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City of Bellevue: Assistant Director for Information Services

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for the day-to-day managerial and administrative operations of the IS department, ensuring the department's programs are implemented in a manner consistent with the City's and CIO's goals and objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Aligns and coordinates resources, priorities, work plans, and activities among the divisions in Information Services.
• Assures that assigned areas of responsibility are performed within budget; performs cost control activities; monitors revenues and expenditures in assigned area to assure sound fiscal control; prepares annual budget requests; assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow; studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Provides leadership and direction for department managers in dealing with a variety of organizational and programmatic issues.
• Oversees, motivates and evaluates staff to help: (1) achieve their individual goals; (2) collectively achieve their department's mission; and (3) foster leadership development throughout the organization.
• Collaborates with fellow assistant and deputy directors in aligning goals, objectives, and work plans for the delivery of timely and quality information technology services.
• Develops program plans that deliver the quality information technology services.
• Acts on behalf of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in his/her absence.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Works under the general supervision of the Chief Information Officer.

Exercises supervision over all departmental staff either directly or through managers.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRMENTS

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Computer Science or Business Systems.

Five or more years of progressively responsible related experience in information technology services.

Or any equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of current information technology including voice and data communications, networks, applications, geographic information, and desktop computer systems. Knowledge of management principles, administration, and supervision as they relate to resource and work program planning, implementation and monitoring.

Ability to prepare and analyze complex reports; ability to effectively supervise staff; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, City officials; ability to communicate effective orally and in writing.

Ability to provide leadership, counsel, motivation and constructive performance reviews to staff, securing their respective commitments to Information Services' goals.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.