The General Dental Council (GDC) is recruiting for a IT Consultant to join our team on a full-time, fixed term contract.
I n return you will receive a competitive salary of £52,715 - £62,017 per annum.
This is a hybrid role (2 days minimum in the office).
About us: Our purpose is to protect the public by regulating dental professionals in the UK.
All dentists, dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental therapists and orthodontic therapists must be registered with us to work in the UK.
The support and experience of our dedicated and highly focused teams is invaluable.
This is your chance to build on your own skills and experience and make a worthwhile contribution to our work.
Our work matters and so do our people.
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints.
Equality and diversity are not just words, they are what makes our teams strong and able to deliver.
We want to be champions of diversity and to have a sense of belonging in the workplace, where everybody has the chance to contribute and to share what is important to them.
About the role of IT Consultant: The General Dental Council is undergoing an exciting period of business transformation with a raft of major organisational change projects and is recruiting an IT Consultant on a fixed term contract to support the IT Director with the development of core IT processes across IT Operations, IT Infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture.
The IT Consultant is responsible for both the tactical and strategic development and improvements to the IT function and to support the Enterprise Operations Manager to help manage the IT department, day to day Service delivery and capacity planning to ensure the IT department meets the current and future requirements of the GDC.
Identify and implement improvements to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT Infrastructure and Software Development.
Support the Enterprise Operations Manager to actively manage relationships with suppliers/vendors Review, Develop and implement IT policies and architectural and design standards/principles with respect to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture Provide full-service delivery responsibility; undertake technical planning to ensure sufficient system capacity, that renewal plans to replace obsolete or at-risk technologies are timely.
About you: Proven previous working experience as an IT Manager or Head of IT Senior stakeholder management and leadership skills to communicate required improvements at all levels both internally and externally Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems including but not limited to ITIL concepts.
Previous experience analysing IT function effectiveness and aligning to business operations.
Hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration and network installation.
The ability to manage IT service desk and networking functions to optimize efficiency and outcomes.
Benefits: To reward you for your hard work and commitment, we offer a flexible hybrid working environment in our modern Birmingham City centre offices as well as an attractive benefits package that includes: Pension contributions up to 10% 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) Life assurance and income protection If you feel that you are the right candidate for our IT Consultant, then please click ' APPLY' today .
We look forward to hearing from you You will also be asked to provide information in a supporting statement to evidence experience.
Please provide examples of the following: Use of ITIL across knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems Analysing an IT functions effectiveness and solutions identified and implemented Stakeholder management and leadership skills to communicate required improvements at all levels both internally and externally On-Premise management as well as Microsoft Cloud management and the various tools/processes one would use to manage SaaS products.
The closing date for applications is 11:59 Sunday 27th October.
Interviews will be held 6th and 7th of November Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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