Deputy Vice Chancellor Data & Information Technology

Sharjah Education Academy

Roles and Responsibilities include:

• • Provide strategic leadership for the digital, data, cybersecurity, and technology landscape across Sharjah Education Academy (SEA), including its higher-education divisions and the Sharjah Government Nurseries network.
  • Define, execute, and continuously refine a unified digital transformation strategy aligned with SEA s institutional vision, UAE digital policy, accreditation requirements, and global technology standards.
  • Establish and enforce robust digital governance frameworks (COBIT, ISO, NIST, GDPR) that ensure secure, compliant, and accountable technology operations across all of SEA.
  • Lead enterprise data governance to ensure data integrity, accessibility, quality, and privacy across all SEA systems including ERP, SIS, LMS, HRMS, and childcare platforms.
  • Oversee cybersecurity programs including Zero-Trust architecture, SOC operations, threat prevention, incident response, and cyber awareness to safeguard SEA s academic and childcare environments.
  • Direct the design, optimization, and resilience of hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructure, ensuring stability, scalability, redundancy, and disaster recovery across SEA campuses and nursery sites.
  • Ensure high-performance IT service delivery using ITIL-aligned practices, SLAs/OLAs, and user-centered support models that enhance operational excellence across SEA academic and nursery settings.
  • Lead the advancement of educational technology, ensuring learning platforms, AI-enabled tools, and digital classroom environments support academic excellence and early childhood learning.
  • Oversee technology operations for all SEA sites, ensuring safe, age-appropriate digital environments, secure communication systems, and compliant safeguarding technologies.
  • Drive innovation, AI adoption, intelligent automation, and user-experience improvements to deliver measurable value and strengthen SEA s digital capabilities.
  • Develop and monitor IT performance frameworks using KPIs, dashboards, maturity assessments, and audits to drive operational excellence and informed decision-making.
  • Lead technology budgeting, procurement, contract management, and vendor partnerships to ensure cost-effective investments and full lifecycle stewardship of SEA s digital assets.
  • Build and empower a high-performing IT leadership team, promoting capability development, upskilling, workforce planning, and a culture of accountability and innovation.
  • Strengthen collaboration with academic leaders, nursery leadership teams, internal departments, regulators, and UAE digital entities to ensure alignment and digital readiness.
  • Provide strategic recommendations and executive reporting to SEA s leadership on digital performance, cybersecurity posture, innovation opportunities, risks, and technology priorities.