Asset and Licensing Manager RBKC618281

This is an important role with our IT department and is vital in ensuring licencing and asset management processes and records are consistent and accurate. These elements are key to our security, compliance and the effective management of expensive hardware and software. You will work closely with colleagues RBKC as you provide appropriate reporting and intelligence on assets to the Oversight & Governance function and the Data, Digital & Technology (DD&T) team. Owning the asset management process and ensuring our teams keep accurate registers and databases, you'll maintain information about the hardware and software required to deliver a professional DD&T service. We'll also expect you to manage the cost implications of asset disposal, maintain and ensure compliance relating to software purchase and the removal of licenses, and take responsibility for desktop and server licensing compliance. Additional responsibilities will include acting as the subject matter expert for business processes that interact with software license management.

• With proven experience, you will have well developed knowledge of tier 1 and tier 2 software vendor licensing and its optimisation.
• You will have a good understanding of vendor relationships and software, hardware licence management.
• Familiarity and Experience of using systems such as the Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager (or equivalent) , IT Service Management Software and Asset Management systems and also be familiar with and Active Directory.
• You will be expected to be familiar with ITIL service management processes.
• You will have excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft's suite of software, with a particular focus on Excel.
• Highly organised, we'll also expect you to be capable of communicating well with colleagues who do not have technical expertise., This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
  
  Help us manage the integrity of our IT assets and licensing processes
At the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we put local people and businesses at the heart of everything we do, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective and efficient. Committed to acting with openness, honesty, compassion and humility, we aim to listen and understand in a way that is respectful, encourages involvement and meets the needs of all our communities.

Join us, and you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. And as a key member of our team, you'll also have plenty of opportunities for development and progression within our organisation. We're committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We're a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.