Business Systems Manager
Job specification
We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
We have a clear vision of what we want the future to look like and believe that by working smarter and enabling services through the use of digital technologies we can transform service delivery and customer engagement.
We also believe that the success of our vision will depend on the very people working within the council. Joining Swindon Borough Council as a Business Systems Manager is your chance to make a significant difference and be part of something exciting.
Your next role
The role will be a key part of the Digital & Business Change Management Team, having the opportunity to influence the development of both the team and profile across the council. Representing Digital, Data & Technology across the organisation, you will be a point of contact for the Children and Adults directorates around IT requests, system support and for new products and services. Promoting the use of IT to aid business transformation is at the forefront of this exciting role.
About you
You will have a proven track record of system’s management preferably with strong Children’s and Adults services experience. For a full account of the role and person specification, please refer to the role profile.
If you feel your experience and/or ambition matches this role, then we would like to hear from you.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 2 years’ staff management experience
- Strong experience managing stakeholders up to Director level
- Excellent communication, organisation and prioritisation skills
- Track record managing full system lifecycles especially change control
- Experience working within strictly legislated industry
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Please see our new Swindon Plan
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information about the role please contact Peter Eagle, Head of IT, email peagle@swindon.gov.uk
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk