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JOB
DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE:
Director of Information Technology
MAINTENANCE REVIEW DATE:
December 1999
ORG/POS #:
1300/1061
JOB OBJECTIVE:
To plan and direct all data processing activities and telecommunications
services for the City of Little Rock.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
Receives administrative direction from the City Manager.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
1. Develops and implements policies and
procedures for the operation of the Department of Information Technology.
2. Develops long-range plans to anticipate
the information processing and communication needs of City departments and for
methods of meeting those needs.
3. Reviews requests from and confers with
City departments regarding information processing, storage, and retrieval to
determine how to meet departmental needs; assigns resulting projects to the
appropriate Division Managers.
4. Reviews system performance to evaluate
productivity levels, operating costs, and maintenance needs.
5. Recommends upgrading hardware and
software based on department needs, maintenance costs, and productivity
requirements.
6. Prepares schedules for implementing
needed upgrades of computer, network and telephone hardware and software.
7. Reviews performance of Information
Technology staff and contracted installation or maintenance personnel to assure
proper maintenance or upgrading of system hardware and software.
8. Authorizes payment for hardware,
software and contracted services which meet bid or contract specifications.
9. Prepares bid specifications for major upgrades
of hardware and software; reviews bids and recommends award based on compliance
with specifications.
10. Reviews budget requests from Information
Technology divisions to ensure compliance with budget guidelines and
procedures; compiles departmental budget with appropriate goals, objectives,
and statistical measures.
11. Provides technical expertise to City
departments and to Information Technology staff regarding information
processing equipment and system.
12. Organizes departmental operations into
functional areas required to meet City information processing storage and
retrieval needs.
JOB TITLE:
Director of Information Technology
JOB DESCRIPTION -
CONTINUED
13. Provides managerial support for
installation and maintenance of personal computers, telecommunications
services, communications network, terminals, and printers for all City
departments.
14. Recommends mainframe communications
networking requirements in providing mainframe data access to all City
departments.
SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs other related duties as
required.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides general
direction to the Applications Development Manager, the Computer Operations
Manager, the Systems Network Manager, and the Systems Programmer; provides general
supervision to the Secretary - Executive (Management Support).
JOB
SPECIFICATION
DIRECTOR
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL STATEMENT OF
DUTIES: Provides managerial work of unusual
difficulty in planning and directing all data processing activities and
telecommunications services for the City of Little Rock in an IBM/VSE
environment.
MAINTENANCE REVIEW DATE:
December 1999
Develops and implements
policies and procedures for the operation of the Department of Information
Technology.
Develops long-range plans
to anticipate the information processing and communication needs of City
departments and for methods of meeting those needs.
Reviews requests from and
confers with City departments regarding information processing, storage, and
retrieval to determine how to meet departmental needs; assigns resulting
projects to the appropriate Division Managers.
Reviews system performance
to evaluate productivity levels, operating costs, and maintenance needs.
Recommends upgrading
hardware and software based on department needs, maintenance costs, and
productivity requirements.
Prepares schedules for
implementing needed upgrades of computer, network and telephone hardware and
software.
Reviews performance of
Information Technology staff and contracted installation or maintenance
personnel to assure proper maintenance or upgrading of system hardware and
software.
Authorizes payment for
hardware, software and contracted services which meet bid or contract
specifications.
Prepares bid specifications
for major upgrades of hardware and software; reviews bids and recommends award
based on compliance with specifications.
Reviews budget requests
from Information Technology divisions to ensure compliance with budget
guidelines and procedures; compiles departmental budget with appropriate goals,
objectives, and statistical measures.
Provides technical
expertise to City departments and to Information Technology staff regarding
information processing equipment and system.
Organizes departmental
operations into functional areas required to meet City information processing
storage and retrieval needs.
Provides managerial
support for installation and maintenance of personal computers,
telecommunications services, communications network, terminals, and printers
for all City departments.
Recommends mainframe
communications networking requirements in providing mainframe data access to
all City departments.
JOB TITLE:
Director of Information Technology
JOB SPECIFICATION -
CONTINUED
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Comprehensive knowledge of the capabilities, utilization, and
limitations of electronic data processing equipment and systems.
Comprehensive knowledge of environmental and maintenance
requirements of electronic data processing equipment.
Comprehensive knowledge of computer program design and
development methods and techniques.
Comprehensive knowledge of computer logic, block diagramming,
and flow charting.
Comprehensive knowledge of standard computer languages.
Comprehensive knowledge of systems analysis principles and
techniques.
Considerable knowledge of engineering, accounting, and
mathematics principles as applied to computer systems analysis.
Considerable knowledge of management practices and procedures.
Considerable knowledge of the budget process.
Skill in the operation of a computer terminal
and a personal computer keyboard.
Ability to plan and direct the activities of
professional and technical data processing employees.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally
and in writing.
Ability to develop long-range plans to meet
information processing needs.
Ability to develop bid specifications for
purchase of data processing hardware and software.
Ability to read and interpret technical manuals
and materials relating to electronic data processing equipment.
Ability to prepare detailed narrative and
statistical reports regarding information processing systems and potential
enhancements.
ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE
AND TRAINING:
Completion of a Bachelor's
degree in Computer Science, or a related area; at least four (4) years
of experience in the management or administration of data processing
operations; at least two (2) years of supervisory experience, which
includes supervision of managerial-level personnel; OR any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides
the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
JOB TITLE:
Director of Information Technology
JOB SPECIFICATION -
CONTINUED
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands marked below are representative of those that will
be required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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simultaneous use of hands, arms, feet, and legs) |
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distinguish colors) |
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distance spatial relationships) |
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WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The environmental conditions marked below
are common to this job:
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Low Noise (e.g., business office) |
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Moderate Noise (e.g., light motorized
equipment such as lawn mowers) |
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