Director of IT

Director of IT
Homebased
£80000 to £90000 per annum
6-month fixed term contract

There when it matters

We have an exciting opportunity with Sue Ryder to work for a six month fixed term as our Director of IT.

This role will provide essential support for the team and be integral in the continuation of momentum with our current initiatives including work with or Healthcare data/BI projects, healthcare and commercial plans and business continuity.

About the role:
The Director of IT is responsibility for leading the charity’s Information, Systems and Technology support into the future, exploring innovation, potential technologies and investment, to create a more efficient environment and deliver innovative end of life and bereavement services.
The successful applicant will work with Executive and Senior Managers throughout the charity, building effective relationships to generate new ideas and create plans for the delivery of systems and technology; inputting into the delivery of the 5-year strategy.
They will provide high level leadership and management to the IT team. The post holder will lead on the development and delivery of high quality, customer focussed and secure IT services that facilitate innovation, technological developments and enable delivery of improvements to service user care, including developing a culture of robust reporting and data awareness across the workforce.
They will be accountable for the overall development, management, control and delivery of all IT support, ensuring the IT service is providing an excellent level of performance, is progressive and innovative in its’ approach.

About you:

• Proven track record at a senior level of leading IT teams in a complex matrix organisation
• Proven experience in successfully leading large scale IT projects and programmes
• Experience of establishing and delivering cultural and people change management through the development and implementation of IT systems & processes
• Proven experience of the development and delivery of IT strategies to support organisational and client goals
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to understand key concepts & communicate with technical and non-technical staff, operational business and senior managers
• Proven experience of negotiation and influencing skills at all levels to executive & board level
• Proven experience of inspiring, motivating, coaching, mentoring & managing staff to build high performing teams
• Proven ability to network effectively with internal & external stakeholders including peer groups
• Proven experience of managing large scale budget preparation, monitoring & control
• Proven experience of effectively presenting information, engaging & responding to questions to both large and small groups of stakeholders
• Up to date knowledge and understanding of the external IT environment & new technologies, ideally within a health services setting
• Proven experience of understanding and evaluating customer IT requirements and providing creative and cost-effective solutions


Minimum Essential criteria:
• Educated to degree level or equivalent skills and knowledge in the field of computer science, information technology, business management/administration or a related field
• Organisation wide business planning and budgeting experience
• Proven experience of negotiation & influencing skills at all levels to executive & board level
• Proven experience of inspiring, motivating, coaching, mentoring & managing staff to build high performing teams
• Demonstrable knowledge of Agile delivery & Software development methods
• Demonstrable knowledge of hardware, architecture & operating systems

Desirable criteria:
• Certified in OGC Managing successful Programmes
• British Computer Society Chartered IT Professional (CITP) accreditation

Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.

We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Benefits
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

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