Head of Information Technology Operations

Head of Information Governance & Technology Delivery

Salary: £60,000 to £65,000 per annum

Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Hybrid (our offices are in Suffolk) between 1 day per week to 1 day per month on site.

World Land Trust (WLT) are looking for a senior data and technology professional to take on the role of Head of Information Governance and Technology Delivery. Are you ready to take your next step into a Head of Service role? Are you looking for a change to make a real impact in protecting the world’s most threatened habitats? Maybe you are just looking to transfer your skills from the commercial sector and join an organisation with a clear shared purpose in supporting our Conservation Partners to deliver impact within their landscape? If so, read on….

This role will focus on leading the coordinated delivery of the organisation’s Information Governance & Technology Strategy and associated roadmap, ensuring that programmes, projects and service improvements are well planned, prioritised, governed and embedded across the organisation. The postholder will act as the key link between strategic intent and operational delivery, providing oversight, coordination and assurance across the service, while building strong relationships with senior leaders, colleagues and external partners to ensure change is sequenced effectively and delivers organisational benefit. In return we offer a competitive total reward package and the opportunity to be part of real change.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Lead and deliver our Information Governance and Technology strategy and roadmap.

• Ensure programmes and project management of our key information governance and technology projects are managed with robust governance, reporting, collaboration, engagement and implementation

• Lead assurance across the Information Governance and Technology service ensuring oversight of cyber security, information governance, system control environments and operational risk

• Act as a trusted point of contact and build strong relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders for all information governance and technology programmes and projects

• Line management responsibility for the information governance and technology team. Who we’re looking for We’re looking for applicants who can demonstrate experience of:

• Leading a multi-disciplinary service, function or team

• Programme delivery, project oversight and implementation of organisational change

• Stakeholder engagement at senior manager or head of service level

• Managing organisational, operational or service risk, including escalation and assurance processes

• Overseeing or contributing to cyber security, information governance or compliance-related activity

• Reporting to senior leadership, governance groups or committees

• Leading and line management of teams, team development and performance leadership

• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.

We build flexibility into the way we work from day one, encouraging early conversations around options for hybrid working to enable remote connection and collaboration alongside some face-to-face working, and our 9-day fortnight working pattern is popular, supporting our staff to maintain a health work life balance.

Please see the Application pack for more details on the role and benefits.

We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce, bringing new perspectives and different experiences into the workplace. Our aim is to be an inclusive employer, providing a welcoming and supportive environment for all staff, where staff can be the best they can be. We recognise that we are underrepresented in some groups, so welcome and encourage applications from minority ethnicities, those with disabilities, and all gender identities. What’s important to us in this process is your skills, knowledge and experience to enable you to do the job and that is where our focus will be to find our next new team member!

Applications Please refer to the application pack which can be found on our website which contains the full job description, person specification and how to apply.

You will need to log your application and upload your CV, along with a covering letter, and full details can be found in the application pack. Please use the following link to upload your documents https://hr.breathehr.com/recruitment/vacancies/47521?identifier=worldlandtrust If you have any difficulty uploading your documents or completing your online application, please email us at jobs@worldlandtrust.org.