Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Under the direction of the Vice President of Administrative Services, provide leadership and direction in the planning, implementation and maintenance of the District's information technology systems including, but not limited to network programming, security, and other interface with shared information systems to include institution wide strategic planning, budgeting for information technologies, and coordination and integration of all District information technology matters. Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

Manage the Information Technology Services Division and provide leadership and direction by developing and articulating a shared vision of technology uses and benefits.

Develop, implement, and maintain the District's Technology Plan working collaboratively with instructional technology proponents.

Develop policy guidelines and establish priorities in conjunction with the District's comprehensive planning and budgeting processes.

Coordinate the District's effort to assure the integrity, reliability and security of computerized information systems, standards, policies and data.

Determine requirements of new applications and modifications to existing systems. Provide direction and manage the technology infrastructure for voice and data.

Ensure the delivery of quality technology through effective needs assessment and system design, selection and implementation processes.

Facilitate the integration of major management information system capabilities to satisfy end user requirements and system-wide accountability.

Participate in the development and implementation of budget and operating policies, procedures and objectives for information technology and information systems expenditures for multi-faceted use and service. Reviews and approves the expenditure of designated funds.

Implement and support contracted services with external agencies such as the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

Direct, supervise and evaluate assigned personnel.

Evaluate staff training and development needs and provides training and educational opportunities for district personnel to maintain and upgrade technical skills.

Maintain an awareness of and in-depth knowledge of current technology and products to determine appropriate specifications for equipment which may be required.

Prepare and monitor budgets and allocate resources within budget constraints.

Perform related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Development/implementation of operating policies, procedur.es and objectives for information technology.

Server based, micro, and network operating systems

Systems and Network security and interoperability standards

Needs assessment methods and project management practices

System design, selection and implementation for a data center deployment

Strategies for developing, implementing and maintaining technology master plans

Methods for gathering and presenting general, statistical and technical data

Budget development and expenditure tracking

Principles and practices of administration, supervision, and training

Familiar with managing and implementing virtualization technologies

Experience with EMC shared datastore infrastructure technology

Experience with Cisco VOIP Solutions

Experience managing a Microsoft centric environment

ABILITY TO:

Manage the Information Technology Services Division.

Lead, motivate, direct, train and evaluate personnel.

Interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Plan and prioritize work.

Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Provide effective customer service and end user satisfaction.

Manage several projects simultaneously.

Demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with diverse racial, ethnic, gender, cultural and disabled populations.

Communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Proven track record in effective project management of large scale implementations

Extensive experience negotiating vendor contracts

Demonstrate a holistic understanding of Data Center Operations (i.e. Production operations, Server, Storage, Network, Data Base Mgt., Systems Mgt., Helpdesk, etc.)

Required Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a related field such as computer science, public administration, business information management, computer engineering or equivalent and three years of management experience.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with community college Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and processes and related software.

Principles and practices related to system audit and security.

Relevant work experience in a California community college.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
SALARY RANGE: $115,767 - $154,918 per year (depending upon education and experience)

The College provides a diversified insured benefit program for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Dependent medical, dental and vision insurance is available, toward which the College and the employee may contribute.

Paid sick leave is granted equal to one day for each month of service. Sick leave may be accumulated indefinitely. Rather than State Disability Insurance, limited sick-leave benefits are available for days beyond the earned sick-leave days. Long-term disability income-protection insurance is also available.

Full-time employees contribute a percentage of their regular salary to either the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) or to the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and Social Security.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Travel within and outside of the District in performing responsibilities and functions.

Work under tight timelines.

Hear and speak to exchange information.

Use hand, wrist and finger dexterity to operate a variety of office equipment.

Lift up to 25 pounds.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Offer and acceptance of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credential(s), transcripts, fingerprint results, and tuberculosis examination as required. Candidates selected for employment will be required to provide verification of work authorization in the form of a passport, valid driver's license, or other equivalent identification, and Social Security card.

TO APPLY

To ensure full consideration, qualified candidates must submit:

1. Online application: http://www.compton.edu

2. Cover letter describing how applicant meets the qualifications

3. Resume including educational background, professional experience, and related personal development and accomplishments

4. Request for Equivalency form (if applicable)

5. Pertinent transcripts as stated in the required qualifications. (Unofficial computer-generated academic records/transcripts must include the name of the institution and degrees awarded to be acceptable.)

Multiple- page transcripts must be loaded as ONE PDF document.

Foreign Transcripts: Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript-evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. For information on transcript evaluation services, please visit: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl635.pdf.

Please Note: Documents submitted or uploaded for a previous position cannot be reused for other positions. You must submit the required documents for each position for which you apply for by the closing date. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application. Applications with an incomplete status will not receive consideration. You may check the status of your application online.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

To be included in the initial screening, application materials must be received no later than 3 p.m. on the closing date.

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