ICT Manager (Deputy CIO)

Are you a confident ICT leader who can balance operational excellence with strategic digital ambition? We are looking for an ICT Manager to lead the day-to-day management of the ICT service while helping shape the Council's technology direction for the future. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer and Assistant Director for Digital and Business Change, this is a senior role with real breadth, influence, and visibility. This is an exciting opportunity to lead critical ICT services, from applications and infrastructure to cyber security, service delivery, and digital improvement. You will deputise for the Chief Information Officer where required, work with senior leaders and elected members, and help ensure the Council's technology is secure, resilient, modern, and responsive. If you are passionate about service excellence, innovation, and leading people through change, this role offers the chance to make a lasting difference. This role will significantly contribute to and represent the Council in its response to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). About the role You will:

• Have significant experience and technical expertise required to lead enterprise architecture, networking and security, application support and service desk.
• Managing budgets, contracts, procurement, and business cases to ensure value for money and effective delivery.
• Lead the Council's approach to cyber security, resilience, disaster recovery, and technology compliance
• Providing strategic leadership on ICT roadmap, enterprise architecture, digital design, and service improvement.
• Managing and motivating teams, leading complex ICT projects, and building strong relationships with members, partners, suppliers, and senior stakeholders.
  
  Senior-level experience of leading ICT services, ideally within local government or another complex public-sector environment.
• Strong technical and operational knowledge across infrastructure, applications, cyber security, service management, and ICT strategy.
• Experience of working with senior leaders, elected members, auditors, suppliers, and external partners.
• A relevant degree or willingness to work towards one, with cyber security and project management qualifications advantageous.
• Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement and customer service.
If you are an experienced ICT leader who wants to combine strategic thinking with practical delivery, we would welcome your application.

Our Council Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small authority with BIG values. We take pride in serving the residents of our borough and look to provide value for money services. We aim to work to the best of our abilities with honesty, integrity and place particular importance on working together. Why join us?...... Situated in the heart of England, Nuneaton and Bedworth shares excellent rail and motorway links to the rest of the country. We offer a wide range of job opportunities from refuse and cleansing roles, which directly serve our local community, to behind the scenes administrative roles; providing essential support to our front line professionals.

A wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that are based on our competency framework and paid according to the scoring of the job profile, to ensure that all roles performing the same duties are paid equally. A generous annual leave entitlement. Our employees receive 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service. Plus all bank holidays. A wide range of learning and development opportunities. We recognise our employees as a valuable resource and are therefore committed to the investment of time and financial resources to support the learning and development of our workforce. We offer a wide range of learning prospects, which to name a few include: In-house training sessions, E-learning modules, Leadership and management development programmes and a Post Entry Training scheme Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which provides a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations. To help your pension grow, the Council meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits into the LGPS. Health and Wellbeing initiatives- our in-house Sports Development Team operate regular work place challenges, health checks and MOT's. Employees also receive discounted gym and leisure membership. Wider Wallets - all our employees gain access to offers and permanent discounts to everyday savings, ranging from discounts on high street stores to offers on days outs. Travel, car allowances and schemes - mileage allowances are paid for using cars/cycles for Council business. In addition, Level 1 car users are provided with a car park pass. We also operate a Cycle salary sacrifice scheme. Work-life balance -. We have a number of initiatives in place to support flexible working including, a job-sharing policy, career break scheme, flexible working policy, flexitime scheme, parental leave scheme, time off for dependants, maternity support leave and agile working. Armed Force Covenant - We are proud signatories of the Armed Force Covenant and actively work to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment as stated in the Covenant. We were recently awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We have a range of internal processes and policies to support our Armed Forces Communities. What we look for……. We seek candidates that can adapt to change and welcome new challenges. We look for those that share our values and take pride in what they do.