What You’ll Bring
Need to Have
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field required with emphasis in information systems, project management, technology, and administration Adequate related, recent and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
- Three to five years of recent, progressively more responsible experience in leadership, supervision and management
- Three to five years of progressively more responsible experience in managing technology systems and
- Excellent communications skills and the ability to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical
- Minimum of two years’ experience working in or with local school district(s)
- Leadership skills to effectively direct and support staff within areas of responsibilities and to effectively supervise staff.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and understand complex statutes, rules, regulations, policies, and
- Demonstrated ability to apply systems
- In-depth knowledge of organizational policies, procedures, operations and terminology.
- Ability to work both independently and cooperatively in a team-oriented, collaborative
- A high degree of problem-solving skills is required in order to analyze, plan and develop solutions for multiple technically complex problems.
- Interpersonal skills to deal effectively with highly important issues where the need may exist to change the thinking of others and gain the acceptance of others in difficult situations requiring sensitivity to the ideas and values of others, diplomacy and
- Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities, prioritize and execute tasks and meet deadlines in a high-pressure
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including a variety of district staff, constituent district staff, community groups and
- Demonstrated knowledge of:
- Principles, capabilities and operations of information technology
- Current computer technology trends
- Project management and software development life cycle
- Data base administration
- Systems design
- Web based applications
- Principles, practices and procedures of information systems, including systems design, systems analysis, programming and programming languages
- Wide area network design, fiber optics and network protocols
- Industry standards and commonly used policies relating to issues such as data retention, security, account and file systems management, back up and systems fault tolerance.
- Current “state of the art” technologies and their applicability to the organization’s function and business model.
