Director of Information Technology

Vacancy Name
Director of Information Technology

Vacancy No
VN634

Target Staff Type
Supported

Work Location
JAARS Waxhaw

FTE
1.000

Position Summary

Are you a visionary and pragmatic person who is able to select and implement technology solutions that increase effectiveness and impact? Can you provide innovative vision, strategy, and leadership in the areas of technology planning, development, use, support, and end of life?

Are you able to collaborate directly across all departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of an organization? With your team, can you set the direction that drives continuous improvement using technology policies, standards, and procedures?

Brief Description

Provide strategic and operational leadership to train, equip, deploy, and sustain cost-effective technology for JAARS that leads to reducing barriers, ease burdens, and deliver God's Word.

• Supported position. Must be able to work in the US.
• Remote option not available.

Position Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

• Provide overall strategic and operational leadership of information management and technology, including evaluation, planning, development, coordination, and end of life for all related initiatives; Update detailed technology roadmaps identifying investment costs and an implementation plan; Support business process mapping to help identify the missional drivers for the selection of technology ; Coordinate with departments and teams to develop missional cases for new technology projects; Define and adjust technology standards and technologies in close collaboration with leadership; Ensure that innovations in information systems and technologies meet JAARS mission statement

Policy and Procedures

• Lead the development and maintenance of information and technology policies, procedures, and standards; Oversee the development and implementation of global IT policies and standards; Regularly benchmark against for-profit and nonprofit standards

Financial Responsibilities

• Develop and administer the information technology budget ensuring effective stewardship; Create an environment of continuous improvement and cost reduction within the organization

Operational Management

• Oversee information management and technology operations supporting JAARS staff globally; Lead the identification, selection, procurement, implementation and end of life of new technologies; Oversee the selection and management of IT service providers; Develop and implement a technology risk management plan; Implement and maintain an IT security strategy in-line with the nonprofit industry' Oversee the implementation and maintenance of a disaster recovery plan

Team Leadership

• Provide leadership to staff; develop staff skills and capacities to strengthen understanding of best practices in technology and stay current with industry trends; In cooperation and coordination with the Learning and Development team, build organizational technology talent by creating a learning environment that ensures all staff have the training and skills needed to utilize available technology to meet their business needs

Position Requirements

Aptitudes and Gifting

• Demonstrate a deep and growing walk with the Lord Jesus that includes your personal growth and the ability to support others in their spiritual growth
• Embrace the vision, mission, and core values of JAARS, and help us live them effectively
• Able to create and execute a vision, motivating others to adopt strategies in collectively moving JAARS forward
• An innovative and creative thinker who tries new things and inspires others to do so
• Have good business understanding, with the ability to leverage technology to solve business and technical issues
• Strong communication (speaking, presenting and writing) skills, with the ability to prepare briefings and present technical information to technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills and able to work with a variety of JAARS departments and teams
• Have a strong bias toward completing tasks and achieving goals
• Able to manage multiple, concurrent projects, with a track record of completing projects on time and on budget
• Affect change and meet business goals, monitor progress, and take corrective action when necessary
• Well organized and detail oriented
• A self-starter, able to work independently and capable of managing multiple responsibilities

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in information technology management, including at least five years in a strategic leadership role
• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, MIS, related field or equivalent experience
• Experienced in developing a strategic IT vision, incorporating strong understanding of emerging technologies, and a good sense of the value delivered by competing choices
• Experienced in emerging technologies including cloud-based and mobile systems that could be implemented at JAARS
• Skilled in leading projects from concept through implementation and support
• Proficient in the preparation and review of budgets for business plans

JAARS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian ministry headquartered on a beautiful 500+ acre campus just southeast of Charlotte, NC. Our campus includes extensive training facilities, an airport, office and commercial facilities, guest housing, food services, recreational areas, health clinic, on-site childcare, and youth and family ministry support for staff and partners.

We are pleased to have more than four hundred people serving on our campus. We partner closely with SIL International, the organizations of the Wycliffe Global Alliance and other organizations locally and globally.

JAARS vision is that people's lives and communities are transformed as they experience God's Word in their own language.

JAARS mission is to train, equip, deploy and sustain individuals, teams and stations to reduce barriers and ease burdens to deliver God's Word to those without it so it may transform those in need.

JAARS Core Values

Together in Christ, we commit to:

1. Seek God Above All

2. Serve in Love

3. Act with Integrity

4. Steward God's Resources with Courage

5. Pursue Excellence

6. Collaborate with Respect
7. Create a Culture of Innovation