Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Analytics

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level F

Job Title

Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Analytics

Department

Senior Leadership | Dean's Office | UBC Sauder School of Business

Compensation Range

$11,705.58 - $18,265.42 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

February 16, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

UBC Sauder School of Business is one of the world’s leading business faculties. The school consistently ranks among the top 100 in the world and is recognized internationally for excellence in research and learning, an outstanding faculty and unmatched global partnerships. A collaborative and respectful culture within which all members of our community can thrive is a key principle in our strategic plan, and one that underpins our educational mission.

We acknowledge that UBC Sauder at the Vancouver Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam. We acknowledge that UBC Sauder at UBC Robson Square is situated on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.

The Assistant Dean develops strategies to revolutionize the way UBC Sauder fosters learning and research and operates as a transformational learning institute, in order to cultivate a unified, seamless, and enhanced environment for students, employees and faculty related to IT. The Assistant Dean aims to enhance support for UBC students, streamline user experience, introduce innovative tools, redefine operational methodologies, and enhance data reporting for strategic decision-making.

Organizational Status

The Assistant Dean reports to the Dean, UBC Sauder School of Business and manages multiple teams.

Has autonomy over IT related issues for the school, provides a single point of contact for all core information technologies at UBC Sauder, and is the key partner with central IT.

Works closely with other UBC Sauder Assistant Deans, Senior Associate Deans, school’s senior leadership and employees, as well as internal and external stakeholders, including members of the UBC community and members of the public, vendors and clients.

Is the main liaison between UBC Sauder units, the broader UBC Sauder community, and UBC IT at Sauder.

Work Performed

Information Technology Management
- Determines, leads, and manages the strategic vision and direction for the highly specialized, complex, and multi-faceted information technology function within UBC Sauder at both campuses (Point Grey and Robson Square).
- Sets the overall direction and strategy for the UBC Sauder portfolio which includes the integration of systems across campus to help the school and the university achieve their strategic goals.
- Develops transformational strategies, operating plans, targets and measures, and leads the day-to-day delivery of its services, programs and activities.
- Works with key partners and school’s senior leadership to understand and anticipate business and IT needs of the school and its units and centres.
- Overall UBC Sauder representative for IT products and services and is the main contact for UBC IT. Manages the partnership agreement with UBCIT for desktop, audio visual and web support service delivery.
- Responsible for the implementation of the innovative and creative technological solutions in teaching, learning and operations for the new building, which will house new centres, learning labs and classrooms, event spaces and other spaces for learning, research and community engagement.
- Leads the in-depth and comprehensive analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed business procedures, problems and user requirements with clients, business analysts, architects, and team members, based on overall strategies and system infrastructure.
- Creates and defines overall UBC Sauder project scope, governance principles, schedules, budgets and resource allocation for IT projects.
- Defines and establishes information security and information technology infrastructure policies to ensure systems in the portfolio are secure, compliant with complex legal requi