Ict Project And Development Officer

Exciting opportunity to join our forward thinking, innovative team working in local government. You will have the opportunity to bring positive change, making a difference to residents and how they engage with Council services.

This key role is responsible for the delivery of ICT technical And Development projects within ICT Services; the challenge facing the applicant is to work with the technical team to deliver infrastructure, and service areas for business application solutions across all service areas supporting applications common to Local Government. Security and standards are key, as is the drive to deliver economic, efficient, and effective solutions for our customers. This post holds senior responsibility for the delivery of the Rushcliffe Borough Service Improvement portfolio, which include the Digital-by-Design and infrastructure programmes.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Engage with the business (service areas) providing account management for ICT ensuring a strong link is maintained between ICT Strategy/Service and the business.
• Provide the business with consultancy services for Change (BIT / Lean), Business Cases, System Reviews, Benefits Realisation, Business Systems (for example software applications / agile working technologies), Project and Programme Management, and Development using Prince2 Methodologies.

• Carry out appropriate due diligence including privacy impact assessment in relation to any new project / solution.

• Identify opportunities, create, and implement innovative business solutions.  Actively promote the techniques and technologies that drive constant improvement to the electronic delivery of Council Services to support and promote Digital and Transformation programmes.

• You will need the ability to map out business processes to support digital transformation change where appropriate.

• Analyse report data to identify and exploit new opportunities to improve businesses processes.
• Support the organisation through effective ‘Business Intelligence’ (BI) by producing reports, which improve decision making, from any of the Council’s software solutions, utilising technical skills and knowledge to navigate the various complexities of multiple database environments including SQL, and Access amongst others.
• Identify information management improvement opportunities in line with the Information Management Strategy and drive through implementation to assure the security of information assets.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate experience working on their own initiative, to assist the Chief Information Officer in the development of transformation across all service areas, and business system analysis to identify service improvements, and embed Information Management and Governance practises.

Above all, you will have a positive, customer-focused, can-do attitude that complements our corporate values and the technical knowledge needed to excel in this role.

Rushcliffe Borough Council provides high-quality services to more than 119,000 residents in a Borough made up of vibrant towns and stunning villages. It is a forward-looking, innovative Council which is keen to make the most of its assets. This new role is an essential element of our Endpoint team. You will have the opportunity to shape this role, and your team, to deliver excellent customer service as well as vital ICT support to all our staff and Councillors. We recognise ICT as an essential cornerstone to delivering services to the Borough – we would like you to be part of our team. 

For the right candidate, our package includes: 

• free car parking at our purpose-built offices 
• excellent training and personal development opportunities
• reduced membership of the onsite leisure centre 
• Local Government pension scheme.

Rushcliffe Borough Council supports flexible and part-time working in line with the needs of the public that we serve, and the business needs of the Council. In the case of this position, there are daily on-site requirements to be shared within the team and some out-of-hours working.   

If you feel you have the qualities outlined in the above post then you can obtain further details and apply online by clicking on the links below which include an online application (with the option of uploading your CV), job description, person specification and an application pack with further details.  

Please visit our web site at www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/jobs for the details. 

You can also request an application form by emailing jobs@rushcliffe.gov.uk  or by telephoning Nottingham (0115) 914 8317 answer phone service available. 

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Greg Dwyer, Chief Information Officer on 0115 914 8411. 

Closing date: 19 February 2024   

Interviews will take on week commencing 26 February 2024.  

Applying To Work For Rushcliffe Borough Council 2024 (2.68 MB, application/pdf)

ICT ProjectsAnd Development Officer JD Jan 2024 (192.32 KB, application/pdf)

ICT Project And Development Officer PS Jan 2024 (186.88 KB, application/pdf)

ICT Project And Development Officer Application Pack Jan 2024 (224.95 KB, application/pdf)