Senior IT Technician

About your school

Oxford International College Brighton is an international boarding school opening in Ovingdean, Brighton in September 2023. For the right candidate, this is an exciting and highly rewarding opportunity to lead and develop a new College, shaping its academic trajectory within Nord Anglia’s world-class international network of schools. The College’s curriculum will be based on the proven success of Oxford International College’s three pronged curriculum model which has led to outstanding academic outcomes; OIC Brighton intends to join OIC Oxford at the top of the UK league tables, preparing our leavers for the most competitive courses at the world’s best universities. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in shaping the College’s opening phase and strategic direction, both in terms of increasing pupil numbers and developing a world class curriculum.

Our schools

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people, and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success.

We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London.

About the role

The Senior IT Technician is part of the UK IT team of the Nord Anglia Education Group, maintaining IT services at Oxford International College Brighton, and providing support to staff. They work in collaboration with the Head of IT for UK schools at Nord Anglia Education and its team.

The role is to ensure a good quality education in and outside the classroom, to maintain a high level of services and to support the school’s staff and students and maintain the schools IT services as well as making suggestions and implementing new systems to improve the schools IT provision.

Key Responsibilities

IT support duties

• Supervise the IT Service desk 
• Manage the daily Operation of IT and leading the IT implementation for any future expansion/projects
• 3rd level of support in coordination with the Head of IT, UK
• Student and staff devices support and maintenance
• Provide support for teaching staff and students in and outside the classrooms

Systems Administration

• Administration of the Schools Management Information System (iSAMS)
• Administration of users (Active Directory / Azure Active Directory)
• Administration of mailboxes (Microsoft 365)
• Administration of devices
• Administration of other school software

Hardware management

• Deployment of school devices (phones, computers, etc)
• Inventory and maintenance of school devices and hardware
• Maintenance of network equipment in coordination with the Head of IT, UK
• Ensuring school printers are well maintained and that staff and students are able to use effectively

Events

• Provide support for various school events

About you

Essential criteria

• BSc or Diploma in Information Technology or equivalent
• Has obtained one of the following certifications : CISCO (any certification/course), CompTIA or other industry relevant certifications
• Take critical decisions regarding system changes or troubleshooting
• Understanding of the network and IT systems operation
• Understanding of basic budget allocations
• Assist in the attitude & skills training of the IT helpdesk team to ensure that it grows in line with our ethos: Engage – listen – advise – resolve
• Min. 2 years of experience in a similar position
• Well organized, able to respect priorities, planning and deadlines
• Able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Customer oriented
• Flexible
• Positive and energetic attitude
• Team work

Start date: 3 April 2023

​​​​​​​Salary: from £35,000 (negotiable to the right candidate)