Chief Technology Officer

The Labour Party is looking to recruit a Chief Technology Officer. The post-holder will be responsible for developing and implementing the technology strategy of the Labour Party, ensuring the Party's digital infrastructure supports its organisational, political and electoral aims and objectives at a national, regional, and local level. The post-holder will also be responsible for developing and implementing an information and cyber security strategy, drive innovation in campaign technology, data analytics and voter engagement tools as well as taking responsibility for technology strategy, planning, implementation, integration, operations and supplier management of Labour Party systems and services.

• Evidence of substantial experience in technology leadership at a senior level within a medium-to-large sized organisation in a combination of digital, technology, campaign technology and information security roles.
• Experience successfully delivering large-scale digital transformation projects, including fundamental systems (such as CRMs, payment systems) that form part of a central organisational function.
• Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL, COBIT, NIST, Cyber Essentials Plus.
• Excellent understanding of campaign technology, systems, user-needs and trends nationally and internationally.
  
  We offer a variety of benefits for our employees that include;
• 25-day annual leave (increases to 30 days after 10 years' service), pro-rated for part time staff
• Additional 5 days of leave for the office closure period over Christmas and New Year
• All UK bank holidays
• Up to 10 days of annual leave can be carried over into 2025
• Opportunity to join a CARE (Career Averaged Revalued Earnings) benefit scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Staff Equality Networks and support: Women's, BAME, Disability & LGBTQ+
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme (now including electric bikes)
• Season ticket loan
• Free eye test and money towards VDU use glasses