Departmental Technology Lead

Yate, Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Council
How you’ll make a difference

The Departmental Technology Lead will serve as a “trusted advisor”, where you will have the overall responsibility of forming the strategic interface and business relationship link between the Departments Services Managers and our corporate ITD function. In particular, understanding and championing the use of Digital, Data & Technology to achieve the service strategy, although not responsible for delivery.

You will make a difference by focussing on strategic initiatives and planning activities for your business area, striving to understand service challenges, including client needs, demand issues and operating as the key business contact promoting IT services and capabilities.

What you will be doing

You will be acting as the key strategic liaison across all Departmental service areas and the ITD Service, in support of Service Managers (and nominated Business Owners).

It will be your responsibility to identify technical requirements and lead on the delivery of the solution, whilst also identifying training and support requirements, co-ordinating training programmes for new and existing staff and the implementation of new and existing technical solutions and procedures.

You will collaborate with DMT (Digital Management Team) to develop annual budgets for respective Digital, Data & Technology solution developments over and above the annual maintenance contracts for solutions already in place.

It will key for you to develop high level “road maps” and business cases for new investments by building consensus across the Department.

You will perform initial analysis and prepare recommendations and business plans as needed

Ensure that services have the Digital, Data & Technology solutions they need, when they need them, and in the format best suited to their requirements

You will line manage a small team across two disciplines of identifying and supporting the implementation of technical solutions and providing operational support and training to the department.

What we need from you
It is essential that you have a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
We expect you to have a strong record of delivery using communication, networking and influencing skills evidenced by use at a senior level in a complex operating environment.
We require you to have influencing and stakeholder management skills with experience of developing and maintaining complex partnerships and relationships
It is key that you can demonstrate knowledge and experience of Local Government applications/database specific such as Children’s Services, Planning or Adult Social Service systems.
You will have knowledge of relevant national and regional policy and legislation to the public sector and to the managed area.
You will have proven experience of problem solving and decision making at a senior level within a complex operating environment. With experience of successfully managing projects, budgets and developing and presenting business cases for investment.
It is crucial that you are an effective manager, with leadership experience with the ability to manage, co-ordinate and develop a team.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.

We trust our team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference and we continue to invest in technology to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability and celebrate innovation.

As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities

We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We’re building and shaping communities which people are proud of
• We’re working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
• We’re investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We’ve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

For further information, please contact Paul Jackson, Performance and Intelligence Manager ()