About us and the role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join Warwickshire County Council’s Digital & ICT service, as Delivery Lead Schools ICT.

Working within Schools ICT, the successful candidate will lead a team of circa 31 colleagues, including Infrastructure, Service Delivery and Application Support functions to deliver a robust, stable and secure service to all Schools currently supported by WCC.

The role also interfaces with the Delivery Lead ICT Operations and Delivery Lead ICT Development to ensure a consistent approach to delivery, finances and security of our systems and processes.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have experience in front line management, where the ability to respond to incidents promptly and efficiently is critical, and clear communication with both customers and colleagues is essential.

Knowledge and experience of managing teams and setting strategy and managing budget is also essential.

Experience of implementing ITIL processes and procedures would be advantageous, experience of delivery of services to a public function such as a school or library is also highly desirable. 

Team of Circa 31 Colleagues

Budget of circa £3m - £4m

Strategic Thinking

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council i s a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! 

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure.  Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund' 

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Peter Wren, Head of IT Services via peterwren@warwickshire.gov.uk

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more