1555 Newark Road, Zanesville, Ohio 43701

ANNOUNCING

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS

POSITION:                          Director of Administrative Systems

THE COLLEGE:               Zane State College was established in 1969 and is located in Zanesville in southeastern Ohio, just 55 miles east of Columbus on I-70. The College is situated on a beautiful campus that it shares with Ohio University- Zanesville. The student headcount for credit enrollment during the fall of 2006 was approximately 1,900, with additional students enrolled in non-credit courses and business and industry training.  The College offers career-oriented technical education curricula leading to applied associate degrees in 27 fields of Business, Engineering, Health, Natural Science, and Public Service.  Numerous articulation agreements are in place with four-year colleges and universities for students wishing to pursue bachelor’s degrees.  The College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission.  It is governed locally by a Board of Trustees and operates under statewide coordination by the Ohio Board of Regents.

POSITION

DESCRIPTION:                 Provide day-to-day, production support to Jenzabar CX users.  Support includes troubleshooting production issues, analysis of setup and procedural changes, system administration, custom modifications and query/report development. Prioritize, monitor and manage work order resolution in the Track-It system for the administrative systems team; support of web development activities, integration of web services with administrative systems, and implementation of online portals; oversight or management of all administrative systems and web related projects following standard project management concepts, methodologies and tools; support end-user system training needs, including orienting and training users in use of the CX system; lead the design and development of future business processes in consultation with departmental managers and process owners, applying knowledge of Jenzabar applications to organization-specific needs and processes; support implementation and integration of third party software, systems and end-user tools, including driving the transition from character-based to graphical and web-based user interfaces; maintain and develop vendor and consultant relationships related to both existing and proposed solutions, including evaluation and recommendation of vendor software packages and tools; foster a continuous quality improvement and customer service-oriented approach to supporting clients; and manage departmental professional development efforts to develop and maintain a quality organization of technically talented and service-oriented staff.  PLEASE SEE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR COMPLETE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

QUALIFICATIONS:         Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or other technology related field is required.  Minimum of five years of progressively responsible IT experience required, preferably in a higher education environment.  Working experience with the Jenzabar CX/CARS system is highly desired.  A broad base of technical knowledge and skills related to application development and support.  PLEASE SEE JOB DESCRPTION FOR ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.

EMPLOYMENT:               This is a 12-month, professional staff position.  Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, flexible spending accounts, and retirement.  Salary dependent upon qualifications.

APPLICATION: Interested applicants must submit a Zane State College application form, cover letter, resume, and college transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at this time).  For full consideration, all documents mentioned above must be submitted together.  If you are requesting transcripts from a college or university and cannot submit them with your application, please indicate that in your cover letter.  Review of applications will begin on April 25, 2008.  The search will continue until position is filled.

CONTACT:                         Human Resources Department – 1-740-588-1285 (www.zanestate.edu)

ZANE STATE COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Zane State College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, veterans, or disabilities, which are not related to performance.  Zane State College’s policies and practices concerning employment of academic and non-academic personnel and concerning the admission and treatment of students follow Federal Guidelines set forth in Title VII, Title IX, and Section 504.

INTERNAL COMMUNICATION – beginning Tuesday, April 8, 2008