Institute for Nonprofit Practice: Director, Information Technology

About the Institute for Nonprofit Practice

The Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) works to ensure that the nation’s most promising nonprofit, public sector, and social impact leaders have the skills, knowledge, networks, and confidence to effectively lead, advance justice, and build a more equitable future for all. INP offers a suite of resources and programming, including equity-focused management and leadership development, community convenings, network building, and robust alumni programming, all designed to build upon the knowledge, financial, and social capital of leaders at all stages in their careers.

An intentional and wide-reaching focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is core to INP’s mission and part of every aspect of the organization’s work. At present, 70% of INP faculty, staff, and participants identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color).

Behind INP’s award-winning programming to develop leaders and advance their organizational missions is an organizational culture that is thoughtful and attentive to its staff and faculty. A strong sense of community and values are key aspects of what make working at INP unique.

After nearly 15 years of success in the Northeast, INP has expanded to further meet the need and demand for equity focused capacity building and leadership development across the country. With sites in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast, INP now serves over 6,500 social impact leaders from over 1,000 distinct organizations annually.

For more information on the Institute for Nonprofit Practice, visit www.nonprofitpractice.org.

Position Summary

The Director, Information Technology (IT) provides strategic leadership, vision, planning, and  support to enhance and advance the Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s mission, values, and  business objectives. The Director, IT will build and oversee INP’s IT department and other  technical operations to meet the needs of a growing organization. They will identify the organization’s IT needs, add updates and enhancements to current computer systems and  ensure employees’ technical issues are resolved efficiently. The Director, It is responsible for  the design, delivery, and day-to-day stability of INP’s network and systems and will lead efforts  to identify, prioritize, and resolve critical system-related issues that impact INP’s operations. With deep technical expertise, the Director, IT prepares for and manages the deployment, and continued administration of technology solutions to improve the overall health of INP’s workplace systems.  

Essential Functions

• Participates in and contributes to regular strategic planning activities on programming  and business priorities to develop and align technology support effectively.
• Develops and enhances the technology delivery policy and process to ensure scalable,  repeatable, and predictable delivery of projects and services.
• Creates and maintains processes and standards for selection, implementation and  support of systems and ensures smooth delivery and operation of IT services by  monitoring systems performance.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements new technology solutions to solve ongoing IT  related shortcomings by consulting with senior-level stakeholders across INP.
• Identifies opportunities, recommend, and implements solutions for improving the overall  system health by assessing overall effectiveness and efficiency.
• Builds the IT department infrastructure including the internal IT Support Help Desk Identifies security vulnerabilities and eliminates them with strategic solutions that  increase data safety and leads to ensure that system hardware and software  infrastructure is maintained with latest firmware, security patches and software requirements.
• Maintains contracts, licenses, and budget transparency for Infrastructure related costs and manages key vendor relationships to ensure the quality of service and economic  value.
• Supervises the Lead Systems Administrator who is tasked with the operations of the data center, remote office networking, and workplace systems & services.
• Provides functional reporting and updates and top-level leadership and proactively communicates the status, plan of action(s), and resolution(s) of issues

Additional Responsibilities

• Directs and leads through change, and effectively project manages large- and small scale IT projects and be able to garner buy-in and support for new technology solutions.
• Ensure that IT’s communication with the end-user community is thorough, professional, and service-oriented.
• Develops and enhances the technology delivery policy and process to ensure scalable, repeatable, and predictable delivery of projects and services.

   

Skills and Qualifications:

• Authentic passion for INP’s mission and desire to foster practices incorporating  diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging 
• Demonstrated track record of increasing levels of responsibility and leadership in  previous assignments.  
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.  
• Extensive technical capability, business acumen, be a strategic thinker and possess  excellent customer/client focus. 
• In-depth knowledge of the hardware and software technologies.
• Demonstrated superior expertise in system related concepts, i.e., Directory Services,  Systems, Internet Protocols, Virtualization technologies related to applications,  servers and storage, and Storage technologies 
  • Windows Workstation and Server Operating Systems 
  • Mac OSX, Google Apps 
  • Cisco networking administration 
  • Microsoft Office 
  • Scala 
  • Java (Play Framework); AngularJS 
  • HTML 5; CSS 
  • Android Mobile applications 
  • Amazon Web Services 
  • gitHub, Jira 
• Management/supervisory experience preferred. 
• Ability to “get things done” in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, with  exceptional planning, prioritization and organizational skills, meet deadlines under  pressure, and manage multiple projects simultaneously. 

* The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements of work being  performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be an exhaustive  statement of all duties, responsibilities, or skills required of personnel so classified.

Compensation & Benefits

INP offers a competitive salary for all staff positions. The exact salary that will be offered to the  Director of Marketing and Communications will be determined based on a consideration of the  successful candidate’s skills, experience, and geography and aligned with INP’s compensation  policies. Salary Range: $110,000-$120,000

The Institute for Nonprofit Practice offers an attractive benefits package including health,  dental, and vision coverage and a retirement savings 401(k) plan. In addition, and at present,  we offer 15 days of paid vacation for new team members, ten paid holidays, a winter holiday  break for all staff, professional development opportunities, and more. 

The Institute for Nonprofit Practice is a Compact Signer for the 100% Talent Compact, which is  administered by the Boston Women’s Workforce Council, a unique public-private partnership  between the Boston Mayor’s Office and Greater Boston employers dedicated to eliminating the  gender and racial wealth gap. We are proud to be part of this first-in-the-nation approach to  reaching pay equity for women and people of color across our region. 

Physical Requirements

Currently, the Institute for Nonprofit Practice team is working remotely based out of an  abundance of caution for the health and safety of our community. Following the office  opening, this position would allow for a flexible remote working arrangement although  proximity to the office is desired given the nature of the role.

The Institute for Nonprofit Practice is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to creating an environment and team dedicated to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.