Digital Strategy & Information Manager

Gloucestershire’s largest comprehensive school with over 200 staff and approximately 1,800 students is seeking a Digital Strategy & Information Manager to provide strategic leadership for all aspects of digital development, IT Systems, Data Governance and Compliance. As well as ensuring that the school is proactive in keeping abreast with technological developments (e.g. AI and process automation).  You will be working 40 weeks per year (term time plus 2 weeks) on a 2-year Fixed Term Contract. You will work 15 hours per week, 2-3 days per week, Monday-Friday.As Digital Strategy & Information Manager, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership for all aspects of digital development, IT systems, data governance and compliance.
• Line manage the IT services technical staff and lead a cross-school digital strategy to ensure systems are secure, scalable, aligned to educational priorities, and future-ready.
• Line manage the Data and Curriculum team to ensure that information provided for decision making is timely, accurate and as automated as is possible.
• Ensure that the school is proactive in keeping abreast with technological developments (e.g. AI and process automation)
• Act as the Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO) for the school (external DPO support is available to help with compliance and dealing with complex issues), ensuring the highest standards of data protection and regulatory compliance.

We are looking for a Digital Strategy & Information Manager with the following skills and experience:

• Degree-level education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant areas, including IT strategy, cyber security, or data compliance.
• Substantial experience in strategic leadership of digital services, IT systems and/or data functions, ideally in an educational setting and utilising the Microsoft 365 suite.
• Proven experience managing and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated success in leading major IT or digital transformation projects.
• Practical understanding of data protection legislation
• Experience of process mapping and quality services provision.

You will receive induction training on your first day, providing all of the information you’ll need for a successful start including Leadership Structure, Communication and meeting systems, Induction procedures, performance, management and professional development, IT equipment Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Key policies.  Benefits: Lifestyle and wellbeing:

• Salary sacrifice electric car leasing scheme
• Four electric car charging points
• Family-friendly policies
• Attractive salary and pension
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Free one-to-one wellbeing support
• Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage
• Free/discounted access to the school’s onsite
• Gym (conditions apply)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Techscheme – save money on the latest tech from Apple and Currys PC World
• Blue Light Card - Discounted Scheme
• Staff social events
• Onsite catering (8.00am - 1.30pm daily).

The full range of statutory benefits including:

• Sick pay, maternity, parental, and adoption leave
• Enhanced Paternity Leave Policy
• We will honour your continuity of service in other state-funded schools in relation to sick pay and pension rights.
• Provision of all necessary IT equipment.

You will be joining a school that is purposeful, curious, proud, and supportive. If this sounds like the Digital Strategy & Information Manager role for you, apply online now. Closing date for applications: Tuesday 2nd December at 09:00.Candidate Source Ltd is an advertising agency. Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm who your application has been forwarded to.