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Position: IT Director

Location: Toronto (hybrid onsite)

Job Type: Contract/Part-time

Our client, a government-funded agency responsible for city revitalization programs, is currently seeking an IT Director on a part-time contract basis to start, with a flexible schedule of 3 days or 20-25 hours per week. There is potential for extension or conversion to a permanent role.

This individual will report to the CFO and be responsible for overseeing the entire information technology infrastructure, software, and day-to-day operations to ensure efficient and timely service delivery. Additionally, you will manage relationships with third-party vendors and provide specialized IT expertise and advisory services while overseeing a team of four direct reports within the IT department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provides specialist IT expertise, consultative and advisory services to internal and external staff, consultants, service providers and relevant stakeholders.
• Oversees 4 direct reports within the IT department.
• Develops, maintains, and manages effective working relationships and communication with all third-party vendors and service providers.
• Directs the setting, implementation and maintenance of effective and efficient processes, procedures, and systems for high quality information technology service.
• Directs and manages our information technology infrastructure, enterprise software, day-to-day operation and projects for optimal and timely service delivery and support for current and future needs.

Key Requirements:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Software Development, Computer Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of strong leadership experience and demonstrated ability to develop and manage effective teams of IT professionals
• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work, influence and make an impact in a cross-functional environment
• Strong background in the application development, technology, and operations support coupled with strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Experience overseeing internal IT help desk is an asset;
• Adaptable, resilient, adjusts quickly, maintains effectiveness throughout periods of change, exhibiting tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to lead the team through change
• 10+ years experience leading Application development teams with hands-on experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Application Life Cycle Management (ALM), ITIL methodologies and Agile practices
• Stakeholder management and change management experience in a dynamic organization
• Experience managing IT Operations, including building, operating and maintaining IT Infrastructure is an asset;
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation, influencing, and organization skills with the ability to drive organizational change
• Strong vendor management skills and experience in a dynamic environment;
• Experience with Microsoft, Dynamics 365, Sharepoint is preferable

Interested? Please send your resume to Zhanna Dalbenka, [email protected] .