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Job Description
Five Colleges, Incorporated has an opening for a Director of IT. The Director of IT provides leadership and management for Five Colleges, Incorporated (FCI) and its subsidiary Five College Net, LLC (FCN), ensuring the smooth and forward-looking functioning of all IT-related capabilities for both organizations, as well as collaborative efforts of the Member campuses of FCI. This Director is responsible for the effectiveness, accessibility, efficiency, and security of FCI IT infrastructures and digital assets. The incumbent also works closely and constructively, both separately and collectively, with IT leaders from each of the Member institutions. The Director of IT coordinates responses to systems emergencies on behalf of both FCI and (as requested) the Member campuses. The unique nature of Consortial work requires the Director to employ:
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broad technical knowledge to lead FCI’s IT operations and to facilitate cross-campus conversations;
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strong analytical and organizational skills to lead multi-institution projects; and
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excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to collaboration.
This is a full-time exempt, benefited position with Five Colleges, Incorporated. It is an in-person onsite role; the primary work location is on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
You could be a great fit for this position if you:
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Have the technical expertise to strategize with other IT professionals, the organizational skills to bring multi-institutional projects to completion, and the interpersonal skills to foster professional relationships with colleagues
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Can appreciate the complexities of navigating and communicating across multiple organizations
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Have served as a leader and are skilled at mentoring staff
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Bring a calm approach and efficient resolutions to emergency situations
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Are available to work evenings and weekends as needed
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Approach challenging work with professionalism and good humor
Importance of Diversity to our Educational Mission
Five Colleges, Incorporated and its five associated institutions (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst) are committed to supporting and sustaining a diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, ideas and points of view for the essential contribution this diversity makes to educational missions of our organizations. In support of this commitment Five Colleges requires all of its employees to work cooperatively and effectively with the diversity of people at the colleges (students, faculty members, other employees) and within the organization itself.
Application Information
Before applying, review the
Director of IT position description
. For priority consideration, apply by April 4, 2023.
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Inquiries about this position should be directed to
fci-hr@fivecolleges.edu
Position Type:
Regular
About Five Colleges, Inc.
Five Colleges, Incorporated, sustains and enriches the excellence of its members - Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst - through academic and administrative collaboration. The consortium facilitates intellectual communities and broad curricular and cocurricular offerings; affording learning, research, performance and social opportunities that complement the distinctive qualities of each institution.
Five Colleges, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or veteran status in the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.