Head of Business Partnership for Digital & IT

To lead the Business Partnerships team in building and maintaining strong relationships with the services and organisations supported by Digital and IT.

What the job Requires:

Leading and mentoring a team of business partners
Managing demand for Digital & IT services and ensuring accurate service level agreements are in place
Representing Digital & IT at a strategic level within the councils and at external meetings
Participating in the development of future strategies and policies for the service
Advocating for user-centred design and development across the councils
Leading on the relationship with Achieving for Children

We are looking for a dynamic leader to join our team and help us shape the future of digital services in Kingston and Sutton. You will be leading an established and well respective team of experienced Business Partners and will need to demonstrate substantial experience in internal relationship management within a complex organisational structure. Local authority experience is not essential, but experience of working within the public sector is desirable. As well as the core business relationship skills, you will need to demonstrate your experience in demand management and managing internal service level agreements. You must be able to tailor your communications for all levels and be able to influence C-Level executives., Disability Confident
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Kingston and Sutton councils have a number of shared services serving both authorities, with some teams and roles more focussed on one council than the other, but the majority are shared across both, meaning you get multiple opportunities to learn from a wider pool of activities and two different political bodies.

We work flexibly in both Kingston and Sutton offices, and support working at home or flexible working patterns that enable you to tailor your working and personal life. We provide the equipment and tools to enable you to work flexibly, and in return ask you to use that flexibility to be creative and ambitious in the services we deliver.

There are some really exciting things happening in both boroughs. In Sutton, we are developing the London Cancer Hub, a world leading cancer research and treatment hub that will bring together professionals from across different sectors to identify and test new treatments and therapies. Over in Kingston, we are undertaking the largest housing regeneration programme ever delivered in the borough, building new energy efficient housing that will transform some of our oldest Council owned housing. Both boroughs have publicly committed to doing what they can to tackle the climate emergency and are investing in new technologies and societal change that will help bring carbon emissions down and improve our climate impact.

You should choose Kingston and Sutton if you are looking for an opportunity that will challenge you to deliver more, support you to achieve personal ambitions, and expect you to put borough residents at the heart of what you do.

Kingston is a beautiful Royal borough with a historic setting on the banks of the Thames with excellent schools and a bustling retail centre, all surrounded by open green spaces such as Richmond Park and Bushey Park, former recreation grounds for Tudor Kings and Queens. The Council is controlled by a Liberal Democrat Administration and has a council plan "Greener, Fairer, Safer, Together", that sets out a vision to be a vibrant, diverse and inclusive borough where residents are active, empowered, engaged and able to remain independent and resilient. The Council engages with residents through a number of forums and events through the year, and like Sutton plays a leading role in developing the South West Region of London.

Sutton is a well connected attractive part of London that has a reputation for excellent schools, green and leafy open spaces, and a history that drives a thriving heritage and culture offer through our museums and libraries. The Council is controlled by a long established Liberal Democrat Administration and has high ambitions set out in its corporate plan "Ambitious for Sutton", that will ensure Sutton remains a great place to live, work and raise a family. The Council plays a leading role in a number of local partnerships and places great emphasis on engaging effectively with its residents, listening to local voices and making their message heard across London Government., The Digital and IT team is a shared service between Kingston and Sutton councils, providing digital and technology services to both councils and associated organisations. We are committed to delivering excellent public services by placing users at the heart of our agile delivery strategy. Our team of talented professionals works in a collaborative, innovative environment to build user-centred, modern digital services.