Chief Information Officer (00002)

$90,000 - $100,000/Yr

New College Institute - Martinsville, VA

Full-time - Executive

Martinsville, VA

Educational Services

About the position

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) serves as a vital member of the Executive team at the New College Institute (NCI), playing a critical role in designing and maintaining a comprehensive technology portfolio that supports workforce excellence. The CIO is tasked with establishing an IT culture that emphasizes innovation and customer focus through strategic leadership of NCI's technology programs, platforms, systems, and resources. This role encompasses a broad range of responsibilities, including the creation and delivery of innovative strategies to meet current and future needs, governance of systems, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of IT resources. A significant aspect of this position involves managing the migration to cloud providers for both platform as a service and software as a service, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration with customers, business and academic partners, and stakeholders. Additionally, the CIO will oversee data analytics and business intelligence initiatives, including business process engineering, to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. The CIO will be responsible for leading a team of IT professionals, providing guidance and motivation to ensure the successful implementation of multiple complex IT projects. This includes offering strategic IT advice to executives and stakeholders at all levels, as well as interacting and consulting with outside vendors. The position requires a strong ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to convey IT concepts and project updates to diverse audiences. Furthermore, the CIO will manage budget development and administration, ensuring that financial details are communicated clearly to executive decision-makers. The role demands sound business judgment, particularly in navigating changing priorities and financial constraints, and the ability to negotiate and build consensus among internal and external stakeholders to resolve enterprise-level issues.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a technology portfolio that supports workforce excellence.
• Establish an IT culture of innovation and customer focus.
• Lead the strategic direction of NCI's technology programs, platforms, systems, and resources.
• Manage migration to cloud providers for platform as a service and software as a service.
• Oversee data analytics and business intelligence initiatives, including business process engineering.
• Provide strategic IT advice to executives and stakeholders at all levels.
• Interact and consult with outside vendors for IT project implementation.
• Guide and motivate professional level IT staff for successful project execution.
• Communicate IT concepts and project updates effectively to all levels of staff.
• Develop policies, guidance documents, and reports related to IT operations.
• Manage budget development and administration, communicating details to executive decision-makers.
• Negotiate and build consensus with stakeholders to resolve enterprise-level issues.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of current and emerging IT technologies, particularly cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in progressively responsible IT management roles.
• Knowledge of project management and agile framework practices.
• Experience in business process/change management.
• Ability to provide strategic IT advice to executives and stakeholders.
• Experience in leading and motivating professional level IT staff.
• Strong verbal communication skills for making presentations to diverse audiences.
• Proficient in written communication for developing policies and technical documents.
• Experience in budget development and administration.
• Ability to make sound business decisions under changing priorities and financial constraints.
• Experience in negotiating and building consensus with stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Familiarity with Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) policies, standards, and regulations.
• Experience in designing and developing visions for complex technology implementations.
• Knowledge of transformational leadership principles.
• Experience in organizational change within an agency.