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Digital Development Manager
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£202.39 per day PAYE or £266.15 per day limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35
Our client is looking for an experienced Digital Development Manager
About the role
The Digital Development Manager leads the Digital Development Team, driving the Council’s digital transformation agenda. The team is responsible for designing, developing and deploying solutions to deliver efficiencies and improvements for customers and internal teams. They support and maintain the council’s business systems and manage the implementation of new technologies and analytics solutions. The team helps deliver the objectives of the Local Digital Declaration and Elmbridge Digital Strategy by working with business areas to design and develop user focused digital services.
The main purpose of the role:

  • To lead the Digital Development Team’s work to leverage data and technology to enhance resident services.
  • To lead the implementation and upgrade of Council software, providing project management and resource allocation.
  • To lead projects to utilise data analytics to inform decision-making, improve services, and track performance against Council priorities.
  • To analyse internal and external customer needs and recommend and implement appropriate solutions.
  • To manage the Digital Development Team to ensure the council’s business systems are operational, developed and upgraded.
  • Building relationships with stakeholders within the business and with external partners to promote digital innovation.
    We have a number of opportunities we are recruiting for visit our website for more details colbernlimited co uk
    Qualifications and Education
    Educated to GCSE level or equivalent standard -
    A relevant ICT related qualification - Desirable
    Certification in Project Management (e.g. Agile)
    Experience
    Proven experience in managing and developing IT teams. - Essential
    Experience in leading service improvement initiatives and implementing new digital services - Essential
    Experience in data analysis and utilizing data to inform decision-making - Essential
    Knowledge and experience of managing the upgrade and support of software applications. - Essential
    Experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, through the management of cross-departmental projects - Essential
    Knowledge, skills and abilities
    Excellent people management and leadership skills with an ability to motivate and develop staff - Essential
    A willingness to learn and develop own skillset to meet the requirements of the job - Essential
    Proven ability to foster a culture of continuous learning and development within the team, including identifying training needs and implementing development plans. - Essential
    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex technical information to non-technical audiences - Essential
    Knowledge of data architecture, data modelling, and analytics tools and techniques to extract insights and inform decision-making - Essential
    Ability to develop and implement data engineering solutions to handle complex, varied, and highly complex information - Desirable
    Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations and business insights, and to influence and engage stakeholders in data-driven initiatives - Desirable
    Ability to identify emerging technologies and trends relevant to the organization and develop strategies for their adoption. - Essential
    Ability to lead the analysis of business processes to recommend and deliver improvements through ICT to Council staff and Council services. - Essential
    Ability to develop and sustain effective relationships with internal customers and third-party suppliers of Council systems. - Essential
    Proven ability to manage and deliver large-scale, complex IT projects, effectively allocating resources to balance competing priorities, and successfully engaging multiple stakeholders. - Essential
    Strong commercial awareness and understanding of IT costs and benefits - Essential
    Strong strategic thinking and planning, with an understanding of risk management and contingency planning - Essential
    Focus on user needs and continuous improvement when designing and developing - Essential
    Knowledge of database administration, analysis and reporting. - Desirable
    Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Granicus Forms, Power BI, web services and integration protocols such as REST, SOAP, JSON. - Desirable
    Knowledge of any the following: C#, Python, XML, HTML and JavaScript. - Desirable
    Knowledge of GDPR and national data protection laws and information governance. - Essential
    Special requirements
    Considers information security in all aspects of work undertaken. - Essential
    Must be willing to have the Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks, required for this post. - Essential
    Knowledge and experience of ITIL - Desirable
    PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES colbernlimited co uk
    The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer

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