HARRIS HILL
Harris Hill are excited to be working with a fantastic children s charity, in their search for a Head of Technology and Digital Development.
Location:
Hybrid working model – employees need to be comfortable travelling to Reading at least twice per month
Salary:
£65,000 – £72,500
As
Head of Technology and Digital Development you will lead the development and delivery of Technology, Digital and Data plans, ensuring a fit for purpose infrastructure that supports the organisation s growth strategy, while continuously improving in line with new technologies.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading in the development and delivery of a multi-year Technology, Digital and Data roadmap which supports the charity s three-year strategic plan.
- Managing technology, digital and data related risks enabling the organisation to manage its operations and services safely and securely.
- Analysing and managing the organisation s data governance, information security and cyber resilience.
- Leading the development of a multi-year IT strategy which supports the aims of the charity s three-year business plan develops, executes, and keeps up to date strategies (IT, Digital, Data) that delivers agreed outcomes.
- Effectively leading, managing, motivating, and developing the team through regular supervision, appraisal, and performance management, to develop them to their full potential.
- Developing and sustaining excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, working with teams to both plan and deliver.
- Championing digitisation across the organisation, matching requirements to new digital products and the optimisation of current products.
The successful candidate will have
at least 2 years experience of leading and managing a technology and/or digital department, with a background in developing and implementing effective technology/digital/data strategies. Experience of effective systems architecture and re-design is key, as is experience of procuring technology products and services and managing suppliers. You must also have a track record of delivering an end-user environment of more than 100 internal users and be confident in a range of cloud-based service platform providers and in managing in-house and outsourced managed services. Expert knowledge of digital and data IT security and governance requirements, including cyber security is a must, alongside experience of successfully managing departmental budgets in excess of £750k p.a.
If this sounds like you and you re keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp , Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
