IT Service Design Manager

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The Office for Students (OfS) was established by the Higher Education and Research Act in 2017 and became fully operational in April 2018. OfS`s primary aim is to ensure that English higher education is delivering positive outcomes for students - past, present, and future. Our objectives are to ensure that students, from all (particularly those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds):

1) Are supported to access, succeed in, and progress from, higher education

2) Receive high quality academic experience and their interests are protected while they study or in the event of provider, campus or course closure

3) Are able to progress into employment or further study, and their qualifications hold their value over time

4) Receive value for money

The Resources, Finance & Transformation directorate provides critical services to the OfS to enable the organisation to deliver its strategy.

The directorate ensures that the OfS complies with statutory and other public sector requirements, identifies and manages risks and opportunities and co-ordinates efforts across the organisation to be efficient and effective.

The aim of the role `IT Service Design Manager` is to manage a team that has a key role in ensuring the overall design, efficiency and integrity of the IT service whilst articulating new business requirements and evolving IT delivery capabilities to match these. Key responsibilities include; understanding the high-level picture of how services are delivered, key architectural considerations, the resourcing position, service commitments and security requirements; and agreeing new initiatives to be taken through to service transition ensuring it is in line with the IT strategy.

The key person attributes that are required to fulfil this role include:

- ability to operate strategically and see the broad picture;

- good communication skills;

- credible at senior levels;

- and can exercise judgement and delve into detail if needed.

Your supporting statement should cover the criteria detailed in the job description.

Candidates who are invited to interview will be required to complete psychometric testing and a presentation at interview.

Closing date: 23:55 on 18 November 2018.

Shortlisting: 21 November 2018.

Interviews: 29 November 2018.

If you have any particular requirements in relation to the selection process, please let us know immediately so that we can discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need. We are requesting this information to make the process as equitable as possible for each candidate.

OfS is working towards equal opportunities in employment