DIRECTOR, EGTC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

EMILY GRIFFITH TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Director , Information Technology

Pay Rate: Starts at $80,985 Annualy ( C ommensurate with Experience and Education)

Position Objectives:

The Director of Information Technology will be responsible for institutional leadership, vision, planning, management, and security for all information services and resources. The Director will lead efforts to evaluate, coordinate and manage all college technology infrastructure systems and administrative information solutions to ensure the efficient use of technology and data to achieve the vision and priorities of the College.

Essential Functions:

• Develop a strategic IT direction for EGTC that integrates with the College's strategic plan.

• Work in partnership with administrative departments to streamline business processes and to help administrators identify technology solutions that help deliver on strategic priorities;

• Provide day-to-day leadership of the IT office, through the IT leadership team, including the oversight of information and telecommunications technology functions and services supporting the institution;

Use IT to improve the College's competitive position regarding its peers and aspirational peers.

• Work collaboratively with the senior leadership team and key stakeholders in identifying and implementing key IT initiatives;

• Provide the leadership necessary to optimize data and information to support the College's operational and strategic priorities and enable efficient and effective data-driven decision making.

• Establish effective quality assurance processes, including integration and testing strategies, and departmental metrics;

• Develop, manage, and marshal the IT budget, including capital and recurring expenses pertaining to ongoing and future projects;

• Identify the appropriate balance of campus-based resources and services versus brokered resources and services delivered by vendor and cloud-based providers;

• Build strong working relationships among IT and faculty, staff, management, vendors and other technology organizations within the College by facilitating communication and resolving conflicts;

• Achieve mutually agreed upon service standards and operational benchmarks for services to the campuses.; and

• Create an IT culture to recruit, retain and develop IT talent.

Education & Experience:

The ideal candidate will be a proven IT leader with progressive leadership experience. The Director will demonstrate evidence of many of the following qualities:

• A successful record of visionary leadership and excellence in Information Technologies in a complex environment;

• An effective project manager, change agent and innovative and forward-thinking leader who can think strategically and translate strategies into actionable plans;

• The ability to effectively manage financial and other resources in a manner that maximizes productivity and quality of work;

• An in-depth knowledge of current and emerging information technologies, hardware and software, data security issues, and use of social media;

• The ability to lead with both a decisive and consultative style, foster open communications, and proactively build positive relationships with faculty, staff, students, and diverse constituencies;

• The ability to drive and promote innovation, collaboration, and partnerships across the College and with external constituencies, as needed and in particular to achieve effective cost savings;

• Knowledge of the kinds of data, systems, and interactions between them that typically exist in an institution of higher education, including Student Information Systems, SSO authentication (OAuth, SAML), Active Directory/LDAP/ADFS, G-Suite, enterprise data storage systems, learning management systems, document management systems, print management systems.

• A track record of successfully hiring, managing, and mentoring staff and a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity; a demonstrated record of encouraging the professional development of staff;

• A team player who fosters collaboration within the organization, and has a strong commitment to excellent customer service;

• An adeptness in problem solving and creating solutions;

• A bachelor's degree in business, computer science, engineering, or other related discipline required, and master's degree is strongly preferred.

About Emily Griffith Technical College

Emily Griffith Technical College, a division of Denver Public Schools, is Colorado's most unique public college. We offer an extensive curriculum including nearly 50 certificate programs and 500 courses. We have established a reputation for being one of the region's most diverse learning environments assisting more than 1.6 million students since our inception.

The Emily Griffith Technical College was founded nearly 100 years ago, and we still use the motto coined by Emily Griffith herself: For all who wish to learn and expand their horizons and chart their own course for success. We are looking for individuals that demonstrate and share the DPS Core Values of Integrity, Equity, Accountability, Collaboration, Fun and putting Students First. Come join the DPS team at Emily Griffith Technical College and make an impact at a great organization!

About Denver Public Schools

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opport unities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org .

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job related factors.