Strategic Planning and Leadership
* Develop, maintain and deliver the Trust IT Strategy and IT roadmaps to ensure synergy with the strategic objectives of the Trust.
* Develop and manage the IT function and team to meet the needs of the Trust in the most efficient and effective way (Software Development, Service Desk, Infrastructure and Desktop Support)
* Lead Information and Cyber Security across the Trust and ensure robust protections are in place.
* Engage with Trust SLT to manage and maintain the relationships with the schools across the Trust through strong stakeholder management and understanding.
* Provide a strategic and technical lead into Trust-wide projects and initiatives including quality standards, database management systems and IT support systems.
* Champion change and effectively manage implementation of new ideas.
* As a member of the Central Team SLT providing updates and reporting on IT activity and operational aspects within the Trust and its schools.
* Presenting to the Trust SLT and School Heads/Business Managers IT updates and specific projects work with full operational delivery.
IT Infrastructure
* Promote and develop the use of IT processes, policies and procedures to ensure efficient and consistent working practices across the Trust.
* Anticipate future needs, identifying proactive solutions
* Oversee all IT-related purchasing and budget use
* Develop and promote the use and effectiveness of IT throughout the Trust schools in order to increase its benefit by continually recommend ways of improving the services delivered.
* Helping schools with sourcing software products, providing guidance on the approach and selection methods to take.
* Oversee implementation of network security at corporate level.
* Develop standard operating procedures and models across the Trust with focus on remote sites and recognising end user requirement.
Compliance and Performance
* Responsible for creating, updating the business SLAs, ensuring availability of core IT services to the agreed SLA requirements.
* Ensure that the customer expectations are met and the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are delivered.
* Develop and measure KPIs.
* Provide lead project management on IT projects to ensure that they are delivered on time and on budget, meeting agreed objectives, delivering quality and results.
* Ensure effective filtering is in place in line with DFE requirements.
* Responsible for maintaining stability and security of Information in accordance with ISO27001 guidelines.
* Responsible for ensuring the monitoring of Internet activity and any misuse reported and acted upon within the ISO27001 guidelines.
Resources
* Evaluate staffing levels to ensure the delivery of IT operations and projects across the Trust is maintained and recognising the changing needs of the schools.
* Overseeing project delivery with full responsibility and budgetary control both within the IT Budget and on behalf of schools .
* Supporting schools in the recruitment process for IT related roles within those schools.
Safeguarding
* Provide IT strategy and services to strengthen Safeguarding across Trust schools.
Risk Management
* Responsible for developing and ensuring a fully coherent and business tested Backup and Disaster Recovery strategy.
Additional supporting information - specific to this post This post does not require a faith commitment within the Roman Catholic Church however, candidates must be supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the Trust and not do anything to undermine the faith commitment of the Trust. In line with all staff within the Trust, they will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service Contract.