Position Summary (General Descriptions/Primary Purpose)

This position includes planning, developing, analyzing, designing, implementing, training, and maintaining all facets of information services needed by the college. The two major areas included in information services are IT and Library Services. This position reports to the President of the College and serves on the President’s Council.

Class and Grade

This is a salaried position.

Description of Duties and Tasks (include estimation of time allocated to specific job tasks by percentage)

Essential Job Functions (the fundamental job duties, the reason the position exists)

Planning, Budgeting, Collaboration, and Leadership - 30%- creating plans and budgets to address needs in the areas of IT and Library Services as well as working with President’s Council and various committees

Analyzing - 25% - reviewing effectiveness of current processes and information systems, checking for ways to cut costs, make offices or personnel more efficient, and enhancing information accessibility to all employees

Systems Design and Development – 15% - building new information systems to provide information to various offices, faculty, and students and creating/maintaining programs to meet new information needs, repair problems, add new features, and/or improve performance

Personnel Management – 10% - working with Assistant Directors for IT and Library Services

Systems Management – 10% - managing hardware, software and infrastructure resources

Help Desk – 10% - answering IT and Library Services related questions

Other Ergonomic Requirements

working environment - an office with a personal computer

physical demands - large amount of time spent typing and using a mouse

- much walking to various offices

- moving of printers and computers

hazardous conditions - none known

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

IT Skills

Library Skills

Communication skills using speech and writing

Strategic planning skills

Ability to touch-type at a speed of at least 50 word per minute

Ability to systematically troubleshoot complex problems

Ability to manage employees

Ability to create structured, documented programs and information systems

The individual must posses these skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Qualifications/Employment Standards

MBA and BS in Computer Information Systems or equivalent required

2 years of Windows server and client knowledge required

2 years of database design, SQL and VBscript experience or equivalent required

College/High School Information Systems knowledge helpful

Library experience helpful

Nortel PBX experience helpful

Thin-client experience helpful

Online Learning experience helpful

Audio/Video system experience helpful

Scope of External Contact

Trustees, students, vendors, parents, and alumni

Supervision Received (breakdown by percentage)

__0%___Direct __5%__General __95%__Independent Judgment