Director of Technology
Job Level
Senior position
Post Date
02/11/2017
Job Category
Director
Sector
Job Status
Areas of Responsibility
The Director of Technology is the visionary leader for educational and information technology at Brearley. S/he leads a talented and dedicated team of academic technologists and IT experts. The Director of Technology is a strategic partner for the CFO/COO and works collaboratively with many constituencies including the Head of School, Assistant Head of School for Academic Life, faculty, administration, staff and students. As a senior administrator, s/he envisions and implements an overall plan for the use of technology at Brearley, oversees the academic program in Technology and provides leadership for the implementation of the School’s technology initiatives. Ensuring the integrity of the network, managing the workflow and duties of the department and driving all elements of technological change are the major components of the position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a thought leader in the use and application of technology throughout the School.
- Communicate effectively with all constituencies; build relationships across Brearley to establish a customer service response model for IT.
- Evaluate Brearley’s technology infrastructure and create an operational plan to ensure it meets the needs of the School and its user community.
- Maintain a secure, efficient and robust IT architecture, including ongoing improvements to network and cloud-based applications.
- Guide and collaborate on the development of the scope and sequence of the academic curriculum in Technology.
- Develop and document an incident response plan, helpdesk procedure manual and IT strategic plan.
- Oversee the management of all resources, including personnel, vendors and materials with keen insight to budgetary guidelines.
- Work collaboratively with the Brearley user community and leadership team to ensure a successful completion of projects.
- Proactively share ideas, advances, and opportunities about which faculty might not be aware.
- Manage the IT team, encouraging collaboration and assessing opportunities for professional development.
- Support and oversee improvements in the collection, analysis, usage, retention, and sharing of academic and administrative information and data.
- Prioritize the most impactful work while keeping longer-term projects moving forward.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of relevant experience in managing a team of IT professionals
- A Bachelor’s degree (Master’s or other advanced degree in a related field preferred)