Director of Management Information Systems (MIS)

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Position:	Director of Management Information Systems (MIS)
Date:	05/07
Position Code:	2042
EEO Code:	102

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance & Administration/CFO, the Director of Information Systems for the finance and administrative departments, will be a contributing member of a team of IT professionals responsible for the installation, configuration, enhancement, and maintenance of computer systems and networks deployed in administrative departments. This position is expected to develop, implement, and maintain procedures, policies, and standards to continuously improve departmental and institutional IT efficiency. Provide leadership to the WHOI community in the development and use of administrative information systems, works closely with department heads and/or designated staff to identify and prioritize information systems requirements, communicate institutional requirements to vendors and outside organizations, and is the primary communicator of project status, risks, issues, and expectations. Approximately 50% of time spent in management/supervisory role; 50% analyzing business issues and developing solutions in support of Bi-Tech modules.

Major Duties:

Supervise activities of MIS staff.
Identify critical business issues and develop workable solutions for customers as well as MIS associates. These solutions may include enhancements to existing core applications, new software packages, and/or customer programs.
Define MIS standards and policies in compliance with external auditors.
Identify, recommend, and manage deployment of "best of breed" hardware and software upgrades and purchases for Finance and Administration.
Prepare and manage the Management Information Systems operating and capital budgets.
In conjunction with users, prepare, test, and maintain a disaster recovery plan for administrative systems.
In conjunction with users, develop and maintain documentation, procedures, security, and training of staff members and end users of administrative systems.
Maintain professional expertise in administrative computing systems and technology.

Desired Education/Experience for Hiring:

Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and/or Computer Science and several years of progressively responsible experience (or equivalent combination of education/experience) including experience with: system installation, configuration, administration, and integration; application and multimedia development and administration; and overall project management. Direct personnel and functional management experience required. Must possess strong mentoring skills and have demonstrated conflict management skills. Must be a goal-oriented, highly motivated self-starter with a strong orientation to customer service. Experience supporting financial and administrative systems required. Experience with the relational databases and client/server development (Informix and SQL preferred), project management and application development methodologies. Demonstrated effective vendor management and experience with information technology providers desired. Experience managing the development of strategic web applications, internet and intranet.