The Chief Information Officer plans, organize, directs, supervises, and coordinates an organization’s ICT strategies, plans, and operations to ensure that the ICT infrastructure supports the overall operations and priorities of the business.
Level 1 or Equivalent
Chief Technology Officer
ACS (Australian Computer Society)
The Chief Information Officer’s role is to plan, manage, lead, control, and coordinate the organization’s acquisition, development, maintenance, and usage of computer and communications systems.
The majority of professions in this unit category need a level of expertise equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or more. For the formal qualification, at least five years of relevant experience and/or equivalent vendor certification may be substituted. In some cases, in addition to the official qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1), appropriate experience and/or on-the-job training may be necessary.
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the leader of an organization’s Information Technology (IT) department and normally reports to the CEO. They provide firms with the vision to use information technology as a competitive advantage. Following are the occupation lists and related core ICT units:
