Norfolk County Council offering salary of up to £115,000 for new head of IT

Norfolk County Council on the look-out for a 'truly transformational' IT leader

Norfolk County Council is looking for a new head of IT and information management, and offering a salary of up to £115,000 for the successful candidate.

The successful applicant will, according to the council, have to support the delivery of its Re-Imagining Norfolk strategy, by which the council aims to forge a new relationship with its residents and public-sector partners.

"The head of IT & IM will develop opportunities for IT to deliver services that generate operational improvement, as well as directly enable improved customer experience and services," the council said in a job advert in The Sunday Times.

They will also have to lead the engagement of IT with the council, and act as a subject-matter expert and source of professional advice, guidance and constructive challenge to key stakeholders across all council services and partnerships.

The council said that it was looking for a "truly transformational" IT leader, adding that it had to be someone that could "innovate, reposition and delivery greater value from IT services".

They would have to be able to show clear evidence of having generated commercial and operational improvement from IT throughout their career, and have experience in building internal and external partner relationships.

The council added that applicants should have a strong technical background combined with a business-focused mindset. The ability to identify, communicate and garner support for service improvement through IT is also an "essential quality", it continued.

According to the council, an understanding, or direct experience, of local government would be advantageous, but not essential, for this role.

The deadline for applications is 4 March.

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