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Senior IT Systems Specialist – 37 hours per week
Location: ONSIDE Head Office, Worcester
This is a rolling advert and will close when we have successfully appointed to the post.
About the role
Join ONSIDE and discover the role as the Senior IT Systems Specialist in the charity sector. This role is crucial in supporting the development and growth of our most important asset – our people!
This is a new role for the organisation, and the successful candidate will need to be a high-performing professional who will play a pivotal role as the Senior IT Systems Specialist to deliver the information technology and systems strategy and support the development and growth of our organisation through the effective use of innovative technological solutions and systems.
The Senior IT Systems Specialist will be accountable for delivering the operational elements of our strategic plan and ensuring the day-to-day operations of the IT function are running efficiently and effectively. You will provide exceptional customer service and support to our managers and their teams, ensuring they are well supported to inspire and deliver amazing services across the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
We’re looking for someone with experience of working in a dynamic environment where technology works in harmony to support the amazing services we deliver.
Benefits
* 26 days annual holiday + Bank Holidays
* Supportive working environment & good work/life balance culture
* Support with continuous professional development
* Pension Scheme
* Company Sick Pay Scheme (after qualifying service)
* Additional Maternity & Paternity Pay (after qualifying service)
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to premium Calm App
* Employee Engagement Forum to ensure our employee’s voices are heard
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced and skilled IT professional, who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment with up-to-date knowledge and experience of technical architecture, business applications and systems integration.
To be a Senior IT Systems Specialist, you will have demonstrable experience of working with databases to drive operational performance and provide high quality management information. You will be able to support managers to make effective use of technological solutions and systems to enhance the work we do.
You will be resourceful, patient, and proactive in providing support to your colleagues and will have excellent organisational skills enabling you to plan and prioritise your workload with a flexible and creative approach which enables you to react to changing priorities.
We are looking for a strong, energetic and engaging individual who can provide inspiring leadership around information technology. You will have ambition and creativity to guide the digital transformation of ONSIDE’s systems contributing to the success, growth and diversity of our organisation. With excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to build and sustain positive working relationships where your influence will be felt across the ONSIDE community.
Someone like you? If you embrace difference and champion diversity. If you are creative in your approach, can think around problems and find new ways to solve them. If you’re looking for a job that you can be proud of and be passionate about. These values run through our entire organisation. ONSIDE is a creative, collaborative community where people feel free to share new ideas or ask for support. If something’s not right, we don’t just change it. We change ourselves too.
Who are ONSIDE?
ONSIDE is a charity working across Worcestershire and Herefordshire, established in 1993 stemming from a belief that everyone has the right to be a valued human being and to be treated in a just and fair way. We provide a range of support services across advocacy, wellbeing and mental health for adults, children and young people who may be vulnerable, disadvantaged or discriminated against. This includes mental and physical ill health, sensory impairment, learning disability, drug and alcohol misuse, older people, and carers. ONSIDE is funded through a range of sources to maintain its independence and ensure that the support it provides reflects the views and perspective of the people it wishes to help.
Our amazing team of skilled staff and volunteers make a difference to the lives of over 11,000 people a year! More people need our help than ever before. Because of that, we are growing faster than ever before. The role of Senior IT Systems Specialist is a real career opportunity to lead, support and inspire those who want to make a difference in their communities!
How to apply
Please get in touch with Marc Taub, IT & Systems Manager at marc.taub@onside-advocacy.org.uk or on 01905 27575. Please also access our guidance on how to apply to ONSIDE on our advert pages.
ONSIDE reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before the closing date.
Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: Non-profit Organizations
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