Chief digital and information officer job up for grabs at North London shared service

£120k for the successful applicant - topped up with a performance-related bonus

The London Boroughs of Camden, Islington and Haringey are looking to appoint a chief digital and information officer (CIDO) to lead their switch to an ICT shared service.

The successful applicant will be paid a £120,000 salary with performance-related bonus on top.

Islington and Camden signed a shared-services agreement back in September, which aimed to save the councils a combined £4m a year once fully operational, with a "one off" cost of £5m. In March, Haringey Council announced its interest in being involved in the partnership as well. The addition of Haringey could mean savings of £6m a year across the three boroughs.

According to Camden Council, the successful candidate will have to have significant and in-depth experience of running and managing an ICT function as a member of senior management. He or she will have to have developed an ICT strategy for large organisations of a similar scale and complexity, and have proven experience in successfully leading IT teams through major change.

Commercial acumen, the ability to align ICT with corporate priorities, and negotiation and conflict resolution skills are all prerequisites for the role.

The council said that the CIDO should be "an inspiring leader and effective people manager who is adept at promoting continuous learning and sharing best practice, knowledge and expertise".

It expects a minimum of an undergraduate degree in IT or a related area, as well as an IT industry accreditation such as ITIL.

Applications close on Thursday 12 May 2016. More information can be found here.

Computing has asked Camden Council what the new CIDO role would mean for its existing CIO Omid Shajiri.

Last year, Westminster City Council said its CIO role would "be deleted" as part of a revised Tri-Borough shared services strategy, which Ed Garcez leads. The three North London councils could follow suit - meaning a change in role for current CIOs of these councils, or the CIOs having to step down from the organisation altogether.