Director of Digital and IT

Here at South Thames Colleges Group, we are now seeking a Director of Digital and IT to lead and manage the development, maintenance and security of the IT infrastructure and digital systems to support curriculum delivery and management and business support services.

Working with the Deputy CEO, you will have responsibility for the development and implementation of strategies and plans that will continuously stretch us and deliver very high levels of digital performance and cybersecurity which will make a real difference to how the Group operates, how we support our students and how they learn and achieve their goals.

We'd like our Director of Digital and IT to ideally hold a degree in IT (or an equivalent qualification), hold a management qualification or be willing to work towards these and have evidence of recent and relevant CPD. You will have significant experience of managing wide-ranging IT and digital services at both strategic and operational level within a multi-site environment and have management experience in a large organisation including project management. With an understanding of the education sector, you will have strong knowledge of how the use of technology can support teaching and learning and its effective and efficient delivery and management.

With a good eye for detail and the ability to produce and analyse data and make appropriate recommendations, you'll have highly developed communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills and be comfortable in communicating at multiple levels within and outside of the Group, including communicating technical information to non-technical colleagues.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London's largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students' success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees' physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.