Digital Director

Job Purpose : 

The Role will have overall responsibility for the councils technology infrastrucuturee, systems and the budgets which provide them , to support all of the cpouncils services. 

Lead and modernise the Digital , Data and ICT functions of the council , leading the councils technology strategy and roadmap ensuring reliable , secure , compliant and customeer focused live services , while enabling service transformation through the modernisation of the councils ICT estate and improved used of data. 

Role specific responsibilities:

To Lead the Councils Digital, Data and Technology functions , ensuring accessible , secure , reliable and responsive live services are maintained in line with user expectatins and council priorities. 

To lead on th implementation of the Councils Digital , Data and Technology Staretgy , including modernising the service to ensure customer focus , greater engagement with services and building effective foundations to support the delievery of the council-wide outcomes, including helping services to make better use of the technology. 

Experience

Significant experience in a diverse range of ICT disciplines including strategic and customer management in a large complex organisation

Significant experience in the successful design, development and implementation of ICT systems within a complex operating environment.

Experience of leading a large directorate within a complex, diverse and unionised organisation, and leading change and transformation, establishing a mandate for change and inspiring the workforce to improve

Experience of formulating strategy and implementing corporate solutions to resolve complex issues and of the use of ICT in a strategic context to deliver organisational efficiency and service improvement

Experience of providing balanced strategic advice on high value, sensitive and strategic ICT matters in a political setting

Experience of providing strategic leadership in delivering service improvements in a complex service environment

Experience of leading and implementing diverse activities and aligning service delivery to strategic and operational priorities

Experience of managing considerable budgets and resources, monitoring and evaluating competing priorities to deliver the service effectively and efficiently

Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries with key stakeholders including other public bodies and government

Experience of effectively advising stakeholders on a broad range of ICT issues relating to service areas

Business planning, objective setting and embedding performance management frameworks

Experience of leading customer relationship management functions which deliver organisational change in a large multidisciplinary organisation

Significant experience of leading diverse and multifaceted teams at a senior level, bringing activities together to achieve an aligned objective