Ref: HP239-59

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The Manager of Instructional Technology promotes technology integration across schools and other IAT campuses and coordinates the planning, development, implementation and Evaluation of instructional practices to ensure that all meet and exceed IAT Standards. The Manager works collaboratively with the administrative and instructional staff and communicates effectively with all stockholders.

He/she effectively manages the technology staff in the instructional technology department to ensure quality service to schools and other IAT campuses, which includes – but not limited to – supporting and implementing educational systems, managing technology professional development for teachers, leading a team of application developers to develop software applications for the system, and maintain an effective help desk system.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Manager of Instructional Technology shall:
• Establish and promote high standards and expectations for existing technology performance.
• Ensure coordination of services and articulation between the secondary and college levels of the instructional programs by communicating frequently with supervisors, department chairpersons and principals on a regular basis.
• Directs the planning, budgeting, and operations of the Applications Development department.
• Coordinates project initiation, prioritization, and information technology resources allocation.
• Provides technical leadership for administrative systems.
• Serves as a technical resource to departments regarding information technology needs.
• Advises and consults with other departments on production software issues, concerns, problems, and questions.
• Provides oversight and serves as an interface to executive management for large, campus-wide administrative system upgrades.
• Evaluates programming techniques and training needs then selects and implements training as required.
• Recommends selection of, trains or directs training of, supervisors and coordinators, and evaluate performance of professional staff.
• Attend regional and international conferences in the field of technology integration to represent IAT and learn about state-of-the-art trends in the field.
• Meet with technology providers to evaluate available resources and tools.
• Conduct research about advancements in technology tools and resources to inform decision-making.
• Facilitate school participation in special activities, for example IT contests and competitions.
• Serve on IAT Technological Education Conference organizing committee.
• Perform other duties related to the integration of technology as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• A post-graduate degree related to educational technology is preferred.
• BULATS-English business or IELTS Academic certificate.
10 years’ work experience in leadership roles developing, implementing, evaluating, and managing educational technology systems, services and projects. This includes activities related to web application development projects management, educational technology projects implementation (e.g. Learning Management Systems (LMSs), online assessment systems, professional websites/applications, etc.), large-scale computing devices deployment, Mobile Device Management (MDM), and instructional technology policies development. A minimum of 3 years supervisory experience as well as work experience in educational contexts are also required.

About the Company

With state-of the-art facilities and excellent support services, the Institute of Applied Technology offers Career-based Technical Education (CTE) in English at the secondary and tertiary levels. In Addition, IAT encompasses well established higher learning programs in aviation, logistics and nursing. The institute has an overall of twenty campuses (fourteen schools, four colleges for Fatma College of Health Sciences and two colleges for Abu Dhabi Polytechnic), located in the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Western Region, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras Al Khaima and Al Fujairah; with its directorate based in Abu Dhabi.

The Institute was founded in 2005 through Royal decree of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Abu Dhabi as a corporate body with full financial and administrative independence.

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