Service Desk Manager (Information Technology)

Position
Service Desk Manager (Information Technology)

Location
County Hall, Chichester, PO19 1RQ

Start Date
ASAP

Contract Duration
01 September 2026 – 31 March 2027

Working Hours
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00

Pay Rate
£33.26 per hour

Job Reference
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• Manage the day-to-day operations of the IT Service Desk.
• Lead and support the Service Desk team to deliver effective IT support.
• Ensure service requests and incidents are handled within agreed service levels.
• Monitor service performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Maintain strong communication with internal teams, stakeholders, and service users.
• Support the implementation of IT service improvements and processes.
• Ensure accurate reporting and documentation of service desk activities.
• Promote good customer service practices across IT support functions.

• Proven experience managing or leading an IT Service Desk function.
• Strong knowledge of IT service management processes.
• Experience handling incidents, requests, and service performance reporting.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and support a technical support team.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Ability to provide three years of written references, with employment gaps verified.
• Ability to complete required compliance checks and provide relevant documentation.

• Experience working within a public sector environment.
• Knowledge of IT service improvement methodologies.
• Experience working with service management frameworks such as ITIL.