Deputy Head of Digital Transformation

Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Deputy Director of Digital Services to join their team. This is initially a 6 month contract which may be extended for the right candidate

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The role will support the Director of Transformation and Business Services by providing

strategic and operational leadership throughout the Directorate, working closely with senior

leadership colleagues, and providing day-to-day direction and support to service leads. As

the Deputy, they will be fully aware of every aspect of the Director’s priorities in order to

drive through service improvement and business transformational change. In deputising

for the Director, they will lead an ongoing programme of culture and change management

to ensure that the service is future-proofed.

The role will have oversight of Transformation and Business Services functions, with specific

responsibility for the strategic management of the following functions:

• ICT Operations

• The Council’s Cyber Security delivery

• Scomis Business Unit

The role will be required to operate at Director level across Transformation and Business

Services, and across the wider organisation at a Strategic Leadership level, being able to

seamlessly step into Director level working, acting as the Director as required to represent

the service and the Council both internally and externally.

The role will attend Strategic Leadership Team and Director level Boards on a regular basis,

working closely with Cabinet, and attending to report to Committee meetings including

Cabinet and Scrutiny.

The job-holder will oversee connectivity and expertise within and between digital and ICT

supporting operational delivery, modernisation and change supporting Council-wide

strategic programmes of work across the Council.

Working collaboratively with Strategic Leadership Team colleagues, the job-holder will

provide collective organisation-wide leadership and direction to deliver against the strategic

vision and priorities; and hold individual responsibility and accountability for one of the

strategic plan priorities

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE SCOPE OF IR35

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