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Job title: Director, Information Technology (Job description under review)
Company: University of Ottawa
Job description: Salary (Grade: NM2) Hiring salary range $89497-$123,054
Position Purpose
Provides leadership in the planning, implementation, and management of Information Technology activities, in alignment with the strategic and operational priorities of the Faculty of Engineering. Facilitates the planning and execution of business changes and develops long-range plans designed to maintain a cost-effective and valued IT portfolio. Proactively recommends course of action to prevent or mitigate problems and to maintain high performance service levels for the user community.
Essential Qualifications
Solid theoretical and practical knowledge of Information Technology, normally acquired through a university education in computer science, systems science, Management Information Systems or a related field;
Minimum of 10 years’ experience and in-depth knowledge in applications development, the application development lifecycle, information technology platforms, tools and languages;
Minimum of 5 years of experience in managing an IT team with experience managing and/or directing applications and infrastructure services;
Experience in operational and project performance evaluation;
Experience in the management of technology of large systems;
Experience and in-depth knowledge of project management methodology and framework;
Experience and knowledge of process re-engineering; preference to experience with Lean Six Sigma methodology;
Experience in negotiating and managing Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Operating Level Agreements (OLA) with both external and internal service and solution providers;
Experience and in-depth knowledge of the higher education institutions business processes will be considered an asset;
Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to interact positively with business and IT staff at all levels of the organization;
Demonstrated ability to work positively and productively with other teams and constituents by using influence and diplomacy;
Demonstrated ability to understand and resolve internal and external partner issues;
ITIL certification (IT Information Library)
Fluently bilingual, French and English – written and spoken.
Key Competencies
Key competencies required at the University of Ottawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to achieve an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Be proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond expectations whenever possible.
Service Excellence: Reflect a positive attitude, demonstrate competence and professionalism, treat members of the community with respect, exercise care, devote full attention and find solutions. (Visit the section ”Useful links” on the home page to read the detailed definition).
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal. Accept and give constructive feedback. Adjust own behaviour to reach team goals.
Note
All qualified candidates are invited to apply; however, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The University of Ottawa is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and racialized persons. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require.
This position is excluded from all union accreditation units. All applications will be considered equally. Priority will be given to employees who have an entitlement as defined by their collective agreement or university policies. This posting may appear simultaneously on external websites. Schedule with an average of 35hrs/week. Requirements related to skills and experience are determined by the University of Ottawa, and all positions are subject to relevant laws, collective agreements, and regulations. Please note that we will only communicate with candidates who are chosen for a preselection test or for an interview. Remember to upload a copy of your diploma(s) or a certificate of merit as well as a current version of your CV into the My documents section of your career profile (please include the job ID number, i.e. J0000-0000, in the title of your document).
Expected salary: $89497 – 123054 per year
Location: Ottawa, ON
Job date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 05:15:53 GMT
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