Key skills and responsibilities for the role include.
*Lead/support ongoing business IT related projects
*Communicate Business Priorities to relevant support departments to ensure that BAU IT Issues are resolved in a timely manner
*Deliver the IT Business Plan in context of Group IT Strategy, including plans for future business growth.
*Work with the Senior Leadership Team to identify and assess wider business opportunities, supporting their execution through the planning, development and delivery of effective IT solutions
*Build effective customer relationships, utilizing an in-depth technical knowledge of business requirements, to design and implement secure solutions to meet their needs, whilst protecting business assets
*Work with the Senior Leadership Team to understand reporting requirements and deliver efficient and effective Management Information
*Ensure alignment to group IT security standards and where relevant, further developing IT security standards, procedures, and guidelines for both new and existing systems / processes, introducing improvements as required
*Act as IT liaison between clients, consultants and the wider Group IT resource
*Act as point of contact/escalation for all IT related issues for the business
*Prepare User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans and act as business approver for all IT change requests impacting business processes or systems
*Manage IT Equipment orders
*Act as Business IT liaison for Projects as/when required
In order to be successful in the role, candidate's need
*Proven skills in project management, with experience of delivering end-to-end solutions
*Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to effectively juggle multiple priorities
*Comfortable working at a strategic, operational and tactical level, as part of the Senior Leadership Team
*Full end to end delivery of application systems, from requirement gathering and obtaining estimates to running workshops, UAT and implementation
*Experience delivering software related projects.
*Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, comfortable distilling complex issues into structured frameworks and tactical action plans
*Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to influence and challenge effectively at all levels, both internally and externally
*Proven experience in data analysis
*Experienced in using core IT systems (Excel, Access, PowerBI )
If you would like to be considered for this role, then please send across an updated CV at your earliest convenience
Please note this is a 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
