MCCB POLICIES

Section 5: Staff Positions

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Title: Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Initial Date of Adoption: May 1, 1999

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Revision Date: October 15, 2010; April 20, 2018

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CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO)

Characteristics of Work :

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) position has responsibility for managing professional and support staff in two or more core functions (e.g. infrastructure, operations and support and systems delivery, data administration) or where there are professional and technical staff working in areas of systems delivery and integration. His/her primary focus is providing the Agency with optimal systems and services to support their business needs. In this role the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a key member of the management team for the Agency.

Examples of Work:

1. Manages various technical and personnel resources that support core agency functions related to complex information systems which may include applications and infrastructure such as systems engineering, network engineering, and database administration 2. Manages the technology resources (infrastructure, operations, support, and systems delivery) of the agency to meet business needs. 3. Provides technical leadership and expertise to assigned staff in deploying the technologies and/or platforms utilized by other State agencies and institutions. 4 Make recommendations to improve and enhance the Agency’s infrastructure environment. 5. Leads efforts in dealing with technology trends and makes recommendations that enhance the agency’s business applications to ensure program objectives are met. 6. Leads technical research efforts with respect to new technologies that may be of benefit to the MCCB, colleges and state agencies. 7. Coordinates the resolution of technical and complex systems problems with vendors and technical staff members. 8. Recommends and enforces standards and guidelines to ensure consistency in systems delivery 9. Performs related or similar duties as required or assigned. 1. Manages the strategic activities of the technical staff to ensure that adequate systems delivery and problem resolution, which may be statewide in scope. 2. Manages the technical environment to ensure adequate resources and expertise are available to meet the business needs of the agency and to ensure future growth. 3. Provides leadership and makes recommendations regarding the planning, budgeting, and effective use of existing and new technology resources. 4. Coordinates the maintenance of existing systems and the deployment of new systems. Essential Functions:

Minimum Requirements :

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, data processing, business information systems, or a directly related field, or other as requested or defined in special qualifications and ten (10) years’ experience in a similar technical environment or other as requested or defined in special qualification.