IT Technical Services Manager
Harlow College
Essex
- £50,048 - £50,049 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2024
Job overview
Exciting Opportunity: IT Technical Services Manager
Are you a dynamic and skilled IT professional ready to take on a leadership role? Harlow College, is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our team as an IT Technical Services Manager.
Position: IT Technical Services Manager
Location: Harlow College
Salary: £50,049 per annum
Full time
Permanent
Closing Date: 31st January 2024
Key Responsibilities: As the IT Technical Services Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation and advancement of our IT infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include:
- Technical Leadership: Provide strategic vision and technical leadership for the IT Services team, ensuring the alignment of technology solutions with the College's goals and objectives.
- IT Services Expertise: Demonstrate a substantial high level of technical knowledge, encompassing IT Services/Software such as MS Office 365, Azure, VMWare, HyperV, Veeam, MacOS, Mobile Device MDM, and Infrastructure Hardware including HP Procurve, Comware, Aruba, VSAN, Sophos, Xtreme, and MiTel.
- Collaboration: Encourage effective collaboration with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and support innovative IT solutions that enhance the teaching and learning experience.
- Security: Implement robust security measures and compliance standards to safeguard the College's data and IT infrastructure.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Proven experience in a senior technical role with expertise in the specified technologies.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing IT challenges.
- Relevant certifications in key technologies are desirable
What We Offer:
- 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Professional development opportunities to stay current with evolving technologies.
How to Apply: If you are passionate about leveraging your technical expertise to drive innovation in education, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please click on the link below or copy and paste the URL in to your browser of choice:
Please do not apply directly through TES as your application will not be progressed.
Closing date: 31st January 2024
This vacancy may close early dependant on the volume of applications received, we therefore encourage you to apply ASAP.
If you would like to pop in or have an informal discussion to find out more, please contact Paul whitehead or Ben Nicholl email pwhitehead@harlow-college.ac.uk or bnicholl@harlow-college.ac.uk
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About Harlow College
The locality
Harlow is strategically placed on the West Essex/Hertfordshire border at the centre of the London, Stansted, Cambridge corridor, one of the fastest growing and economically important areas in the UK. Significant local employers include GlaxoSmith Kline, Raytheon UK, Stansted Airport and Public Health England who are soon to relocate to Harlow. The area also has a thriving manufacturing industry that sits within the supply chain of many large multi-national companies. This means that Harlow College is at the forefront of providing the pipeline for the future workforce in scientific and technical disciplines, as well as, the service economy that supports any thriving region.
The surrounding area includes many attractive villages, which, like the town itself, also serve as dormitory suburbs of London.
About the College
Harlow College is a strong and successful further education college which aims to provide our students with “Not just courses, careers”, providing them with the skills to achieve 1st class destinations and employment.
We place learners at the heart of all we do, and were graded as good by Ofsted who commented that ‘Learners make good progress because their teachers plan lessons and good resources that make learning challenging and stimulating’. Our progress measure (value-added) places us as the top college in the country for A Level progress and in the top 1% for academic and vocational progress.
We offer the widest range of post-16 courses in the area and we have excellent links with employers - giving access to work placements that genuinely help improve career prospects. We also run an extensive range of Apprenticeships including higher apprenticeships which complement our degrees and foundation degrees offered through Anglia Ruskin University and our own Higher National Certificate and Diploma provision. In addition, we work extensively across the area working with adults by providing short vocational courses leading directly to employment.
The College is a multi-million pound campus and substantial investment has resulted in buildings are which are truly inspirational and have cutting edge facilities. These include salons, restaurants, broadcast facilities, a theatre, recording and multimedia studios, a category C biohazard science lab, a healthcare mobility suite and a creche. The most recent of these is our Harlow Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre opening in January 2016 an £11 million investment.
Curriculum
The College has a strong reputation for the quality of its provision and for the richness and breadth of its curriculum. It also has a reputation for the care it gives to its students and for the attention it gives to their personal growth. The college is at the forefront of curriculum innovation, working closely with employers to ensure students leave with the qualifications and the knowledge and competence needed for future life and a career.
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