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Posting Number S140507 Position Title Director of Project Management and Enterprise Architecture Department Project Management and Enterprise Architecture Division Information Technology Classification Administrative FLSA Classification Exempt Union/Non Union Non Union Full Time / Part Time? Full Time Hours per week 40 Temporary? No Posting Detail Information

Posting Date 01/23/2019 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, unofficial transcripts for the required degree (if applicable) must be attached and submitted at the time of application.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the following:

• Post-offer, satisfactory results of pre-employment background check
• Post-offer, satisfactory results of pre-employment Drug Screening for employees that are new to the College
• Post-offer, satisfactory results of pre-employment physical exam in circumstances where the nature of the work renders it appropriate or where Federal law or regulation requires

Advertising Summary

Would you like to work for one of the first choices of employment?

Do you want to be part of a strategic organization?

One that prides itself on educating our future workforce.

Tucked in the middle of a wildlife preserve, bridging the banks of a lake and surrounded by its own Arboretum, Joliet Junior College is an educational community that embraces diversity and promotes personal growth. Each year, more than 35,000 students find the diverse, comprehensive high quality educational experience they are looking for at JJC. We hope that you will take a few minutes to explore the job opportunities we have available and consider becoming a part of this experience.

The recruitment of qualified and diverse faculty and staff is the cornerstone of JJC’s commitment to an innovative, collaborative and inclusive educational community. At JJC, we respect the wealth of knowledge and experience each of our employees brings to the workplace. The college supports this commitment by providing full-time employees with a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time employees including:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (employee & family)

•Medical
•Dental
•Vision

Flexible Spending Account

403(b) and 457(b) option for pre-tax retirement savings

Joliet Junior College Tuition Assistance (employee & family)

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance & a comprehensive leave plan including:

•Federal holidays
•Vacation
•Personal
•Sick

Link to Human Resources website

http://www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/leadership/administration/human-resources

Job Description

POSITION: DIRECTOR, Project Management and Enterprise Architecture
STATUS: Full Time
DEPARTMENT: Project Management and Enterprise Architecture
DIVISION: Information Technology
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
UNION:Non-union
REPORTS TO: Executive Director, Information Technology
PLACEMENT: Administrative, S14
MINIMUM PAY RATE:Commensurate with experience

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.

POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for leading and managing one or more medium to large-scale or enterprise wide Information Technology (IT) program(s) consisting of multiple projects. Develops the project strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise wide high-level project plans. Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the college. Communicates with IT leadership, college administrators and leaders, and external stakeholders and partners on project status. Responsible for delivering all college priority and IT projects contained in the portfolio on time, within budget and meeting the agreed upon strategic and business requirements. Responsible for tracking key project milestones and recommending schedule and resource changes to project stakeholders. Collaborates with senior leadership and administrators of the college to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise. Leads, plans, prioritizes, budgets and develops the overall enterprise architecture strategy for the college and communicates architectural direction. Defines the enterprise architecture process and associated review and advisory processes, and leads the integration of those processes with related college and IT processes. Responsible for leading and managing project management and network infrastructure and operations staff. This position has budget responsibility that can exceed $1M annually which includes college-wide projects, technology replacement and investment, and respective staff salaries and benefits.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Lead the identification and implementation of project management processes, methods, tools, guidelines and standards in order to establish a framework that supports all project teams and stakeholders to improve the probability of successful project delivery
2.Facilitate the process that develops college priorities and plans by leadership, administration, and the established governance structure and associated processes
3.Define, manage and direct the needed end-to-end project management work effort, which includes leveraging best practices and techniques in identifying, quantifying and tracking the realization of expected benefits defined in business cases. Manage project scopes, budgets, and risks accordingly.
4.Regularly reviews and evaluates opportunities to improve the project management best practices in order to achieve higher maturity in the project management discipline
5.Lead the planning, development, and execution of the college’s enterprise architecture based on strategic and business requirements.
6.Lead the evolution of the enterprise architecture function with a balanced pursuit of business, information, solution, and technical architecture viewpoints
7.Collaborate with stakeholders, project teams, and staff to reconcile architecture solutions and identify and mitigate gaps and deficiencies
8.Demonstrate the business value of enterprise architecture as an enabler of the college’s strategy, and as support for technology innovation, which positively impacts the student experience and intended outcomes
9.Analyze industry, technology, and market trends to determine their potential impacts on the college’s strategy and architecture requirements
10.Collaborate and provide expertise and insight in to the college’s IT strategic plan
11.Build and maintain relationships with college leadership, administrators, and key project stakeholders, and acts as a trusted advisor
12.Responsible for planning and budgeting for the college’s enterprise architecture replacement plan and associated staff resources.
13.Administer performance appraisals and provides ongoing coaching and mentoring to project management and network infrastructure and operations staff
14.Perform other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience Requirements
1.Master’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
2.Seven or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, project management, application development, systems integration, information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment
3.Strong leadership skills
4.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain IT concepts and technologies to business leaders, and business concepts to the project management and network infrastructure and operations staff
5.Excellent planning and organizational skills
6.Excellent interpersonal skills , including teamwork, facilitation, and conflict resolution
7.Effective influencing and negotiation skills in an environment where resources may not be in direct control of this role
8.Success leading full life-cycle project management of medium to large IT projects;
9.Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and how other enterprises are leveraging them to achieve their strategic objectives.
10.Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, micro services, event-driven IT and predictive analytics

Application Procedures: “Apply to this Job at employment.jjc.edu”

All offers of employment are contingent upon the following:

• Satisfactory results of a background check
• Post-offer, pre-employment physical exam in circumstances where the nature of the work renders it appropriate or where Federal law or regulation requires

Joliet Junior College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action college supporting diversity.

ANNUAL CLERY SAFETY REPORT (ASR) NOTICE
FIRE SAFETY REPORT (FSA) and
MISSING PERSON POLICY (MPP) FOR STUDENTS RESIDING IN “ON CAMPUS” STUDENT HOUSING

Joliet Junior College is committed to assisting members of the JJC community in providing for their own safety and security. The annual CLERY security compliance document along with the Fire Safety Report (FSR) and the Missing Person Policy (MPP) for students residing in “on campus” student housing is available at the JJC Police Department website :

http://jjc.edu/about/operational/campus-police/Pages/crime-statistics.aspx

along with other safety information. If you would like to receive the ASR, FSR or MPP in booklet form, you may stop by the Campus Police Department located on Main Campus in G 1013 or call Campus Police at 815-280-2234. The website and booklet contain information regarding campus security and personal safety such as crime prevention and reporting, police law enforcement authority, disciplinary procedures and other related security policies. They also contain information about crime statistics for the three previous years for all JJC campuses, property owned and controlled by JJC District 525 and on public property immediately adjacent to JJC campuses.

This information is required by law and is made available by the Joliet Junior College Police Department.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you possess a Master's degree (or higher) in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or have equivalent experience?
   • Yes
   • No
2. * Do you have seven or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, project management, application development, systems integration, information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * If you answered yes to the previous question, please tell us about your experience and identify the applicable disciplines.

   (Open Ended Question)

4. * Briefly tell us about any experience you've had in leadership roles and about any leadership skills that you may possess.

   (Open Ended Question)

5. * Explaining IT concepts and technologies to business leaders can be a difficult task. Please tell us what strategies and tactics you use to ensure that you are effectively communicating with stakeholders and that they fully understand the concept, problem, etc.

   (Open Ended Question)

6. * Briefly tell us what strategies or techniques you use to ensure excellent planning and organization in your current or previous roles.

   (Open Ended Question)

7. * This position requires interpersonal skills , including teamwork, facilitation, and conflict resolution. In your current or previous roles, how have you been able to successfully master and manage these skills?

   (Open Ended Question)

8. * Briefly tell us about any negotiation and influencing skills that you possess and how you've used them in the past.

   (Open Ended Question)

9. * Do you have experience successfully leading full life-cycle project management of medium to large IT projects?
   • Yes
   • No
10. * Staying up-to-date on technology is a critical component of this position, especially within higher education. Please tell us how you stay current on technology and provide an example (if possible) of a situation in which it was used to achieve the organizations strategic objective(s).

    (Open Ended Question)

11. * Do you have experience with or knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, micro services, event-driven IT and predictive analytics?
    • Yes
    • No
12. * What are your salary expectations for this position?

    (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Unofficial Transcripts

Optional Documents

1. Other Document
2. List of References