Police Officer

ICT Solutions Improvement Manager

1
 
K
£58,338 - £65,043
Weekdays
Permanent

 

ICT Solutions Improvement Manager

 

Leek Wootton, Warwickshire

 

Permanent

 

Full Time

 

Grade K

 

Salary - £58,338 - £65,043

 

The closing date for this post is 12 noon on 3rd February 2020

Those currently eligible on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration.

Interview dates to be confirmed

 

At Warwickshire Police we are on an exciting journey to return to being an independent force by spring 2021. This brings with it significant opportunities to establish our own operational ICT team and thereafter to transform our ICT to provide efficient, effective and modern services to our staff and officers. We are looking for a range of experienced and enthusiastic ICT professionals to help build the team and contribute to strategic improvements.

 

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV and a Cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification in the role profile attached to evolve-recruitment@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk

The main purpose of this role is to ensure that Warwickshire Police’s ICT solutions are fit for purpose, rationalised, standardised and effectively maintained in line with strategy and business needs

 

Main Responsibilities:

To lead, coach, and develop managed staff, and ensure that they are aligned to the organisational ethos and strategy

To contribute to, constructively challenge, and take collective responsibility as part of a united ICT Leadership Team

To keep under review the applications/solutions landscape and drive forward a programme of rationalisation, standardisation and modernisation

To be a key advisor to the Head of ICT in relation to the readiness and feasibility of adopting the digital policing agenda, and provide effective and professional representation at national policing/government events

To oversee the delivery of improvement projects, working closely with other members of the ICT leadership team and their staff to ensure that they are successful from inception to go live

To oversee the introduction and maintenance of good practice (code management, development methodology, data management practices, etc.) across the team in a proportionate and pragmatic manner

To ensure that all solutions incorporate the required level of security and continuity

To contribute to the effective management of suppliers in relation to applications and solutions

To ensure that suppliers maintain both technical documentation and architectural diagrams, working closely with the ICT Operations Manager

To oversee the decommissioning of retired solutions and any associated data retention

To assess and appropriately challenge supplier proposals and designs for solutions improvement, including reviews of associated commercials

To ensure that all blue light business-critical services are stabilised and properly supported on a 24/7/365 basis

To oversee the provision of technical services to support the organisation’s MI needs and to develop in line with business ambitions and the wider policing agenda

To ensure that Corporate Communications colleagues are provided with technical support to facilitate the ongoing improvement of the organisation’s website and intranet

To cross train team members to ensure adequate coverage and avoid single points of failure

To take responsibility for any delegated budgets, working closely with the commercial and financial colleagues in ICT Strategic Services.

To undertake other duties commensurate with the nature, level of responsibility and grading of this post, as required.

                                                                         Disability Confident

This opportunity is closed to applications.