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Head of IT | Full time | 35 hours
Full Time Salary: £60,165 - £68,216
Hours: 35 hours per week | Monday - Friday
Location: National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh | Hybrid (60% on site)
National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.
As an organisation our values are Creative, Inclusive, Collaborative and Forward-thinking.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, calm, honest and service-driven individual to lead our IT (Information Technology) team.
Benefits of joining us as our Head of IT will include:
* Annually alongside your salary of £60,165 - £68,216, National Museums Scotland contributes 28.97% of this towards you being a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
* A generous annual leave of 28.5 days - rising to 33.5 after 5 years, plus an additional 8 paid days public holidays
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions
* Exclusive discounts on both local and national High Street and online retailers
* A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
* Flexible working options such as hybrid working, part time working, paid special leave, career breaks and unpaid leave
* Access to all the above and more from day one of employment.
To see more of our benefits please visit out dedicated benefits page on our careers portal.
About the Head of IT role:
As Head of IT, you will provide advice to the executive team on the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on strategic plans, develop the technical infrastructure to support our Strategic Plan and liaise with key business managers to ensure appropriate development of digital and information systems, software and hardware.
As the Head of IT at National Museums Scotland you will:
* Lead, motivate, support and develop the IT team to ensure the effective delivery of services
* Be responsible for cyber security, ensuring suitable systems, software, policies and practices are in place to protect the organisation from cyber-attack, and to recover effectively in the event of an incident. This requires, but is not limited to, annual certification of Cyber Essentials Plus for the whole organisation
* Develop and keep under regular review IT infrastructure plans, business continuity plans, policies, procedures and standards
* Ensure that the present and anticipated future needs of users of IT are identified, current IT systems, software and infrastructure are formally reviewed, and that plans and programmes are produced which reflect relative priorities
* Ensure that the IT function makes an effective contribution to National Museums Scotland initiatives, projects and other working groups
* Be responsible for the provision of effective technical support to all users of IT across all sites
* Manage IT aspects of security, business continuity and disaster recovery, and ensure that key business managers are aware of their responsibilities.
Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Head of IT:
* Qualified with a relevant degree or equivalent in a computer related discipline.
* Significant experience of working at a senior level in IT / ICT
* Able to establish and maintain strategy, policies and standards for the provision of ICT services.
* An excellent knowledge of strategic and operational information and communication technology (ICT) issues as they apply to a large, multi-site organisation.
Hiring the right person for the right job is everything to us. We want to encourage you to apply if you think this is the role for you.
Please be sure to view our recruitment pack for this role (available on our careers website: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position that may help with your application.
The closing date for this role is 09/06/2025. The Selection Event is likely to take place on the 16 - 17 June 2025.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
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