Position Posting –

Title -  Executive Director – CUCCIO-CDPIUC

Organization – CUCCIO-CDPIUC (hereafter referred to as CUCCIO) is the Canadian University Council of CIO’s - Conseil des dirigeants principaux de l’information des universités canadiennes. It was established in 2006 to serve as the national voice for IT-related issues in Canadian universities and to provide a forum for members to share ideas, best practices and new technologies.  CUCCIO presently has 43 member universities from across Canada.  For more information on the organization please visit http://www.cuccio-cdpiuc.ca/

Position Summary –

Reporting to the President of CUCCIO and working on behalf of the Executive Committee and the Board, this position is responsible for implementing the various strategic initiatives, activities and administrative operations of CUCCIO including:

• Vendor negotiations and relationships
• Benchmarking
• Professional Development
• External advocacy with Federal, Provincial and International ministries and agencies
• Developing relationships with research and networking organizations and consortia in Canada and internationally
• CUCCIO operational and project activities, e.g. edupass.ca
• Development of CUCCIO policies and their subsequent implementation

The Executive Director will supervise a contracted administrative group, project officers and consultants employed by CUCCIO and any other staff that CUCCIO may retain/employ in the future. The position will also support the chair of each of the CUCCIO Committees, SIG’s and Working Groups and represent CUCCIO on various committees.  The incumbent will be an ex-officio non-voting member of the CUCCIO Executive and Board.

The Executive Director is expected to provide vision and leadership for the entire organization and to stimulate long range planning initiatives appropriate to the mandate and purposes of CUCCIO. The Executive Director is also responsible for preparing and executing business plans when approved by the CUCCIO Board.

Knowledge and Skills –

The successful candidate will have demonstrated exceptional leadership in an information technology organization.   Experience working within higher education and with government, research agencies and professional organizations is highly desirable.  The Executive Director will have:

• Experience in an information technology management role promoting innovation and the alignment of ICT with business requirements.
• Experience in supporting a Board, Management Committee or similar committee structure.
• Significant high level project leadership skills and demonstrated successful project management experience, particularly with large, complex, multi-year, cross-sectoral projects.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with national and provincial government agencies and organisations.
• Extensive management experience in senior roles, including governance, policy formulation and implementation, strategic planning, management of multiple projects, system planning, financial management and change management.
• Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems in the context in which they occur.
• Demonstrated experience in advocacy at a senior level, including powerful networking skills.
• A strong ability to develop broad understanding of the key ICT issues facing the higher education sector in Canada and internationally.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to communicate and advocate at all levels on complex issues and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with a range of external and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate complex technological problems to an audience with varying degrees of ICT knowledge and understanding, and to present complicated material clearly and effectively (including at conferences).

Experience and Qualifications –

A post-secondary degree, preferably in business, information technology or a related field, with subsequent relevant experience, or a combination of relevant experience, broad knowledge and industry training.  A well-qualified candidate will have a minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in management and leadership capacity that includes experience in an information technology environment in a Canadian higher education or government.  Experience working with or within an industry association is an asset.

Compensation –

Salary in the $115,000-125,000 range commensurate with experience, qualifications and location in Canada.

Application Information –

Applications in confidence may be made via electronic mail to the attention of Greg McPherson (greg@mcphersonclarke.com) by October 31, 2008.