IT Area Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join our thriving IT team as an Area Manager. This role will test your logic, common sense, and judgement as you manage projects to deliver classroom upgrades and enhancements. You will manage the IT budget for your schools ensuring you work with others to develop the IT refresh plan. You will meet with the Academy Principals and other senior leaders in your area to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget. You will also meet yearly with the Academic Councils (Governing bodies) for your schools to discuss IT related matters.  

The Opportunity

• A great chance to work with a strong, fun enthusiastic team
• Provide training, support and guidance to staff as required in all applications & systems used by staff and students across the Trust to a basic minimum level.
• Support and manage project roll-out across the Trust and customers supported by the Trust.  
• Collaborate with other management colleagues to assist with joint projects, share best practice and ensure compliance. 

The ideal candidate

• Have a good educational background with evidence of CPD   
• Working with servers, Active Directory, Group Policy objects, DNS, DHCP
• Working with and administering Office 365 and other cloud solutions
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills to effectively influence   
• Be a team player, with a ‘can do’ solution focused attitude
• A passion for IT and supporting users
• Ability to provide a written report to management teams regarding budgets and project updates

Benefits of working for us include:

• Free on-site parking       
• Eyecare vouchers       
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme       
• Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Academy Leisure, Sawtry       
• Free tea and coffee making facilities       
• Generous sick pay and annual leave

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 29 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications is: 31/05/2023

Interview to take place on: 05/06/2023

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.