Assistant Director of Information Technology - College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs

Assistant Director of Information Technology - College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs Hiring Department: College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs (CUPPA) Location: Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID: 1023267 Posting Close Date: 2/16/2024 About the University of Illinois Chicago UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago.
UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).
Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges.
By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university.
Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.
S.
News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.
UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
This is a full-time and benefits eligible position.
UIC offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience.
In addition all full time benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which include; Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance, a defined benefit pension plan as well as paid leave which includes; Vacation, Holiday and Sick.
In addition we offer tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits UIC is seeking an Assistant Director of Information Technology to join our College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs (CUPPA) team.
As a member of the senior leadership team within the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA), the Assistant Director of Information Technology (IT) will be expected to provide direction, leadership and management of all IT functions which include but not limited to: college-wide support and operations (hardware, software, purchasing, and inventory), generate and manage college-wide IT budget, represent CUPPA at various university meetings and on select committees, conceptualize and execute IT strategies and integrated IT services to keep CUPPA moving in a competitive direction, and collaborate with IT leaders and staff across campus to not only support CUPPA but campus wide initiates.
In addition, this role will provide direct IT guidance to the Dean, Associate Dean for Finance, Administration and Research Operations, academic Department Heads and Center directors.
This role will be responsible for managing all IT development, implementation, and the maintenance of information Duties & Responsibilities: Provide leadership to CUPPA administration, academic units, and centers; facilitate and support the information and technology decision-making needs of CUPPA.
Serve on the following university committees: ITLC (Information Technology Leadership Council, UISO (Unit Information Security Officers), UIC IT Directors; represent CUPPA as the Biennial Unit Contact and FabWeb Approver.
Serve as a liaison to the IT Security team on issues of mutual concern, including Active Directory, secure computing and virtual computing environments, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, standardization initiatives, and data backup/logging.
Ensures that CUPPA is adhering to all policies, procedures and regulations as they relate to the State Property Control Act; manages property accounting and maintains accurate records.
Prepares and presents annual IT college-wide budget to CUPPA Dean and Associate Dean for Finance, Administration and Research Operations.
Budget details include: funds for equipment repair/replacement, FaCT computer purchases, software paid through the university (such as Adobe Creative Cloud, ArcGIS, SPSS), software not provided/paid by the university (such as UrbanFoodprint), and IT related supplies for CUPPA Administration.
Manage purchases related to IT support (both hardware and software) using systems such as iBuy; ensure procurement policy is upheld with all purchase.
Purchase equipment and maintain accurate records for items covered by the university FaCT program.
Manages all aspects of Property Accounting which include but not limited to the biennial inventory using FabWeb, equipment disposal, and property labels Manage both hardware and software resources allocated for information system operations and instructional development.
Ensure that hardware is functional, and software is updated regularly.
Manage licenses associated with software.
Provide daily IT support for department seminars, meetings, events, and instructions including but not limited to classroom and conference room equipment, and virtual meeting platforms (webex, zoom, teams, Echo 360, etc.
).
Use Absolute Manage, Azure and Jamf to monitor, support all CUPPA computers (on-site or remotely), including OS update, software installation, user access rights and hardware, software, and inventory information.
Maintain CUPPA servers and oversee the electronic storage of documents and files to ensure FERPA is upheld.
Create and maintain college-wide database to track all university purchased equipment as well as related authorization for temporary off-campus use of University equipment forms.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Required: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or closely related field of study.
Minimum of 6 years of professional IT experience which includes 2 years’ experience at a supervisory or lead worker capacity.
Demonstrated PPO/PMO Project Management experience, which includes demonstrated experience in managing all aspects of a diverse IT project or multiple IT projects.
Define project timeline and resolve issues to ensure completion of project goals and requirements within defined timeline.
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