Job Title: DaTS Business Partner
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Salary: £44,539 – £49,590 per annum (Grade: G:11)
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Closing Date: 10th September 2023
What we need from you:
We are looking for hands-on, motivated and innovative people with a strong attention for detail and a passion for ICT to inspire the development of the organisation’s architecture in line with the organisation’s Corporate Plan and Digital Strategy.
If you’re ready for a new challenge and would like to collaboratively drive the design, development and delivery of our ambitious digital transformation, we’d love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues from across the business to cultivate Walsall Council’s enterprise architecture and shape business demand into supply.
We’ll need you to develop and maintain high quality artefacts such as catalogues, roadmaps, business cases and value plans, and so the role requires evidence of leading in an ICT environment, demonstration of excellent communication/interpersonal skills and a passion for continued personal/professional development.
We’ll need you to:
- Establish and maintain relationships with DaTS services, Directorate teams, third party suppliers, and external customers
- Collaborate with business representatives to enhance business capabilities through effective ICT solutions
- Act as champions of technical innovation, evolution and growth
- Advocate for ICT initiatives, influence key business choices, and deliver high-quality ICT services to assigned business areas
- Ensure compliance with DaTS standards, policies, and procedures within Directorates
- Collaborate with technical and project management resources to manage and maintain a healthy initiative portfolio
- Demonstrate a passion for continued personal/professional development
What’s in it for you?
We’re flexible!
The council operates customer focussed hybrid ways of working. This includes home working as well as face-to-face office based when required. This is subject to change, and you may be required to work from other locations, short or long term.
We love to upskill our staff!
We actively promote learning and development opportunities to all our employees to help them progress and gain new skills (such as via our Endless Possibilities programme) and in the IT department, we support staff to pursue certifications by providing learning content and exam vouchers to progress through various career pathways.
We love awards!
Over the last 12 months we have been nominated in the PICCASO Privacy Awards, PublicFinance Awards, Ladder for the Black Country Apprenticeship Awards, Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards and the LGC Digital Impact Awards (to name a few); and we’re over the moon to have won in our respective categories.
We promote a healthy work/life balance:
We have generous annual leave (starting at 29 days for this role) that rises as your time with Walsall Council increases and is also supplemented by 9 concessionary days throughout the year and flexi time.
Pensions:
We support staff in paying into a great pension scheme with West Midlands Pension Fund. Walsall Council will contribute a significant proportion of employer contributions towards your pension – find out more on our website.
Additional Information:
Walsall Council is committed to attracting, developing and retaining talent and can offer you an opportunity to make a difference and better the lives of the people of this exciting borough. We have a genuine commitment to equality of opportunity and welcome all applicants to help us employ a representative workforce that reflects the community we serve. If you’re looking for a new challenge and would like to collaboratively drive the design, development and delivery of our ambitious digital transformation, we’d love to hear from you!
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
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Candidates with experience of: IT Business Partner, Business Partner, ICT Business Partner, IT Project Manager, DATS Project Manager, DATS, Digital Services, Technology Services, ICT Project Manager, IT Account Manager may also be considered for this role.
