Job Description

Are you an IT leader with a strategic, creative approach to growing an agency? Join our nonprofit organization as Director of Information Technology, where you’ll shape our tech strategy, strengthen our infrastructure, and empower our teams to better serve the communities we support. As the IT Director, you’ll lead our organization’s technology efforts—from strategic planning to hands-on implementation. You’ll ensure our systems are secure, efficient, and aligned with our mission. This role balances high-level strategy with day-to-day operations, providing technical leadership in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a long-term IT strategy aligned with our mission and programs
• Oversee staff, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data systems, and software platforms
• Ensure systems are accessible, secure, and responsive to staff and community needs
• Provide internal tech support and staff training
• Manage vendors, budgets, and IT personnel or contractors
• Ensure compliance with data protection and nonprofit regulations
• Act as Security Officer per HIPAA HITECH regulations

Requirements

• 7+ years of IT experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role
• Strong understanding of nonprofit tech needs (e.g., EHR, CRM/donor databases, collaboration tools, cybersecurity)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), network management, and data privacy
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred) 
• Familiarity with IT compliance requirements for grants, HIPAA, or other relevant regulations, preferred 
• Relevant certifications or cybersecurity credentials, preferred

Benefits:

Generous time off benefits!

13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year) plus 2 floating holidays!

56 hours of NYS Sick Leave 

10 paid holidays

Major medical leave

Medical/dental/vision/life insurance

403b contributions after one-year.

Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts and a 50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place. 

Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community!

$2500 sign on bonus

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and help us build a stronger, more connected organization through smart, secure, and strategic technology.

Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve. 

As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

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