Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth.  We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.
 
The Information Technology Group (ITG) provides support to faculty, staff, and students for the provision, use, and maintenance of technology and systems to support the teaching, learning, research and administrative needs of the Faculty of Engineering.
 
The Associate Director (Information Technology) is responsible for the leadership, efficient and effective day-to-day operation and long-term planning of the administrative and academic computing infrastructure in the Faculty of Engineering.  The Associate Director provides leadership, direction and technical support to the Faculty and is responsible for the operational management of the Information Technology Group (ITG) (staffing, budgeting, purchasing, and coordination of activities).  The Associate Director promotes and supports the introduction of new learning technologies while  collaborating with faculty members to understand their needs related to the design, redesign, development, implementation and support of online and blended learning courses in an effort to enable technology-enhanced teaching and learning.

The Associate Director works with the Assistant Dean (IT and eEducation) and the Dean in providing overall strategic planning and implementation of Information Technology initiatives, which are consistent with Campus-wide IT Technology strategies, University policies and regulations.
 
Qualifications
Education:
-   University degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Management Information Systems,  Software Engineering, or relevant equivalent

Experience:
-   10 years' experience in Information Technology, including 5 years in a similar-sized enterprise environment (250 or more users, 1000 or more networked devices)
-   5 years' supervisory experience
-   Budgeting and financial experience
-   Experience working in a higher education environment is preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
-   Ability to manage staff, assigning work priorities in order to meet customer expectations
-   Knowledge of computer system administration, including computer networks, operating systems, and applications software
-   Installation and use of audio-visual equipment to support multi-media use in classrooms, labs, and meeting rooms
-   Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to provide presentations to faculty, staff and students
-   Ability to lead the delivery of systems and services to meet stakeholder needs
-   Strong customer service skills to handle inquiries from faculty, staff, or students
-   Ability and interest to stay abreast of technological advances in IT and Educational Technology
-   Ability to prepare planning and budget documents for use in annual planning
-   Critical thinking to assess and scope areas for improvement and an ability to offer creative solutions
-   Exceptional organizational skills, including managing multiple competing priorities and an ability to adapt quickly to emerging priorities
-   Ability to resolve problems and escalate issues with suggestions for further investigation and options for consideration as required
-   Ability to maintain and foster relationships within, across, and external to organizational boundaries
-   Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
-   Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines
-   Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and professional development
                                                                                                                                               
Interested applicants are asked to visit: www.workingatwestern.uwo.ca to apply online to job reference 4807, by midnight on November 1st, 2015.
 
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.  In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.  If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources at hrhelp@uwo.ca or phone 519-661-2194.