• Creation, planning and implementation of IT developments and innovations and overseeing the coordination of IT services throughout the school

• IT Infrastructure planning and budgeting as well as disaster recovery planning

• Creation of workflows and supportive infrastructure as well as supervision of IT technicians, network administrator, and systems engineers 

• Liaising with the school’s leadership team in terms of the needs and usage of technology in the curriculum and teaching and learning and for future IT vision

• Exploring opportunities with companies and/or other educational institutions for collaboration and research as well as overseeing the development and updating of the school’s online resources and communication forums

• Being part of the Leadership team and bringing ideas and suggestions into the planning for and from the IT department, feeding back educational provision, IT related issues, ideas and an IT vision to support the school improvement plan

• Supporting the Business Director in creating workflows and a supportive infrastructure and

• Co-operate with the facilities management in the planning of technical infrastructure and technology

• Assisting the Business Director in establishing contact with contractors, vendors and outsourced technicians to further develop the school’s IT provision

• Providing the main contact for outsourced technicians and defining service levels and service requirements

• Supervising the IT department and directing the team, scheduling projects, setting focusses and deciding on allocation of personnel

• Continued and ongoing review and implementation of IT security best practices as they apply to the BIS academic and network environment
• Develop technical and organizational measures as required to ensure compliance with data protection regulations both within Germany (Datenschutz) and the European Union (GDPR)

3 - 5 years of experience in a leadership position
Excellent in German and fluent in English
Business, administrative, and organizational skills
Experience in industry/economic

Strong communication skills and intercultural competence

We offer a varied and exciting job with an international spirit, at a modern campus with the best equipment. We promote professional development and training and provide our employees with their own laptops and among other things. We live diversity, and the work-life balance of our employees is important to us. Therefore, we offer excellent working conditions and social benefits.