Digital Strategy Delivery Manager (Permanent)

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Renfrewshire is one of Scotland’s larger local authorities and we work hard to respond to the needs of our communities and deliver excellent local services. Our teams provide services to people at every stage of life helping to make Renfrewshire a safe, welcoming, and fair place for everyone.

 

Join us and you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Renfrewshire a better place and contribute to its future. You will lead on the delivery of our Digital Strategy ambitions as part of the Architecture & Technology team, who work within the ICT team as part of the Finance and Resources Service. Our service ambition is to ensure the smooth running of corporate Council operations, by providing services across the organisation—including HR, procurement, legal, Digital/ICT and audit & governance. Your knowledge and skills will help us continue to improve what we do and how we do it.

 

We are looking for someone experienced in Digital Strategies, with a track record of collaborative working and delivery of digital outcomes across organisations, communities, and citizens.  Reporting to the Architecture & Technology Manager, you will co-ordinate the implementation of the Council’s Digital Strategy and monitor its impact. Your role will be responsible for ensuring that the Council’s Digital Strategy is consistent with and supports the delivery of the organisation’s other key strategic priorities. 

 

You must have an approachable, confident, professional and customer focused manner to help develop good relationships with customers, colleagues, and third parties. 

 

It is an exciting time to join the Council as part of the delivery of the Council’s Digital Strategy. This is a varied and exciting role, with plenty of space to grow and develop. You will need attention to detail, a can-do attitude and be able to work well within a collaborative environment. You’ll need to be confident, understand the importance of maintaining high standards, have effective communication and engagement skills and have an enthusiasm for learning.

 

You should have:

 

• Previous relevant experience in developing and implementing a digital strategy and its impact in a local government or similar diverse organization.
• Be educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience of developing community engagement, and partnership working across the private and voluntary sector in order to deliver successful outcomes.
• Awareness and experience of digital inclusion strategy development and implementation
• Experience of developing community engagement, and partnership working

 

Please see the Job Outline and Person Specification for a fuller list of what you’ll do and what we’re looking for.

 

As our value’s suggest we believe in opportunity for everyone. At Renfrewshire Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work supportive environment which gives you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. Not only that, but we also offer our colleagues several great benefits.

 

• a minimum of 33 days holidays, which increases with service (including public holidays), pro rata for part-time workers
• wellbeing support including a generous company sick pay scheme, carers leave, menopause support as well as an employee assistance scheme
• a generous contributory pension scheme with Strathclyde Pension Scheme
• colleague discount scheme—major and local retailer discounts available to all colleagues
• cycle to work scheme
• optional membership to a Health Cash Plan
• offer of hybrid working.

 

This is an exciting time to join our ICT Team. If you share our values and are ready to be part of our journey, please select the apply button. We look forward to receiving your application.