As a Strategic Business Partner, you'll work closely with Executive Directors and senior leadership to ensure that our digital and IT services meet business needs, support transformation, and deliver measurable public value. You'll act as the voice of the business within IT, and the voice of IT across the business - ensuring shared goals, clear roadmaps, and effective delivery.
You’ll lead on digital strategy alignment, conduct business impact assessments, and support cross-functional collaboration between product teams, suppliers, and technical leads. This is a strategic post that balances big‑picture thinking with a deep understanding of operational delivery.
You’ll also support our shift to a more agile, product‑based model and champion the use of modern technologies including Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, and ESRI ArcGIS.
About You
You’ll bring a strong background in digital transformation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning – ideally within a public sector setting. You’ll be confident working at SFIA Level 5, able to operate as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, and experienced in navigating the complexities of outsourced IT provision.
We're looking for someone who can:
* Build effective relationships across senior leadership teams
* Conduct structured business impact assessments and identify readiness gaps
* Drive adoption of data‑led and digitally enabled ways of working
* Promote agile and product‑based delivery methods
* Ensure that digital investments deliver measurable outcomes and value
* Understand the integration of technologies such as Power Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and GIS
* Champion ITIL 4, NIST CSF, and GDAD‑aligned governance practices
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid work will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
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