Deputy Head of IT

Job Title: Deputy Head of IT

Location: North East London

Hours: 36

Salary range: Competitive salary circa £50k

Waltham Forest College has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted following its most recent inspection and has distinguished itself as one of only 15 General Further Education Colleges across the country to achieve the prestigious ‘Outstanding’ rating.

We believe that our employees are the heart of the organisation and having the right people in the right place, with the right skills is the key to our success. We are looking for committed individuals who are passionate about working in an aspirational and high performing college and dedicated to contributing to an outstanding experience for our learners. 

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated IT professional to join our IT services team. This newly created  role of deputy Head of IT  is  to provide capacity, expertise and operational leadership to our very busy IT services team. You will be responsible for providing a proactive and customer-focused support to students and staff. 

To succeed in this role you will have:

• very good IT infrastructure knowledge and experience with specialism in cyber security and M365 security compliance and  identity management.
• knowledge and experience of Cyber Essentials certification and technical controls implementation
• experience of day to day operational line management of an IT team.
• knowledge and experience of Intune MDM deployment with conditional access and application protection policy.
• knowledge and experience of working in a team with a “can do attitude”  

There will be opportunities to expand your knowledge by supporting the IT Services team with various latest technologies, including Office 365, VMware, Microsoft, Desktop application and cloud computing.

What’s in it for you?

We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme (LGPS), employee assistance programme, discounted local gym membership, enhanced sick pay, NUS Employee discount, free onsite parking, cycle to work scheme and Sodexo benefits scheme.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment. We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures. In line with KCSIE 2023 and Safer Recruitment principles the college reserves the right to conduct online searches of shortlisted candidate.

Closing Date:  22 May 2024

Interview Date: W/C 27 May 2024

*Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt; we reserve the right to interview before the closing date*.