Computer Information System Manager Jobs in Maine

Title: Assistant Manager for Access Control

Position Purpose:

Serving as the primary point of contact for the Access Control Office, the Assistant Manager plays a crucial role in upholding policies and procedures that align with best practices and industry standards. This position provides an exciting opportunity to support access control systems while promoting a compassionate, respectful, and inclusive environment.

Job Duties:

• Technical Proficiency: Become proficient in all office functions including electronic access (ID cards), key management, hardware repair, CCTV, and associated software.
• Safety & Risk Management: Maintain campus security through diligent access control and risk assessment.
• Customer Service: Provide exceptional service to students, faculty, staff, vendors, and guests.
• Collaboration: Serve as the primary backup for the Electronic Access System Manager and collaborate with IT, HR, Facilities, and Residential Operations.
• Vendor Management: Maintain relationships with external contractors and vendors.
• Process Improvement: Work with the Project Coordinator and Student Affairs IT Systems Manager to document software functions and improve procedures.
• Systems Maintenance: Ensure systems are functional and updated with the latest security protocols.
• Budgeting: Manage the access control budget, expenditures, and charges for lost items (keys, IDs, etc.).
• Training: Provide training to Campus Safety dispatch on systems such as Lenel and Simple K, and participate in HR training and onboarding for new employees.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Experience

• 3+ years in a professional office setting coordinating multiple tasks and priorities.
• Experience working within a complex environment with frequently shifting priorities.
• Experience navigating difficult or stressful situations with multiple stakeholders.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Workspace, and data management systems; willingness to master security-specific software.
• Excellent written, verbal, and listening skills with a high level of discretion.
• Strong ability to build collegial relationships; flexible, collaborative, and positive attitude.
• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Benefits:  Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10 days of vacation*, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff.  Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations.  All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college's policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces - intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology - that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine's second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.