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IT contracting company offering services in IT leadership, transformation, project management, programme management and relationship management.

Newport, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

- Stay at home Dad.- Finishing off years of half finished DIY projects.- Reading and research keeping up with latest industry trends.

• Leadership of an effective business aware IT function that provides services for over 8000 staff. This includes leading and managing the Business Relationship Management, Business Analysis, Solution Architecture, Information Architecture & Security teams. • Accountable for managing ideas from inception through to design of a solution that meets business goals and aligns to strategy.• Business change lead on a large project to replace a case management solution for over 4000… Show more • Leadership of an effective business aware IT function that provides services for over 8000 staff. This includes leading and managing the Business Relationship Management, Business Analysis, Solution Architecture, Information Architecture & Security teams. • Accountable for managing ideas from inception through to design of a solution that meets business goals and aligns to strategy.• Business change lead on a large project to replace a case management solution for over 4000 users.• Responsible for ensuring that the needs of the business are reflected in the IT budget with priorities aligned to the Organisational Strategy. • Ownership of the governance process for all new and existing IT work requests, including all project activity.• Collaborate in the production of the IS strategy that demonstrates IT are able to meet the ambition set within the new 10 year organisational strategy.• Deputising for the Director of IT with full budget responsibility during cover.• Represents IT at senior executive and board level across Barnardo’s.• As product owner for key business system, advised on changes, needed to meet legislative, reporting and safeguarding needs. This improved the ability to track outcomes and most recently ensure that it was GDPR compliant. Show less

• Responsible for and leadership of Business Relation Management, Business Analysis, Project Management & Security teams. • Active engagement in budgeting, planning, estimating and objective setting for the IT department as a whole.• Fully engages with IT programmes or projects, advises and influences direction, and ensures effective communication to all interested parties. • Informs, develops and contributes to corporate policy with a focus on data security and information… Show more • Responsible for and leadership of Business Relation Management, Business Analysis, Project Management & Security teams. • Active engagement in budgeting, planning, estimating and objective setting for the IT department as a whole.• Fully engages with IT programmes or projects, advises and influences direction, and ensures effective communication to all interested parties. • Informs, develops and contributes to corporate policy with a focus on data security and information management.• Implemented and developed the Business Relationship Management function which enabled IT to be better embedded in the business and involved earlier in business change. • Identified need for enable volunteers to provide sensitive recording from non-corporate devices. Won the 2014 Computer Weekly European Security award for public sector and spoke at a conference about this solution• Created a programme of insight sessions that support centrally based IT staff to better understand the service delivery. This resulted in a more informed decision making about the solutions offered, prioritisation of support and better relationships across departments. Show less

• Managed, supported and maintained relationships with key staff across Wales.• Supported services through their lifecycle including active involvement in the bidding phase and start up.• Environmental lead which resulted in successful achievement of the Green Dragon award.• IT lead on the Senior Management Team in Wales. This involved decision making around planning to support the delivery of services and not just IT focussed.• Ensured that the IS strategy and vision was… Show more • Managed, supported and maintained relationships with key staff across Wales.• Supported services through their lifecycle including active involvement in the bidding phase and start up.• Environmental lead which resulted in successful achievement of the Green Dragon award.• IT lead on the Senior Management Team in Wales. This involved decision making around planning to support the delivery of services and not just IT focussed.• Ensured that the IS strategy and vision was communicated and well understood by staff in Wales. This involved presenting at staff conferences and developing communication plans.• Worked closely with the business to drive value out of existing IT solutions or identify opportunities for new solutions. This included identifying a need and funding to give vulnerable young people access to technology. Show less

• Member of new team setup to develop business intelligence solution to improve selections for campaigns.• Supported the gathering of requirement to ensure selections met the need of the campaign.• Developed process for selections using SQL Server 2005, Analysis Services, SSIS, Reporting Services & Pro Clarity. This included Data Warehouse build, population, maintenance and ETL process.• Build servers required for the Business Intelligence solution.

• Lead responsibility for implementing new recording system across all Services in Wales which involved analysis, design, build and training at every site.• Provided user training on all systems used in Barnardo’s.• Provide desktop engineering support across all sites.• Provided ongoing development of the recording system including working with Local Authority commissioners to meet reporting requirements.