FLSA Status: Full-time/Exempt (unless specified otherwise)
Benefits may include: Paid Holidays/Holy Days, 403b Retirement, 401 (a) Pension Plan, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Employee Assistance Program, Short-term/Long-term Disability. *Benefits may vary based on employment status and location.
The Director of Technology provides vision and leadership for developing, implementing andmanaging information technology (IT) initiatives and functions. Must partner to constantly improve student achievement in support of technology-driven instruction. Must drive cost effective solutions for school operations and increase efficiency of business processes in support of the school's strategic plan.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads strategic, operational, and tactical planning for the development, evaluation, and coordination of the information and technology systems, security systems, and research and assessment systems of the school.
• Directs the continuous delivery and operation of integrated student and administrative information systems as well as multiple information and communications systems and projects, including voice, data, student, and business systems and office automation.
• Directs, supervises, and evaluates any department staff in terms of their performance responsibilities and productivity in achieving the school's priorities and results.
• Coordinates with appropriate school staff on information systems, communications, and student management systems initiatives and serves as the principal advisor to the Principal and the Administrative Team in IT matters.
• In collaboration with the Dean of Business Operations, leads the re-engineering and continuous improvement of school business processes related to data systems and IT infrastructures to achieve more productive, efficient, and valuable use of information and technology-based instructional and administrative investments within the school.
• Evaluates, selects, implements, and maintains information systems, ensuring appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems.
• Approves, coordinates, and controls all projects related to selection, acquisition, development and installation of major information systems for the school.
• Develops and maintains IT policies and standards relating to the acquisition, implementation, and operation of information technology and communication systems.
• Negotiates IT service level agreements with user organizations and monitor IT systems performance to hold any IT staff accountable for meeting those service levels.
• Develops and enforces policy and procedures to ensure the protection of IT assets and the integrity, security, and privacy of information entrusted to or maintained by the school's information systems.
• Develops and maintains an enterprise-wide information system recovery plan to ensure timely and effective restoration of IT services in the event of a disaster.
• Creates and maintains the annual operating and capital budgets for IT operations consistent with school plans and established financial guidelines.
• Develops and maintains policies and standards for minimizing costs related to the acquisition/implementation and operation of IT systems.
• Develops and implements appropriate IT governance processes to ensure that tactical IT priorities make effective use of resources to meet evolving school needs.
• Follows the school's policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
• Develops leadership in any subordinates.
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements
Competencies
Leadership - Ability to exhibit behavior and skills that contribute to superior performance by motivating others to become engaged and take action.
Motivational - Ability to enhance others' commitment to their work and energize others via one-on-one and / or group presentations.
Resilience - Ability to deal effectively with pressure, and remain optimistic and persistent, despite challenging situations.
Developing Others - Ability to see the potential in others and engage them in a way that leads to their ability and willingness to enhance their knowledge, skills and/or abilities to greater levels of proficiency.
Customer Service - Ability to be attentive to the needs of internal and external customers and being able to find resolution within the parameters of set standards and messaging in a positive manner.
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Education, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience in managing the functions and departments dealing with Information Technology.
• Experience in direct management of a major IT operation is preferred.
• Experience should also include exposure to in-house and shared or outsourced systems, multiple hardware platforms, and integrated information and communications systems.
• Current experience with the implementation and management of local and wide area computer network environments and enterprise resource planning systems.
• Demonstrated success working with and through people at all levels of the organization in establishing goals, objectives and action plans to produce expected results.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to envision new ways to leverage technology to improve the performance of core business processes, including those directly related to educational service delivery (such as human resources, staff development, student management and curriculum) and those more directly related to operations regardless of industry (such as procurement, facilities maintenance, construction and the non-unique aspects of finance and recruiting).
• Ability to build the business case and project plans for IT initiatives.
• Ability to establish and manage vendor relationships to meet the needs of the school's technology users.
• Ability to establish key metrics and measures of department performance in the achievement of school goals.
• Knowledge of sound business principals and techniques of administration, organization, and management to include an in-depth understanding of the key business issues that exist in education. These include knowledge of strategic and operational planning, personnel administration, federal, state, and local laws, financial and cost analysis, and trends in education.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the systems design and development process, including requirements analysis, feasibility studies, software design, programming, pilot testing, installation, training, evaluation, and operational management.
• Proven skills in written and verbal communication, negotiating with vendors, contractors, and others, budget preparation and monitoring, planning, and organizing.
• Demonstrates ability to relate to all levels of the user community, set and manages priorities, comprehends complex technical subjects, and translates technical language to lay audiences.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Under administrative direction, setting up own standard of performance. Virtually self-supervising. Reports to senior management of the organization.
PLANNING
Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the work operations of a group of employees, all performing basically the same type of work.
DECISION MAKING
Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance, either of which would affect the work operations of large organizational component and the organization's clientele.
MENTAL DEMAND
Intense mental demand. Operations requiring sustained directed thinking to analyze, solve, or plan highly variable, administrative, professional, or technical tasks involving complex problems or mechanisms.
ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING
Oversight. Activities covered by expansive policies and objectives, and oversight as to execution and review. High order of analytical, interpretative, and constructive thinking in varied situations covering multiple areas of the organization.
EMPLOYEE CONTACT
Contacts with other departments or offices and also frequently with individuals in middle level positions; consulting on problems which necessitate judgment and tact in presentation to obtain cooperation or approval of action to be taken. Also, important contacts with associates as required in advanced supervisory jobs, plus frequent contact with senior level internal officials.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear; frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; and color vision.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise as needed.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.