Chief Information Officer

**_King is Hiring_**

**Chief Information Officer**:
King Township is an idyllic countryside community of communities, proud of its rural, cultural, and agricultural heritage. We are respected for treasuring nature, encouraging a responsible economy, and celebrating our vibrant quality of life. As an organization, we are focused making life better in King, and enriching the lives of all those who live, work, and visit King Township by providing quality services and experiences.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the Chief Information Officer is responsible for the following:
**Division Leadership, Planning and Implementation**
- Develops and communicates a clear strategic vision for the Information Technology and Digital Data Division, ensuring alignment with the Township's corporate goals, driving innovation by identifying and implementing cutting-edge technologies that enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
- Provides strategic leadership to the organization, promoting technology adoption and innovation, and partners with various stakeholders to advance business outcomes.
- Leads the development, management, support and maintenance of secure Township network and communication technology infrastructure, providing technical and business strategy leadership in the identification, evaluation and development of systems and procedures to ensure stable, modern, cost-effective, robust, scalable and secure infrastructure. Ensures readiness of back-up operating sites and documentation of processes and procedures to recover and protect Township IT infrastructure in the event of incident, accident, emergency or other interruption to ensure business continuity.
- Leads the planning and execution of projects supporting the continuous improvement of business technology solutions, process automation, data and records management and systems integration. Acts as project portfolio manger, providing best practice and a senior business and strategic requirements oversight to the management and execution of Client Service advisory, relationship management and IT project management services to Township Departments. Oversees the prioritization of and ensures effective client-based relationships and deliverables in alignment with service level agreements and the overall planning, management and completion of enterprise-wide IT projects from initiation through the entire project life cycle.
- Leads the organization through digital transformation initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability. Manages change effectively by engaging stakeholders, addressing resistance, and ensuring smooth transitions.
- Utilizes data-driven insights to make informed decisions that align with the Township's strategic priorities. Ensures that technology investments deliver measurable value and support long-term goals.

**Risk Management/ Statutory Compliance**
- Monitors the legislative environment, develops policy, provides interpretation and oversees the implementation of practices in compliance with the Municipal Act, MFIPPA, AODA, Conflict of Interest, Purchasing By-Law, Township policy, Occupational Health and Safety legislation. Works with appropriate functions and roles to address policy development needs, leading the development and implementation of policies and procedures for all information technology, data management, systems, network, performance and security matters. Ensures that policies are legislatively compliant and that reflect best and current practice.

**Relationship Management/ Communications**
- Builds strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, leveraging their influence to drive strategic initiatives. Works closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure technology strategies support the Township's mission and vision.
- As Chief Information Officer, ensures that the Township's digital strategy is comprehensive, executed and effectively communicated to affect transformational change across the organization through technology solutions, and works closely with the other Township

**Departments to ensure transparency and public access to municipal information.**
- Attends periodically at Council and Committee meetings to present research, findings and recommendations with respect to information technology direction/planning and execution, compliance with budget, the procurement by-law, vendor of record and policy guidelines. Advises on emerging infrastructure, data management, communications and security issues and develops plans to respond to emerging issues, urgent municipal and Council matters and items of concern, identifying appropriate actions and making recommendations to Council and SLT for implementation.
- Represents the Township at municipal, regional and IT industry meetings, conferences and events, responding to and gathering feedback regarding trends and current best practices. Collaborates and shares expertise with other GTA and national