Trust IT Manager

Romero Catholic Academy Trust, Burnley, BB12 7NG

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 June 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  11 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, full year, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 8, Points 25 - 30 £35,235 - £39,513

What skills and experience we're looking for

Be part of a transformative phase at the Romero Catholic Academy Trust, where we are laying thefoundations for a modern, unified digital infrastructure to support our growing number of academies. With16 academies currently and plans to grow to 58 within the coming years, we are embarking on a Trust-widestandardisation journey, centralising systems and implementing a Cloud-first, Serverless strategy.

As Trust IT Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering this vision. You will serve as a seniortechnical escalation point for school-based IT teams, lead and support the deployment of moderninfrastructure, and contribute to strategic projects such as the migration to Azure, Microsoft 365, andIntune. Reporting to the Head of IT, you will support the implementation of federated identity solutions,help unify digital systems across all academies, and take an active role in project management to ensuresuccessful delivery of key initiatives, to ensure effective planning and delivery of infrastructure and digitaltransformation initiatives across the Trust.

What the school offers its staff

If you feel you have the right skills and attributes we are looking for, then we will be delighted to hear from you. If you would like to find out more about the position, please contact the HR Department on 01282 855500 or careers@romerocat.com

Further details about the role

Job Purpose

Based at a secondary school to lead local IT operations, you will serve as a senior technical escalation point for school-based IT teams. Leading and supporting the deployment of modern infrastructure and contribute to strategic projects such as the migration to Azure, Microsoft 365, and Intune. You will support major projects including cloud migrations, device deployments and the federation of platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Reporting to the Head of IT, you will support the implementation of federated identity solutions, help unify digital systems across all academies and take a lead role in project management to ensure effective planning and successful delivery of infrastructure and digital transformation initiatives across the Trust.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

IT Support and Service Delivery

• Provide 2nd and 3rd line technical support to school-based IT teams, acting as the escalation point for complex or unresolved issues.
• Deliver both on-site and remote support across Trust academies, ensuring service excellence and issue resolution.
• Guide and mentor school-based technicians in troubleshooting and technology best practices.

Infrastructure and Cloud Transformation

• Lead and support infrastructure modernisation and device rollout projects across Trust academies.
• Drive the migration of all academies to a single cloud tenancy, supporting Microsoft 365, Azure AD, and Intune.
• Support integration and federation between Google Workspace and Microsoft 365/Azure AD to enable Single Sign-On (SSO) and unified identity management.
• Support cloud-first initiatives, including the adoption of SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS technologies aligned with the Trust's long-term vision.
• Utilise cloud services to reduce reliance on local servers and legacy infrastructure.

Strategic Support and Systems Development

• Assist the Head of IT in the delivery and execution of the Trust’s digital strategy, standardising systems and processes across all academies.
• Lead the onboarding and technical setup of new academies joining the Trust, aligning them with central IT systems and policies.
• Document systems, infrastructure, and procedures to support long-term maintainability, security, and consistency.
• Recommend improvements to maximise the use and benefit of IT services across the Trust.

Cybersecurity and Compliance

• Ensure alignment with DfE cybersecurity standards, data protection legislation, and safeguarding frameworks specific to educational settings.
• An understanding of Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) responsibilities in relation to data protection and online safety.
• Support the implementation of Trust-wide cybersecurity measures, including antivirus, endpoint protection, identity protection, and access controls.
• Maintain appropriate oversight of data handling, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

• Liaise with senior leaders, school heads, and business support teams to ensure IT strategy aligns with teaching, learning, and operational needs.
• Communicate clearly with all stakeholders about IT changes, projects, and support plans.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships and ensure third-party services align with Trust goals.

Additional supporting information – specific to this post

This post does not require a faith commitment within the Roman Catholic Church however, candidates must be supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the Trust and not do anything to undermine the faith commitment of the Trust. In line with all staff within the Trust, they will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service Contract.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Romero Catholic Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: careers@romerocat.com
• Phone number: 01282 855500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/romero-catholic-academy-trust

Romero Catholic Academy Trust is a family of Catholic schools serving the needs of children and young people in the Diocese of Salford, covering the areas of Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Calderdale. To achieve this, we will uphold four key values:

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