Chief Information Officer

Company: Commonwealth University
Location: Bloomsburg
Posted on: June 29, 2025

Job Description:

Posting Details Posting NumberS281Classification TitleE3Working Title Chief Information OfficerDepartmentInformation TechnologyHome Campus BloomsburgCityBloomsburgStatePennsylvaniaZip Code17815Bargaining UnitNon-representedWork LocationHome CampusPosition TypeManagementTemporary/ PermanentPermanentFull-time/ Part-timeFull-TimeIf Part-time, specify percentage (Examples: 0.75; 0.50; 0.25)Benefits The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education provides a comprehensive package of employer benefits to eligible employees and their enrolled dependent(s), which include*:Medical and prescription drug benefits.Generous retirement plans, two options:Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP)State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS)Tuition benefits for employees and dependents.Paid time off.Employer-paid dental and vision benefits.Employer-paid life insurance.Voluntary insurances and additional retirement programs.*Specific benefits may vary based upon university, employee group and/or collective bargaining unit. Visit: http://www.passhe.edu/inside/HR/syshr/healthcare/Pages/Summary-of-Benefits.aspx for additional information regarding benefits.To be eligible for most benefits, you must be a permanent, full-time employee (including temporary, full-time faculty with at least an academic year contract) or a permanent, part-time employee (including temporary, part-time faculty with at least an academic year contract) who is scheduled to work every pay period for at least 50% of full-time hours.Start Time8:00 AMEnd Time4:30 PMHours Per Week37.5 hours per week Days Worked (Check all that apply)Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, FriSalaryCommensurate with experience and qualificationsAnticipated Start DateAugust 2025Anticipated End DateN/A Position Summary Information Position PurposeCommonwealth University seeks a forward-thinking, mission-driven Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead the Office of Information Technology during a period of strategic transformation. As a key member of the President’s Cabinet, the CIO will serve as a thought partner to senior leadership, shaping a unified vision for the university’s digital future across all CU locations.The ideal candidate will bring deep experience from higher education or governmental sectors, and a passion for building high-performing teams rooted in service excellence. This individual will champion professional best practices, drive modernization efforts, and elevate the IT organization into a point of institutional pride, seamlessly supporting students, faculty, and staff.Description of DutiesKey ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership: Develop and implement a unified, forward-looking IT strategy aligned with the university’s mission and strategic plan, with an emphasis on service integration, innovation, and digital equity across all campuses and the online learning environment.Team Empowerment: Inspire and develop a dynamic team of IT professionals and student staff, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.Collaborative Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor and collaborator to executive leadership, faculty, and administrative stakeholders across Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Finance, Enrollment Management, and beyond.IT Operations & Systems Oversight: Lead the university’s enterprise systems, including Student Information System (Banner), Learning Management System (D2L/Brightspace), Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP), networking infrastructure, application development, information security, instructional technologies, and user support services.Governance & Policy: Oversee the review and approval of IT-related investments and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and institutional goals.Innovation & Best Practices: Guide the adoption of emerging technologies and operational best practices that improve service delivery, enhance the student experience, and strengthen the university’s competitive edge.Institutional Reporting: Provide actionable insights and strategic analysis to university leadership and the Office of the Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.Decision MakingDecision-Making & Resource StewardshipIdentify institutional IT needs, assess risks and opportunities, and prioritize investments to ensure optimal service delivery and resource alignment.Lead the development of KPIs and use data-driven evaluation to refine strategies and maximize impact.Fiscal ResponsibilityOversee IT budget planning and execution, ensuring cost-effective solutions and strategic use of fiscal resources to support university priorities.Supervisory ResponsibilitySupervises the activities and evaluates the performance of assigned staff. This includes providing direction, support, and professional development opportunities to staff while promoting a culture of quality, customer service, collaboration, and accountability.Minimum Requirements ProfileExperience: Minimum of ten years of progressive IT experience, including five years in senior leadership roles overseeing multiple functional areas (e.g., ERP, LMS, SIS, networking, information security, user support, and instructional tech). Education: A bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field is required.Leadership: Demonstrated success in building and leading cohesive, high-performing teams focused on collaboration, innovation, and professional development.Mission Orientation: A visionary leader with a strong sense of institutional mission, resilience in the face of change, and a readiness to lead a team and university through a period of transformation and evolving priorities.Preferred QualificationsExperience: Experience in higher education, governmental settings, or large organizations with multiple locations preferred.Education: A master’s degree is strongly preferred.Applicant Rating CriteriaKnowledge, Skills & AbilitiesKnowledge of a broad range of technologies and information services relevant to the needs of an institution of higher education.Knowledge managing and leading a technology organization and collaborating with multiple business units.Demonstrated skill managing institutional change and risk assessment.Demonstrated skill leading change and management transitions within a large and complex organization.Demonstrated skill recognizing and exhibiting flexibility, a willingness to learn, ability to change, and maintenance of current technology skills.Ability to demonstrate professionalism, provide quality customer service, and aid in maintaining a positive culture in accordance with the university’s values.Ability to hire, develop, and retain smart, adaptable and skilled people.Ability to maintain positive working relationships, confidentiality, positive communications, accurate records, and an organized and safe working environment.Ability to recognize new or emerging technologies or processes and assess their ability to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations; reduce costs; improve the functionality of services; expand access to services and resources or meet new needs.Ability to communicate effectively with constituents at all levels of the institution and System including senior management, faculty, staff, students and external stakeholders.Ability and knowledge to contribute significantly to the development of institutional, System and unit strategic plans.Ability to prioritize and manage complex, long term projects that impact the entire university community.Ability to manage multi-million dollar budgets.Ability to build consensus among individuals or institutional units in support of solutions that meet the needs of the university or the System.Ability to motivate support staff to provide a high level of customer satisfaction and service to diverse constituencies with varied needs.Ability to apply leadership skills to a wide variety of university tasks or projects not directly associated with the primary areas of responsibility.Ability to effectively identify and resolve problems and to maintain strict confidentiality related to sensitive information.Essential FunctionsAbility to develop technical solutions to complex business, research or academic problems.Skill set to include strong management skills and experience in continuous improvement processes.Ability to utilize a variety of communication tools and specialized computer applications.Ability to apply advanced technical reasoning skills.Ability to translate complex technical information for non-technical personnel.Ability to understand new concepts, products, services or processes and various technologies used in higher education.Sensory skills (visual, hearing and speech)Keyboarding skills Posting Detail Information Open Date mm-dd-yyyy05/19/2025Close Date mm-dd-yyyyOpen Until FilledYesSpecial Instructions to ApplicantsFor full consideration, applications must be received by June 16, 2025.Finalists for this position must communicate well and successfully complete an interview process.Completing this search is contingent upon available funding.Background ClearancesOffers of employment are conditional, pending successful completion of the background clearances mandated by Act 153 of 2014 and Board of Governors Policy 2014-01-A: Protection of Minors. In order to qualify for a provisional appointment, the Applicant Acknowledgement Consent Form, Provisional Hire Form, Pennsylvania State Police and Justifacts portion of the clearance process must be successfully completed prior to your start date. The remaining PA Child Abuse History Clearance and FBI Clearance must be successfully completed and returned as soon as possible within the first 90 days of employment.Diversity StatementAt Commonwealth University we recognize our responsibility to continuously support a living, learning, and working environment that values the diverse contributions from all members of our campus community. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion enriches our campus community and is instrumental to our institutional success. Commonwealth University strives to cultivate a campus climate that allows all members to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion as we achieve success both in and out of the classroom, in our work responsibilities, and in our professional lives beyond Commonwealth University. We uphold our commitment to DEI by:• Actively supporting and promoting the intellectual and personal growth of our students, inside and outside of the classroom.• Providing workshops, trainings, programs designed to broaden the knowledge and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion within our campus community.• Ensuring that all learning and living environments throughout our campus are welcoming and capable of serving all individuals.Title IX/CleryThe University prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability in any decision regarding admissions, employment, or participation in a University program or activity in accordance with the letter and spirit of federal, state, and local non-discrimination and equal opportunity laws, such as Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendments Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.The University also complies with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crimes Statistics Act, as amended by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Title IX prohibits retaliation for asserting or otherwise participating in claims of sex discrimination. VAWA imposes additional duties on universities and colleges to investigate and respond to reports of sexual assault, stalking, and dating or domestic violence, and to publish policies and procedures related to the way these reports are handled. The University has designated the Title IX Coordinator (Jennifer Raup, Elwell Hall, ORL, 570-389-4808, jraup@commonwealthu.edu or titleixcoord@commonwealthu.edu), to coordinate the University’s compliance with Title IX and VAWA and to respond to reports of violations. The University has directed the Police Department to coordinate the University’s compliance with the VAWA-related Clery reporting requirements. For information on the University’s crime statistics, which is available in a publication called “Annual Security Report”, please contact Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg Police at 570-389-2211, Commonwealth University – Mansfield Police at 570-662-4900, or Commonwealth University – Lock Haven Police at 570-484-2278 or by accessing the following website: https://www.commonwealthu.edu/offices-directory/university-police/annual-security-report. Additionally, inquiries concerning Title IX and its implementing regulation can be made to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, Region III, The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East – Suite 505, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Phone: (215) 656-6010; Fax: (215) 656-6020.About Commonwealth University of PACommonwealth University of Pennsylvania (CU) was formed in March 2022 through the integration of Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield Universities that are part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) to become one of the largest universities within the PASSHE system. This integration has been groundbreaking in Pennsylvania and has received national recognition. Commonwealth University is a high-achieving, nationally recognized, comprehensive university that delivers a personal and challenging academic experience. Commonwealth University’s innovative and accredited academic programs are the sum of three distinct academic colleges: the Zeigler College of Business; the College of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences; and the College of Health, Science, and Technology.______________________________________________________________________________________________________The Power of Three Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield universities have joined forces to boldly transform higher education in our region and beyond. While we are uniting as Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, you can expect a college experience that is anything but common.We’re Honoring our History by preserving the founding principles of each campus and continuing our vibrant on-campus student experience, serving as pillars of our communities, supporting students and our neighbors alike.We’re Investing in Today by answering the greatest challenges facing higher education: accessibility, cost, quality, and relevance through the combined strength of our storied institutions.We’re Building a Powerful Tomorrow by boldly changing the trajectory of public education to position ourselves for growth, increased access, and to meet economic and workforce development needs in our region, across Pennsylvania and beyond.______________________________________________________________________________________________________The CommunitiesAll locations of Commonwealth University are situated in beautiful rural regions of central Pennsylvania. CU – Bloomsburg is the largest of CU’s campus communities with nearly 7,200 students. Bloomsburg is located two hours west of Philadelphia off Interstate 80. CU – Lock Haven is home to more than 2,600 students and is located along the picturesque Susquehanna River, just south of Williamsport off U.S. Route 220. CU – Mansfield, located in the rolling Endless Mountains of the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania between Williamsport, PA, and Corning, NY, is the smallest of CU’s campus communities with an enrollment of 1,300 students. CU also has a campus in Clearfield, approximately one hour to the east of CU – Lock Haven.Bloomsburg, PennsylvaniaAffectionately known as the “university on the hill,” CU’s Bloomsburg campus overlooks the vibrant town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Known for its scenic landscape, cultural tradition, and quality healthcare and education, Bloomsburg is a community rich in history. It serves as the county seat of Columbia County, is considered the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania, and its downtown is a national historic district which includes Carver Hall, an original building on CU-Bloomsburg’s campus and the icon of the institution. Included in the National Register of Historic Places, Carver Hall continues to house the office of the President and the Provost.While the town of Bloomsburg and the surrounding region offer plenty of outdoor activities throughout all four seasons, the proximity to major metropolitan areas also allows for weekend excursions, including easy drives to Philadelphia (2 hours), New York City (2.5 hours), Baltimore (2.5 hours), and Washington, D.C. (3.5 hours).Lock Haven, PennsylvaniaLocated near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, Lock Haven is the principal city of the Lock Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area, itself part of the Williamsport–Lock Haven combined statistical area. At the 2010 census, Lock Haven’s population was 9,772.Their downtown offers a welcoming and vibrant commercial district in and around Downtown Lock Haven. The improvement of their community and its history create a center of activity and ensure economic stability for the heart of their historical city. Located near the major intersections of Interstates 80, 99, and Route 220 in the heart of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven is a Haven for outdoor recreation, art, and families.Mansfield, PennsylvaniaThe Borough of Mansfield is located at the intersection of Business Route 15, soon to be the I-99 Corridor, and Route 6. Mansfield is situated in the east-central portion of Tioga County. Tioga County, located in north-central Pennsylvania, is one of the State’s largest counties in the area and also one of the most rural. The area of the Borough is roughly 1216 acres. The Borough is located approximately 30 miles south of Corning, NY and 45 miles north of Williamsport. Mansfield has a 2020 U.S. Census population of 2,887 and contains 1.6 square miles of area. There are approximately 10.35 miles of Borough roads and 5.36 miles of State roads.Quick Linkhttps://commonwealthu.peopleadmin.com/postings/4020 Salary: . Date posted: 06/12/2025

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