Associate Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Information Officer at Community College of Philadelphia

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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania





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Position Title Associate Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
Requisition Number SCA00801
General Description The Associate VIce President, Information Technology will lead the strategic and operational planning needed to achieve the College’s goals by fostering technological innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment and management of current and future IT systems across the organization. They will promote the efficient use of technology resources by developing appropriate standards, ensuring that full infrastructure costs are included in all information technology analysis, and providing leadership in the development of an enterprise systems architecture.

As the senior leader of the Information Technology organization, they will establish, in collaboration with the Vice President, Business and Finance, the departmental goals, objectives and operating procedures, ensuring full implementation and compliance. Further, they will monitor the goals and objectives and recommend actions to ensure objectives are met, and will oversee cybersecurity initiatives for the College. They will develop, track and control the information technology operating and capital budgets, review hardware and software acquisition and maintenance contracts to capitalize on economies of scale, and negotiate and manage IT-related vendor contracts, and deliver quality customer service to both internal and external constituents in a professional helpful and courteous manner.
College Intro Success starts at Community College of Philadelphia. Innovators and difference makers work at Community College of Philadelphia. Diversity thrives at Community College of Philadelphia. We are a college that is committed to promoting a work environment that attracts and retains talented and diverse faculty and staff. We challenge each other and ourselves to achieve at the highest level while contributing to the mission of the College and the betterment of Philadelphia. We value and support an intellectually dynamic community to prepare our students for global citizenship. Join us and become a part of a community that has long been and will continue to be generators of generational chance in this city and beyond.
Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, associate-degree-granting institution which provides access to higher education for all who may benefit. Its programs of study in the liberal arts and sciences, career technologies, and basic academic skills provide a coherent foundation for college transfer, employment and lifelong learning. The College serves Philadelphia by preparing its students to be informed and concerned citizens, active participants in the cultural life of the city, and enabled to meet the changing needs of business, industry and the professions. To help address broad economic, cultural and political concerns in the city and beyond, the College draws together students from a wide range of ages and backgrounds and seeks to provide the programs and support they need to achieve their goals.
Specific Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership, vision, and oversight for information systems, technology, digital platforms.

  • Provide strategic vision and leadership and develops policy and prioritization of resources in the College’s rapidly changing information technology environment.

  • Collaborate with staff, faculty, deans and administrative officers to create strategic, innovative, and leading IT capabilities that support the mission and vision of the College.

  • Responsible for a direct reporting technical organization full-time professionals with an annual expense budget.

  • Assess technology in place and its uses, and develop a strategic plan for streamlined and more integrated IT that dovetails with CCP’s overall strategic plan.

  • Lead efforts to prioritize and invest in needed technology, and outline a future for ITS, and provide support for the IT governance structure, ensuring that it is transparent and effective.

  • Assess current IT talent, workloads, and staffing levels, and ensure that appropriate cross-training and succession planning is in place for long-serving staff who will be leaving in the coming years.

  • Make ongoing investments in cybersecurity to ensure that CPP effectively meets its objectives in enterprise risk management and data privacy standards that allow for an optimal student experience. Implement security measures to strengthen protections against cyber threats.

  • Working with the expertise available within CPP and beyond, understand and evaluate new and evolving technologies that will meet the needs of the College, now and in the future.

  • Consistent with all members of the institution, have a strong commitment to the institutional mission, and build on the institutional comfort with embracing change and innovation.

  • Strong technical knowledge coupled with a commitment to researching and learning about new technologies and trends.

  • Current knowledge in technology infrastructure and delivery methods; system development and documentation standards; service delivery techniques; and project management techniques.

  • Understanding of technology needs in academic areas.

  • Experience in budget development and management and cost controls.

  • Experience engaging diverse stakeholder groups to set IT priorities, plan services, and develop policies.

  • Broad technical expertise across IT disciplines, leading practices in service management, resource management, portfolio management, and project management.

  • Articulate IT concepts and priorities effectively to non-technical audiences.

  • Work effectively across all constituents who are supported by IT services.

  • Mentor staff with a servant leadership style and advance a culture of service and collaboration with all campus constituencies; experience leading in a collective bargaining environment a plus.

  • Create positive relationships with individuals from all backgrounds and at all levels of the university leading to productive collaboration across the College.

  • Understand business needs and create technology solutions to meet those needs and make data driven decisions.

  • Outstanding professional management using initiative, originality, judgment, and creative problem solving.

  • Outstanding customer service and team-building.

  • Effective strategic planning, budget, and financial management; experience in a resource-constrained environment a plus.

  • Collaborative, ethical, humble and effective management.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Technology, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related discipline. Any and all degrees must be from a recognized institutional accreditor.

  • Seven (7) years of demonstrated experience in IT strategic planning, complex budgeting, and personnel management.

  • Experience leveraging technology to achieve the most effective and efficient solutions to support business processes and the student experience.

  • Demonstrated experience working in a position that requires a high degree of customer service skills and a proven commitment to promoting and maintaining a service-oriented culture.

  • Three (3) years of senior management experience in computer operations required.
  • Experience leading the strategic planning and administration of information technology required.

  • Previous experience using an enterprise wide system required.

  • Ability to define user needs, develop and implement information systems and develop staff required.

  • Strong collaboration skills and customer service orientation required.

  • Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and decision-making required.

  • Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills required.

  • Demonstrated ability to clearly present technical material to non-technical staff required.

  • Ability to drive change and innovation to support organizational goals and objectives.

  • Strong written and oral communications skills required.

  • Ability to juggle shifting priorities and multiple demanding projects.

  • Ability to maintain sensitivity, understanding and respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological, and ethnic backgrounds required.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s degree from an accredited university in Instructional Technology, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related discipline.

  • Experience in a broad range of technology within a higher education, government, or public sector setting.

  • Strong financial management skills including the ability to manage complex budgets with multiple fund sources and with multiple campuses.

  • Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to use diplomacy, inclusion, and consensus to inform the decision-making process.

  • Effective collaborative leadership style that incorporates organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills with strong change management, project management, and team building skills.

  • Technical fluency with Ellucian Banner or similar enterprise-wide system.

  • Senior management experience in higher education preferred.

  • Management experience in a unionized environment preferred.
Work Location Main Campus
Benefits Summary Benefits:
“Success Starts Here” at Community College of Philadelphia. We recognize that our success as a college and the success of our students starts with our employees. Our employees are vital to our success. Our total compensation package includes a comprehensive offer of benefits that are unrivaled by most.
Full-time faculty and staff benefits include:
• College-paid medical, dental, drug, life and disability insurance
• Tuition remission (for classes at the college)
• Forgivable tuition loan (for classes at any accredited academic institution)
• 403(b) retirement plan with 10% College contribution with employee contribution 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid vacation, holiday and personal time
• Partial remote work schedule for remote work eligible positions
Additional College benefits:
• Winter break: 1 week around the third week in December and New Years
• Spring Break: 1 week in March
• Summer Hours: 4-day work week (closed on Fridays) from the 2nd week in May through the 3rd week in August
For More information about the College benefits and eligibility based on employee class, please visit:https://www.myccp.online/human-resources/benefits-eligibility
Salary Grade or Rank 8
Min Salary/Hourly Rate $ 119,353
Max Salary/Hourly Rate $ 196,932
Job Posting Open Date 10/02/2024
Job Posting Close Date
Type of Position Administrator
Job Category
Employment Status Full-Time
Special Instructions to Applicants

Procedure for Candidacy

The Search Committee will begin a review of applications in November and continue work until an appointment is made. To assure full consideration, application materials should be received by December 27, and must include a letter of interest stating how the candidate’s experiences and qualifications connect with the required/preferred characteristics and priorities expressed in the position profile; a curriculum vitae/resume; and five professional references with emails, telephone numbers, and a description of the candidate’s professional relationship with each reference listed.

References will not be contacted without prior authorization from the applicant.
To submit nominations, or should you have any trouble applying for this position, please contact CCP_AVPIT@agbsearch.com.
Applications should be sent electronically to this internal link: https://jobs.ccp.edu/postings/9840

Please direct inquiries to:Margaret (Peggy) Plympton, Ed.D., Principal Margaret.plympton@agbsearch.com; (484) 554-4542

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    Documents Needed to Apply

    Required Documents
    1. Resume
    2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
    3. References
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