Warner Pacific University’s Mission: Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered, urban, diverse, minority-serving, Hispanic-serving, liberal arts University dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds with an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. Our hiring practices reflect our missional commitment to being a Christ-centered institution.

Warner Pacific University’s Commitment to Diversity: Warner Pacific University (WPU) is committed to hiring staff and faculty with an intentionality that demonstrates the importance of having an employee community that reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the students we serve. Persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Summary Description: The Executive Director of Information Technology provides strategic and operational leadership in identifying, evaluating, and implementing technology and information services to support the educational and operational objectives and priorities of the university. This position is responsible for all technology service delivery and management at the university to include Internet technologies, instructional and administrative computing, telecommunications, and exploration of new technologies for the university, including online delivery for instruction.

The Executive Director of Information Technology directs and manages the Information Technology Department which has responsibility for day-to-day computer operations, network issues, database/programming requests, voice systems, new technology implementation, support of internet/web backend support, hardware, and software issues.

WPU’s ideal candidate will be articulate, energetic, and collaborative. This individual will have a proven track record of creating and delivering innovative solutions that streamline processes and empower people to advance the mission of the University. The University seeks an individual who can articulate a strategic vision and also has the ability to respond to a customer request and solve their problem when necessary.

Primary Job Duties:

• Lead, develop, and supervise Information Technology staff; oversee projects, performance, and workload of staff and student employees.
• This is a key leadership role and is expected to provide strategic and technical direction for a comprehensive technology forecast which informs the University’s overall strategic plan.
• Develop and enforce university IT policies and procedures.
• Represent the university in external professional organizations and participate in professional development opportunities; serves as liaison for internal and external constituents regarding technology and support services.
• Manage Information Technology department operating and capital budgets, provide recommendations and proposals, including technology purchasing and project outsourcing.
• Oversee the development of Ellucian Colleague System to improve organizational efficiency.
• Participate in Executive Council meetings and serve on campus committees as requested.
• Provide support services to faculty and students engaged in teaching and learning activities, including classroom and lab technology, library technology, and office and mobile devices.

• Demonstrate a commitment to a Christian liberal arts education by upholding the mission of the University and abiding by the Employment Standards and Lifestyle Agreement. Warner Pacific is affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana).
• Exhibits commitment to inclusiveness and sensitivity in areas of national origin, ethnicity, culture, gender, and disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in information technology leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent work experience.
• Experience advising and guiding executive leadership on issues related to technology.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with all levels of the organization including management and operational staff, faculty, and students.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, initiate, execute, and complete complex IT projects independently.
• Strong oral, written communication skills and effective presentation skills.
• Experience in developing and managing a variety of vendor contracts and relationships.
• A proven ability to mentor and develop a high-performance service-oriented team.
• Experience working with diverse populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading information services in a higher education setting.
• Experience developing a comprehensive strategic technology plan.
• Knowledge of Ellucian Colleague System or other higher education Enterprise Resource Planning platform.
• Experience with online, distance learning academic programs.
• Master’s degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience.

Physical Demands – Work Environment:
The position is in a typical office environment. Professional/business casual attire is required.

Lifestyle Agreement:
Mission-based hiring is of critical importance to Warner Pacific College. From its inception, the Church of God has resisted condensing the Scriptures into a formal creed, instead emphasizing salvation as the entrance into the body of Christ; unity in diversity; and a call to holy living as God’s people representing Christ in the world. Warner Pacific, rather than requiring subscription to an institutional doctrinal statement, asks each employee to affirm a personal faith in Jesus Christ by providing a statement articulating the ways in which faith informs the employee’s understanding of his or her vocation at Warner Pacific. Employees are expected to demonstrate and articulate a vital Christian faith and to live in a manner consistent with a Christ-centered lifestyle as informed by the Scriptures of the New Testament.

Warner Pacific’s students, faculty and staff are expected to foster an environment of mutual respect and accountability, to care for the personal dignity of others and to exercise integrity in their conduct and communication. The College environment is expected to be free from discrimination and harassment (including bullying). When an individual’s behavior has direct implications for others and/or the well- being of the College community, there may be cause for institutional involvement, regardless of where the situation occurs.

Warner Pacific College desires to provide a safe and healthy environment for staff, faculty, students, visitors and guests. Therefore, smoking is not permitted on college property, in its vehicles, or at any College sponsored event. The use of illegal drugs or non-prescribed controlled substances is strictly prohibited. Use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products is strictly prohibited on Warner Pacific College campuses.