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The University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas, is accepting applications for Chief
Information Officer. University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College provides access to high-quality education that promotes
student learning and enables individuals to develop to their fullest potential.

SALARY RANGE: $80,000 – $90,000
based on experience & education

Position Summary:

University of Arkansas Pulaski
Technical College serves central Arkansas with five locations. To meet our mission, we offer more than 80 programs, degrees, and
certificates to provide access to high-quality education that promotes student learning and enables individuals to develop to their fullest
potential. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) reports to the Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor and will lead the college’s ongoing
commitment to promote and support the strategic use of information technology that advances the overall mission of the College. The CIO is
responsible for leading the administration and operation of Information Technology Services which supports student learning and
administrative operations at the institution’s five locations. This position oversees the planning and implementation of software,
hardware, network, and IT security solutions that support the strategic, institutional effectiveness, student success and quality
enhancement plan of the College. Office administration, customer service, time management, organizational, and scheduling skills required to
lead and support the UA-PTC Information Technology team members.

General
Responsibilities:

• Responsible for broad information technology services team including
  applications development and maintenance, classroom and online learning technology support, data reporting, information security, voice and
  data communications, network services, maintenance and user support.
• Provide leadership in the development of a strategic direction
  for information technology services, gauging and anticipating the diverse needs of College constituents, monitoring trends and innovations
  in the industry to meet those needs; developing and implementing strategic long and short-term technology plans; and making actionable
  recommendations to senior leadership.
• Work along with Senior Leadership to ensure IT alignment with the College’s mission,
  academic goals, and decision making.
• Provide leadership and vision for new emerging technology that will align with the
  institutions’ mission and goals.
• Serve as a highly effective and respectful servant leader with the UA-PTC IT Team, and
  campus community.
• Constructs policies, procedures and practices that ensures data quality and minimizes risk.
• Provide
  recommendations for the acquisition of information technology systems based on the needs and requirements of the academic and administrative
  user communities.
• Ensure IT data security, risk management, disaster recovery and business continuity planning processes and
  policies are in place and receive regular review for currency and adequacy.
• Monitor and maintain IT policies and procedures in
  compliance with current state audit standards.
• Review annual budget and expenditures for enterprise resource planning (ERP); plans
  and manage ERP projects, including third party-software integration.
• Monitor and maintain IT policies and procedures in compliance
  with University of Arkansas Board of Trustees policies and current federal and state audit standards.
• Monitor major technology
  projects.
• Ensures college stays abreast of new technology and IT best practices.
• Serve as liaison and maintain effective
  relations with both internal and external constituents of ITS, UA-PTC.
• Contribute to HLC accreditation documentation and evaluation
  processes as related to IT Services.
• Performs other job-relate duties and functions as assigned.

Minimum
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science, Business Administration,
  Management, or other related fields.
• Seven years of relevant experience in information technology with at least 5 years of
  increasing leadership responsibilities in information systems management, including experience with IT strategic planning, budgeting, and
  systems analysis and project management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the ways and methods by which technologies that support
  UA-PTC’s higher education teaching-learning environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service to internal and external
  end-users.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred in Computer Science,
  Business Administration, Management, or other related fields.
• Significant experience in all aspects of information technology
  planning, development and implementation, including but not limited to enterprise resource planning, systems architecture,
  telecommunications, database administration, and security and compliance issues.
• IT experience in an academic environment or state
  agency.
• Experience in ERP processing, SQL, Microsoft system architecture and Azure cloud computing, Blackboard, Workday, third
  party vendor relations, government contract purchasing, and stakeholder partnerships.
• Ability to learn and apply new emerging
  technologies.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively using written and verbal skills. Must
  be able to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical personnel.