Senior Technology Specialist

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Central Office staff work closely with schools, offering a wealth of expertise to underpin schools’ own knowledge. Our specialist departments, including HR, finance, technology, strategy and performance, estates, and marketing, work alongside dedicated school improvement teams. By joining us, you will provide ongoing support to schools, ultimately improving the outcomes of our pupils.

We are looking for a highly adaptable, technical problem-solver, able to work with autonomy and independence and to communicate successfully with educational professionals.

In all likelihood, you will be currently working in a school or similar context, in an IT support role and are looking for the next step in your career.

This is a field-based role that supports schools’ local IT staff with technology projects and problem solving through your own interactions and through line management of a team of 4 field based staff.

As the Senior Technology Specialist at United Learning, you will work with a number of schools across this region and supervise you team with their allocated schools to help ensure their technology is fit for purpose:

Helping local IT implement technically challenging or medium-scale projects, including their procurement;

Carrying out technical audits of key systems and processes, to identify threats to a school’s effective operations;

Supporting and challenging local IT and school management to implement any necessary changes to address identified problems;

Providing input to IT estate refresh planning, allowing the school to budget to sustain a highly effective technology infrastructure/ devices;

Giving advice and training to local IT staff, to develop the school’s capacity;

Offering additional short-term expert capacity in times of crisis.

Your application should explain your suitability for the role described above and in the Job Description, both in terms of your technical knowledge and experience and your ability to work with and through others.

The Senior Technology Specialist post reports to the Head of Schools’ IT Strategy. United Learning has schools across the country, the focus for this position is to cover the Kent, East and West Sussex and Surrey area. The post holder could be based in any location able to effectively serve our schools across this area - we are open to flexible working to secure the right candidate.

The Technology Department is based in our Peterborough office, with many colleagues working in the field directly with schools. The team has a diverse set of functions, from running critical back-office systems, through envisioning and delivering strategic projects which cut across United Learning’s activities, to the support of schools’ use of technology for teaching and learning.

Benefits

In this role, you will be able to work alongside schools and a talented central technical team at the heart of a large organisation, making a tangible impact on the lives of young people across your region. In return, you will receive first-class development, a dynamic working environment, a range of employee benefits and a competitive salary.

United Learning

United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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United Learning comprises: UCST (Registered in England No: 2780748. Charity No. 1016538) and ULT (Registered in England No. 4439859. An Exempt Charity). Companies limited by guarantee. VAT number 834 8515 12. Registered address: United Learning, Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB.

Closing Date: 14 November 2018