Manager Strategic Information Systems Projects

The incumbent manages strategic information systems projects, and development of a statewide project plan consistent with the State's strategic objectives.  Duties include: participates in recommending approval/disapproval of agency budget requests for strategic information systems projects, and for providing technical advice to state agencies in strategic planning and project development for information systems projects.  The incumbent manages a newly created maintenance and operations team for the Delaware Medicaid Enterprise System.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Assists clients in conducting business-driven needs assessment by diagnosing business     issues and recommending alternative solutions to facilitate access to public information through effective utilization and coordination of information technology.
   
• Plans and directs major strategic information systems projects typically lasting more than a year, involving multi-agency initiatives.
   
• Establishes long and short-term goals, sets schedules and prioritizes the work.
   
• Monitors and evaluates the unit's resources and activities in order to meet goals and objectives.
   
• Develops and recommends project planning policies and procedures for statewide use.
   
• Participates in approving budget requests for information systems projects.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Manager Strategic Information Systems Projects
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Three years experience in designing, developing and maintaining information systems.
2. Three years experience in information technology project management which includes planning, scheduling, staffing, coordinating, controlling, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on status of IT projects.
3. Six months experience in budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining, monitoring, projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
4. Six months experience in staff supervision of two or more employees which includes to plan, assign, review, discipline, recommend hire, promotion, termination and administer performance plans and reviews.

Criminal background check:  A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.  The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

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