Group IT Manager (Suffolk and Essex)

Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6SG

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 October 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 August 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £42,316.00 - £45,769.00 Annually (FTE)

Group IT Manager (Suffolk and Essex) job summary

Join our IT team 

This is a fantastic time to join the growing IT team at Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT). We believe that technology is crucial to the success of our pupils and staff, and our new digital strategy is designed to deliver a highly responsive, highly adaptable IT service that meets the daily demands of our 43 academies and head office.

We have already taken significant steps on our journey to improve IT services and, with significant future investment planned, our improvement trajectory over the coming years is ambitious. To make this happen, we need you…

At OAT, we believe that people make the biggest difference. We are here to give our children the best possible start in life, and our IT staff are essential to achieving that aim. 

As a large trust, investment in our staff is crucial, and we are placing continuous professional development (CPD) at the heart of our work to engage, develop and retain the best people. As well as extensive CPD opportunities, you will benefit from 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, membership of the generous local government pension scheme, immediate life cover and free 24/7 counselling. Most of our sites offer free parking and a package of further benefits is under development.

Who we are

We are a national education charity and one of the largest multi academy trust’s (MAT) in England, underpinned by our founder, Peter Murray’s (Ormiston Trust) belief that every child should be given a chance to thrive. With almost 5,000 staff and 30,000 pupils, we have been around since 2009 making us one of the longest established trusts.

We serve pupils from a wide range of communities, all with their unique character, strengths and challenges. Our sole purpose is to provide OAT pupils with excellent learning opportunities, inside and outside the classroom and we are determined that every one of our young people will be given the opportunity to realise their dreams and aspirations.

About the role:  

We are looking for a group IT manager for our Suffolk and Essex region, to provide technical and operational line management, support, guidance and oversight for IT staff within the specified group to ensure effective day to day delivery of OAT's digital strategy. This role will be responsible for using available resources to ensure IT service levels are maintained across the group, as well as for delivering and evaluating progress against projects and service improvements. 

Working closely with your regional ICT manager, and Academy ICT staff to support cost effective, technical and operational improvement projects for academies within the group, in line with academy IT development plans. As part of the role, you will line manage academy ICT staff, ensuring provision of high quality support and identify staff training needs and deliver or facilitate training as required. 

This role will be responsible for the Suffolk and Essex group of OAT academies (map attached). You will be based at Ormiston Endeavour Academy but with regular travel to academies across the region. Visits to academies will be on a as-needed basis and you will mange your own diary. 

Main duties and responsibilities:

The post holder will be expected to:

• Provide and contribute to the timely production of monitoring data and reporting for IT projects and academy IT performance, within the group.
• Ensure senior IT staff in academies carry out regular compliance checks against OAT policies and procedures, including those related to cyber security and safeguarding.
• Support the development of regional and local level academy improvements by seeking and embedding opportunities for academies and other head office functions to work together, to share IT resources and to maximise cost-effective IT provision.
• Support and monitor the academy IT budgets and refresh planning for the specified region, through academy IT Development Plans (IDPs).
• Act as the point of contact for contracts for academy IT services within the specified group, and seek efficiencies in the procurement of goods and services as well as maintaining an IT asset register for each academy within the group.
• Work with the OAT data protection officer (DPO) to ensure the group approach to GDPR is sound and embedded within normal working practices, putting in new frameworks to future-proof, supporting investigations, training colleagues and embedding good practice, and carrying out data impact assessments on new and developing web systems as well as continually improving the security and robustness of our IT systems.

For more information about the post responsibilities, please see attached job description.

About you:

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience or appropriate qualifcations to demonstrate high levels of understanding of network and server management as well as anti-malware software, network security issues and system back up configuration. We are looking for someone with experience in supporting all Windows operating systems, PC and server hardware and audio-visual technologies. Previous experience in using Microsoft tools such as Active Directory, Group policy, DHCP and DNS management will be critical to the role. You will be an excellent communicator and be able to develop positive working relationships with stakeholders in and outside of OAT. You must be able to work well within and across teams and have a willingness to embrace and celebrate the ethos and values of OAT.

How to apply:

To apply, submit your application  by the published closing date. 

Interviews are scheduled to take place shortly after. If you would like more information about this role, please contact us at recruitment@ormistonacademies.co.uk

OAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and the expectation is that all staff will share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About Ormiston Endeavour Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 557 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ormiston Endeavour Academy website (opens in new tab)
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Ormiston Endeavour Academy is a Key Stage 3 and 4 (Yrs 7 - 11) secondary school with academy status located in Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk.

The school is sponsored by the Ormiston Academies Trust.

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