Senior Director, IT Services

JobID: 7237

Position Type:
Classified Administration/Senior Director IT Services
Date Posted:
1/26/2021
Location:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


Closing Date:
Open until filled

Bargaining Unit: Exempt
Work Year: 244 Days per year, 12 contract payments
Work Day: 8 hours per day
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 DOE


Job Summary
The senior director of information technology services reports to the chief information officer and is responsible for the evaluation, selection, implementation, and maintenance of Anchorage School District information systems. The senior director ensures appropriate investment in district infrastructure and systems. The senior director provides guidance and manages the development of IT staff, and advises leadership on priorities, goals, and schedules for technology initiatives. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements
The following are required:

• A bachelor's degree in information technology, business, planning, or a related field. Equivalent experience, education, and training may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• A minimum of seven years of experience in systems analysis, project planning, project implementation, and project supervision.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising multiple IT teams.
• Ability to be available via phone after regular work hours and on weekends and to respond to calls within a reasonable time frame.

The following are preferred:

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to actively communicate, inspire, and motivate all levels of staff.
• Evidence of service experience in a similar role in a K-12 educational institution.
• Evidence of implementing innovations to improve and modernize processes.
• Ability to create a system of mentorship and coaching for emerging leaders within IT.
• Evidence of applying emerging technologies to solve district and IT problems.

Essential Job Functions

• Leadership
  • Takes ownership and proactively resolves problems, ensuring that technical solutions continue to meet business requirements.
  • Leads the design and implementation of strategy, directing the evaluation of strategies and policies to ensure business requirements are being met.
  • Ensures change management for the organization adds value for the business and adheres to district policies.
  • Develops a performance culture where district staff are given space, authority, and support to deliver outcomes.
• Management
  • Maintains focus on the whole life of a service, including, delivery, policies, procedures, and funding.
  • Develops and monitors key performance indicators and targets into product or service measures.
• Project / Process / Technical
  • Participates as executive or project sponsor for district and internal projects, ensures resources are available and aligned for project success, establishes project priorities in collaboration with appropriate departments.
  • Approves, communicates, and enforces district policies and processes in projects and service delivery.
  • Has a current and deep understanding of the technical concepts required in their role and understands how these fit into the wider technical landscape.
  • Creates a no-blame culture and feels empowered to make judgement calls. Makes the right decisions at the right time based on the information and evidence available. Takes measured risks and learns from mistakes. Visualizes, articulates, and solves complex problems and concepts. Applies logical thinking and information from analysis using comprehensive tools and techniques to make and validate decisions.
  • Creates and encourages a culture of innovation, allows people to consider and take informed risks, and ensures they keep up to date with the latest trends
  • Continuously seeks out ways to improve policy implementation and build a leaner, more flexible and responsive district.
• Customer Service
  • Determines the strategic vision and direction. Positively influences key senior stakeholders. Delivers business objectives through creating an inclusive environment.
  • Focuses on a positive user experience across all district services and ensures key stakeholder expectations are met.
  • Works collaboratively, shares information appropriately, and builds supportive, trusting and professional relationships with colleagues and a wide range of people within and outside the district.
  • Builds a performance culture where staff are given space, authority, and support to deliver outcomes. Keeps a firm focus on priorities and addresses performance issues resolutely, fairly and promptly.
  • Shows our pride and passion for education, communicating purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Is visible, establishing a strong direction and persuasive future vision, manages and engages with people in a straightforward, truthful and candid way.
• Other Duties
  • Ability to maintain CIO's responsibilities during their absence

Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.