Head of IT

EduExec Recruitment is working with a well-established secondary school in South London to recruit a Head of IT. The school has been through a period of real stability and improvement in recent years and this role sits at the centre of the next phase, with a strategic move towards a modern, cloud-based platform already agreed and ready to be driven forward. This is a genuinely broad remit for the right person to shape rather than simply maintain.

Reporting to the Headteacher, the successful candidate will take full ownership of IT strategy, infrastructure and service delivery across the school.

The role will cover:

• Leading the school's IT strategy and infrastructure, including oversight of the current transition to a modern cloud-based system
• Line management and development of IT staff, including recruitment, training and day to day leadership of the department
• Ensuring the school meets its obligations around GDPR, security and data protection
• Managing the IT budget and supplier/service contracts
• Establishing and enforcing cybersecurity protocols and disaster recovery planning
• Supporting digital teaching and learning across the curriculum, working closely with academic staff
• Providing hands-on, end-user support across a wide range of digital abilities among staff and students

Candidates will bring proven IT leadership experience, from within a school or similarly regulated environment, along with a genuine comfort operating at both strategic and hands-on level. Candidates who have critiqued and overseen a migration previously, managed cybersecurity risk directly and are equally confident presenting to senior leadership are sought. This is a genuine step up for someone ready to take ownership of a full IT function, with real scope to shape how the school approaches technology over the coming years.

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