The Regional Chief Information Officer is a highly collaborative leader that will provide administrative leadership and operational management of the Information Technology units at two or more colleges.  This regional position will work with Gadsden State Community College and Wallace Community College in Hanceville.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

1. Provide shared service CIO support to colleges and Presidents, as assigned.
2. Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve each College’s mission and goals.
3. May be assigned as Interim CIO, Acting CIO, and/or assist existing CIO at one or more institutions.
4. Align and manage local, regional, and centralized resources to support College needs.
5. Support both local College technology platforms and centralized enterprise wide platforms like Ellucian Banner Shared Technology Platform, Chrome River, Ad Astra, TargetX, Evisions product suite including Argos, FormFusion, Intellicheck, Doris, Iris and Cadmus, DegreeWorks, and Ellucian Elevate.
6. Evaluate opportunities to increase efficiencies by partnering with other organizations to further College objectives.
7. Participate in strategic and operation governance processes of the Colleges.
8. Serve on committees and participate in College initiatives and events that further the College’s mission and goals.
9. Prepare standard and specialized reports through operational analysis of data from various systems, sub-systems and procedures.
10. Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, making presentations of findings, analyses and recommendations.
11. Participate and lead system-wide committees or governance teams to establish, implement, and oversee standards and procedures for shared resources, platforms, and goals.
12. Identify technology inequities and develop plans to address by offering access to technology services, applications, and technical expertise.
13. Maintain knowledge of the current trends and developments within the Information Technology field and advise the colleges and the System Office on pertinent topics.
14. Provide analysis and research for special projects as requested for the Chancellor and other members of the executive team.
15. Assist in implementation of the ACCS Information Security policy.
16. Manage implementation of IT initiatives.

SECONDARY DUTIES:

1. Develop requirements, outlines, budgets, and schedules for capital and operational expenses.
2. Develop staffing plans based on the unique needs of each college supported.
3. Other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED:

1. Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in Information Technology.
2. Ten (10) years of directly related experience.
3. Five (5) years of related experience in Education.
4. Experience managing staff.
5. Knowledge of computer hardware installation, maintenance, and management.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
7. Ability to organize and present clear and concise oral and written reports.
8. Must have a valid Alabama driver license or be able to obtain one within 30 days of start date.

PREFERRED:

1. Experience working with or supporting educational institutions in Alabama.
2. Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
3. Experience managing staff across a large regional area.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

**DO NOT APPLY TO EDUCAUSE WEBSITE**

All applications must be submitted online at www.schooljobs.com/careers/accs or www.accs.edu