Vice Chancellor/Chief Information Technology Officer

The Chief Information Technology Officer has overall responsibility for providing vision, leadership, and project management in the continual development, integration, and operation of information technology for the innovative support of the university’s mission and the management of university resources in an effective and efficient manner. This position will work closely with all academic and administrative leaders to insure joint decision making, planning, effective communication, and assessment of technology services among all campus users.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Plans for the future requirements of the unit including budget, short and long range projections.

2. Develops short and long-range strategies to address customer service demands.

3. Implements strategies as they relate to technology applications along with return on investment analyses.

4. Effectively utilizes staff resources in meeting the university computing needs.

5. Provides oversight of Institutional Research and Assessment, including the development of institution-wide data reporting processes.

6. Identifies and evaluates new technological developments and gauges their appropriateness for ASU-Beebe.

7. Works closely with all academic and administrative leaders to insure joint decision making, planning, and assessment.

8. Provides effective communication among all campus users, faculty, administrators and Information Technology Services staff.

9. Interviews, recommends for employment all technology staff.

10. Provides direction and monitors professional development for IT staff as needed.

11. Provides direction and guidelines for effective and efficient utilization of computing resources.

12. Assists with distance learning direction, planning, and leadership.

13. Oversees development and enforcement of technology policy and procedures.

14. Manages IT governance structure and leads technology committee.

15. Serves on appropriate university and external committees as required.

16. Effectively communicates, networks, and collaborates with IT staff across the ASUSystem as appropriate.

17. Oversees and sets direction for purchasing, replacement, and maintenance of technology, disaster recovery, business continuity, computer life cycle, infrastructures, hardware, and software.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

NOTE: If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran’s Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran’s Preference section of the application for specific proof.

Master’s degree in Information Management, Information Technology, Educational Technology, or closely related field. Current competencies with the elements of database management, distributed information processing and networks, computer hardware and operating systems and characteristics and technology applications in higher education. Preference will be given to candidates who have prior CIO and extensive project management experience.