Associate Director of IT

Client: Arms Length Body/Central Government

Role: Associate Director of IT and Digital Services

Contract: 6 months

Salary: Inside IR35 £500-£600pd

Locations: National- London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, York, Glasgow (Ideally london)

Hybrid working min 2 days a week in the office

Key Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities, although not exhaustive, will include:

• Provide strategic leadership, coordination and planning to the IT team, directing and coordinating their efforts and ensuring the team are supported and developed.

• Own, develop and deliver the IT Strategy; coordinate the activities of the team and direct the overall approach to resourcing.

• Be responsible for: set up and management of governance, reporting, systems and controls; owning the continuing refinement of the Strategy; maintaining an overview of, and strategic direction for people, finances and other resourcing; and for the associated people and engagement strategies.

• Develop a continuous improvement programme ensuring technology services adapt, change and improve in line with business needs.

• Attracting, leading and inspiring a team of diverse professionals and promoting an energised, inclusive culture – ensuring we are fit for the future and continuously evolve.

The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in:

• Experience of managing and developing a team.
• Experience of operational delivery in an environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating the communications skills and impact to effectively challenge assumptions and influence direction
• Financially minded, with sound business acumen and a strong focus on performance, value for money and financial management working across employees, contractors and consultants
• Experience as a Project and Programme Management professional supporting the delivery of a portfolio of projects, including estates, with budgets and associated reporting and accountabilities
• In depth understanding of ICT systems.
• Range of transformation tools and techniques to drive service improvement

This is a 6 months contract while the client goes to market for a permanent hire.

Please apply by attaching your updated CV to [email protected].