Chief Information Officer

Occupation: 135111 – Chief Information Officer

(Chief Technology Officer)

Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the ICT strategies, plans and operations of an organisation to ensure the ICT infrastructure supports the organisation’s overall operations and priorities

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least 5 years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks Include:

• analysing information needs and specifying technology to meet those needs
• formulating and directing information and communication technology (ICT) stragegies, policies and plans
• directing the selection and installation of ICT resource and the provision of user training
• directing ICT operations and setting priorities between system developments, maintenance and operations
• overseeing the security of ICT systems