Assistant Director of Technology & Information Services
The Information Technology Department is seeking a candidate to serve as Assistant Director of our Strategy &Planning Division located at 1111 Locust. This position is accountable for supporting alignment of enterprise-wide information technology and business systems. This is accomplished by assessing requirements and providing intelligence to the IT organization regarding business trends and management needs and concerns, while at the same time educating, sensitizing and managing the expectations of the business units with regard to the realities, challenges and fundamentals of IT. The Assistant Director oversees a staff of business analysts, project managers, and the Enterprise Project Management Office, which focus on customer business process analysis, needs assessment, preliminary cost/benefit measurement, researching and identifying enabling technologies based on requirements, brokerage of other IT services, business case justification, defining scope and objectives, and project management activities. The position demands excellent communication and facilitation skills, strong business understanding, and superior project management skills. Requires an accredited Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration, accounting, mathematics, engineering, statistics, economics, or a related field and eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in EDP programming and systems analysis work, including two (2) years of responsible systems analysis experience; OR an equivalent combination of qualifying education and experience. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and experience in analyzing, implementing and facilitating enterprise or large-scale projects are highly desirable. Salary range: $5,192 to $8,545 per month plus excellent employee benefits. Non-residents, if appointed, must establish residency within the city limits of KCMO within nine (9) months of hire. Application deadline: 5:00 p.m., October 3, 2003. Please submit application/resume to City of Kansas City, Missouri, Human Resources Department, 12th Floor, 414 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Apply online at www.kcmo.org. Send resumes to [email protected]. Fax resumes to (816) 513-2639. For additional information call (816) 513-1929.