IT Director
Company: State of Indiana
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: October 31, 2024
Job Description:
Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Begin a
fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the
largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of
opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find
competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a
commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the
chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of
Hoosiers across Indiana. At the State of Indiana, we don't just
talk about diversity and inclusion-we make it our goal to create a
welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce
that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal
opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to
enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application
and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of
a role. About the Department of Child Services: Join a team that
engages with families and children to improve lives in meaningful
and significant ways. DCS engages authentically with children who
are victims of abuse or neglect and strengthens families through
services that focus on family support and preservation. The
Department also administers family preservation and prevention
services, foster care, and child support throughout the State of
Indiana. You will relentlessly pursue permanency for children and
families through reunification, guardianship, adoption or support
youth in making a successful transition to adulthood. While this
job is difficult and may have long and sometimes unconventional
hours, this is more than a job-it is a calling to improve your
community and neighbors. Will you join us in supporting our
Mission, Vision, and Values? - Mission: The Indiana Department of
Child Services leads the state's response to allegations of child
abuse and neglect and facilitates child support payments. We
consider the needs and values of all we serve in our efforts to
protect children while keeping families together whenever possible.
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Vision:Children will live in safe, healthy and supportive families
and communities. -
Values:We at the Indiana Department of Child Services empower our
team, in collaboration with state and local partners, to make
decisions in the best interest of every child in our care by
embracing:
- Child safety -
- Permanency -
- Collaborative partnerships with foster and adoptive families
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- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- A culture of safety and transparency - Role Overview: -
Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Staff, the Chief Information
Officer (CIO) leads the Information Technology Bureau. This
individual has responsibility for overseeing all federally
supported systems for the department's child welfare and child
support programs, as well as all department-wide technology. As
CIO, you will ensure organizational effectiveness to meet the
department's mission and goals. This includes personnel management,
policy and process development/implementation, and strategic
planning, while building strong partnerships with the program units
the IT Bureau serves. Salary Statement: - The salary for this
position traditionally starts at -$107,302.00 -but may be
commensurate with education or work experience. A Day in the
Life:The essential functions of this role are as follows: -
- Establish current and long-range technology goals in accordance
with the agency mission. -
- Participate or lead discussions in the development of agency
policy and planning for the future. -
- Sets policies and procedures, technical standards and methods
and priorities for information systems activities. -
- Act as a liaison between information systems and other
functions of the agency. -
- Directly supervise or provide functional direction to Deputy
Information Technology Director(s), function manager(s),
supervisor(s) and other information technology staff. -
- Dispense technical advice, guidance, direction, and
authorization to carry out major plans and procedures. -
- Analyze new technologies and makes recommendations to agency
executives. -
- Represent the agency's information technology division at
events and meetings that are within and outside of state
government. -
- Participate in the budgeting process with agency executives for
the information technology division. -
- Participate in overall planning for the agency bringing current
knowledge and future vision of technology systems as related to the
agency's operations. -
- Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role
responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while
providing opportunities to continue professional development.
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- Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback,
and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to
quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures. The job
profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing
of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the
employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change
or be assigned at any time with or without notice. What You'll Need
for Success:You must meet the following requirements to be
considered for employment: -
- Broad knowledge of all information technology disciplines and
general business theory. -
- Thorough knowledge of the organization and management of the
state agency's operations. -
- Considerable knowledge of the organization and management of
state government. -
- Ability to negotiate complex and large sum agreements with
other agencies, divisions, and outside vendors. -
- Ability to frame issues based on the policy implications
associated with managing what is otherwise a very technical
discipline. -
- Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage
workflow. -
- Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or
corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
-Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports: This role may provide
direct supervision for one or more staff members. Benefits of
Employment with the State of Indiana: The State of Indiana offers a
comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which
includes: -
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well
as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn
gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state
contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for
hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed
outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to -401k plan) with
employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a
variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave
time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral
health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Program
- Free Parking -for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning -access The State of Indiana is an Equal
Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting,
developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and
job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment
opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee
relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed,
religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation,
gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.
We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all
applicable state and federal laws. - If you are a qualified
individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations
to complete this application, you can request assistance by
contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at
jobs@spd.IN.gov . The State of Indiana has established a culture
that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees
and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the
transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look
forward to reviewing your application.
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