The Director of IT Corporate Systems is responsible for directing all aspects of the IT Corporate Systems portfolio. They work within an established vision, identifies key challenges, synthesizes a plan of action for the area of responsibility, and delivers targeted outcomes. This individual reports to the Chief Information Officer.
The Director of IT Corporate Systems is responsible for directing all aspects of the IT Corporate System portfolio. Working within an established vision, they identifiy key challenges, synthesizes a plan of action for the Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Office of the President, Ethic and Compliance and Internal Audit areas of responsibility, delivers targeted outcomes, and works closely with other business units and departments to ensure their area of responsibility functions effectively. They are the primary liaison to external partners/vendors on matters pertaining to their program area. They have overall leadership and management responsibilities for the business team, including recruiing, developing and managing staff, establishing and monitoring budgets and communicating with TNC and our partners.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCOPE
- Broad management and leadership responsibility for a department, including recruitment, retention, professional development, establishing clear directions, and setting objectives.
- Designs and/or directs complex and diversified projects/systems/services, coordinates the work of other professionals, managing budgets, and ensuring program accountability.
- Develops and administers budget, evaluates results and develops corrective strategies as needed.
- Directs and participates in negotiations for complex, high profile or sensitive agreements.
- Ensures that programmatic commitment, TNC policies and procedures, and IT security and financial standards are met and managed.
- Leads strategic initiatives through collaboration with senior-level stakeholders in order to enhance overall performance in accordance with short and long-term objectives.
- Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Makes strategic decisions that may have program-wide impact and may bind the organization financially or legally.
- Plans and leads new projects/system/services/initiatives that will ensure department and organization-wide goals are achieved.
- Responsible and accountable for meeting strategic goals and objectives.
- May be required to travel 15% or more to US and non-US locations and work long hours during peak workload periods.
- Work environment may involve infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and may require physical exertion and/or strain.
- 7 years’ experience in an IT environment
- 5 years of experience managing and supervising a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in developing reliability and performance of a complex IT system/service and/or project management.
- Experience with customer management, vendor management and service level agreements to maintain and enhance data security.
- Fluency in English and in the dominant language of the assigned Region.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience implementing and supporting Financial, Human Resources, Procurement, ERP systems.
- Experience working with Unit4 Agresso Business World highly desired.
- Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
- Advanced degree or Project Management certification highly preferred.
- Expert knowledge of current and evolving IT trends in relevant discipline.
- Certification in IT Administration/ and/or Engineering.
- Strong dedication to the development of customer-centric standards and solutions.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong ability to understand and analyze business processes and the use of technology by different facets of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple highly complex large scaled projects/system/service in a large, decentralized organization.
- Experience managing all aspects of contracting with consultants and vendors.
- Experience in planning and delivering budgetary responsibilities.
- Proficiency in synthesizing materials from multiple sources into a coherent and accurate summary.
- Proficiency in working independently as well as jointly with colleagues on a team.
- Experience, coursework, or other training in principles, practices and procedures of relevant field.
- Understanding of best practices in non-profit management
The Nature Conservancy offers competitive compensation, 401k or savings-plan matching for eligible employees, excellent benefits, flexible work policies and a collaborative work environment. We also provide professional development opportunities and promote from within. As a result, you will find a culture that supports and inspires conservation achievement and personal development, both within the workplace and beyond.