New Zealand
management and supervisory skills administration of computer hardware, software and networks team building skills analytical and problem solving skills decision making skills effective verbal, presentation and listening communications skills effective written communications skills
• Provide leadership, vision, and management to the IT department • Manage an IT staff of three people • Hold departmental meetings to review strategic goals and initiatives, promote team building and work to provide growth paths for staff • Provide day-to-day supervision, conduct performance appraisals, and delegate work assignments for all IT personnel • Assist in recruiting, hiring, and providing appropriate training for IT support staff • Serve on planning and policy-making committees. • Oversee the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing computer systems and software packages. • Responsible for the ordering, acquisition, inventorying, and disposition of hardware and software • Serve as primary contact with outside vendors in the generation of RFPs, bids, contracts, agreements, and other major vendor interactions, Systems Operations and Maintenance • Maintain the integrity and continual operation of the IT network including the wireless networks • Ensure the continual functioning of mission critical operations • Maintain security and privacy of the information systems, communication lines, and equipment. • Develop, review, and certify all back-up and disaster recovery procedures and plans