Organization and Position Description

Chapter 2: POSITION DESCRIPTION

R. DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS:

Position Title:
Director of Information Technology and Systems

Functional Description:
The Director of information Technology and Systems is responsible for the University's voice, data and video communications resources to support the effective and efficient management and operation of the University and to support the University's educational, research and service missions.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains the University's computing resources and services.
• Works with user groups to assure that instructional, research, service and administrative needs are met.
• Advises faculty and administrative officers concerning the acquisition of computing and telecommunication equipment and software.
• Provides technical assistance and staffing for the University's general computing and telecommunications facilities.
• Provides non-academic instruction and assistance to users of the University's computing and telecommunications facilities.
• Establishes, maintains and manages the University's telecommunications facilities if the University owns and operates its own system. If the University telecommunications system is established and maintained by an outside contractor, the Director of Information Technology and Systems is the principal adviser to the Central
  Administration on telecommunications.
• Prepares an annual budget for the Division and supervises expenditures and purchases.
• Is responsible for the selection, appointment and evaluation of personnel within the Division.

Reporting Line:
The Director of Information Technology and Systems reports to the President

Span of Control:
Reporting to the Director of Information Technology and Systems are the following:

• Telecommunications Manager
• Unix System Administrator
• Development Manager
• Computer Lab Assistants
• Hardware Manager
  

Qualifications:
The Director of Information Technology and Systems should hold a masters degree in computer science or related studies and should have had extensive experience in the operation of computing and telecommunications facilities serving educational, research and management functions on a large scale. The Director must be adept at communicating with users of varying degrees of sophistication, as well as technical experts in the field. It is essential that the Director be user-oriented, recognizing that computing and telecommunications facilities and services are to support the teaching, research, service and management functions of the University.

The Director must have good personnel and financial management skills and be multilingual, with competence in Arabic, French and English.