Reference:
SKMAT/DiDi/19
Sector:
Development and Integration
Salary:
£700 to £750 Per Day
Town/City:
South West London
Contract Type:
Contract
Closing Date:
21/02/2025
Role: Director - Digital & IT
Contracting Authority: Government
Contract Length: 3 Months
Location: South West London
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate: Up to £750 per day
Clearance: BPSS
An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Director - Digital & IT to join their welcoming team.
The Director - Digital & IT Role:
? Leads on digital transformation activities across the councils to enable council departments to optimise their own transformation opportunities
? Ensure that all digital services meet user needs and adhere to user focused design principles, this includes the management of the Councils’ websites
? Lead the transformational and operational delivery of Digital & IT services that the organisations rely upon
? Leading the delivery of the Councils’ data strategy and developing the capability to take advantage of AI technologies
? Play a key role in ensuring delivery of the corporate plans of both boroughs through enabling our workforce, our customers and our communities
? Deliver projects into the community for example Internet of Things, 5G and connectivity into the Boroughs
? Creates strategies and approaches to formulate and deliver against Digital & IT technology and service roadmaps
? Provides secure, stable and supportable operational digital and IT services to the councils and wider customer base
? Ensures best practice in information governance, and IT security
? Promotes digital literacy, opportunity and access both within the councils and across their wider communities
? Enables faster and more collaborative implementation and take-up of digital approaches by working with pan-London and national bodies such as LOTI (London Office of Technology and Innovation and GDS (Government Digital Service)
What the Director - Digital & IT Will Need:
- Significant experience in leading IT and digital strategies at a senior level, preferably within the public sector
- A deep understanding of emerging digital technologies, AI, and data strategy, and their application in local government services
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams
- Proven ability to push AI and data capability while maintaining strong relationships across both councils and external partners such as LOTI and GDS
- Experience consolidating IT estates, managing legacy tech migration, and driving innovation and creativity in service delivery
- Experience in improving portfolio management, pipelining, and delivery, ensuring digital initiatives align with council priorities
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, fostering trust and confidence at a senior level
- A strategic mindset focused on balancing the needs of both councils while driving efficiency and delivering measurable outcomes
- Proven ability to drive delivery, capacity, and capability within teams while leading large-scale transformation initiatives
Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place next week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further.
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