarding pertinent departmental and divisional activities

15. Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS


QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Web based client-server application development highly desirable
Significant experience and knowledge of information technologies such as ERP systems, and application integration and system infrastructures
Ability to plan, estimate, and schedule multiple tasks, and develop detail resource and project plans
Ability to build strong teams, work with multi-functional teams, delegate workloads and ensure project efficiency and lead by example
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with experience in presentation to senior levels of the college
Ability to work successfully independently as well as part of a team
Maintain and upgrade relevant professional skills; utilize strong initiative, organizational and prioritization skills
Adaptable to change in the work environment
Effectively handle multiple and competing demands
Can accept criticism and feedback; constructively resolve conflicts and work cooperatively in group situations
Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Extensive experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

*Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the field of computer science or information systems

*Five years of progressively advanced work and supervisory experience

*Three years experience managing and/or directing an information technology operation in the area of administrative computing or enterprise application development

*Minimum two years project management experience, and experience in managing consultants and/or software development teams

*Minimum five years technical knowledge and experience in application development, enhancement and modification of large, enterprise-wide relational systems including three years with SCT applications, Oracle-based systems and SQL



LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret field-related scientific and technical journals. Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the college community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, faculty, staff, and/or boards of trustees.



Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.



HOW TO APPLY:

Submit letter of application, STC application, resume, copies of

transcripts (official transcripts required BEFORE assignment begins) and five professional

references with addresses and phone numbers to:

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES

PO BOX 9701

McAllen, TX 78502

No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by South Texas College on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.