ICT Senior Support Officer - Cheshire

Cheshire East Council - ICT Senior Support Officer

Location: Three Locations Can be based at either of these.

Delamere House, Delamere St, Crewe CW1 2JZ

Goldsmith House, CH1 1SE

4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port CH65 0BE

Contract: On going till January 2021

Hours: 9:00am – 5:30pm / 40 Hours a Week

Payrate: £14 an Hour

Must be able to drive and if applicable declare any driving points

Job Purpose: Provide technical and professional advice, support and guidance to clients, colleagues and partners.

Undertake, research, development, implementation and management of project work and work streams relating to a range of information

and communications technology (ICT) and services contributing to the overall development and planning as part of the annual Corporate ICT Work Programme

Principle Responsibilities

Collect, analyse, design and construct multifaceted information and communications technology products and services using experience and skills to select the appropriate tools and techniques needed from a range of sources to deliver a quality product or service within agreed resources, timescales or other business constraints including budgets.. 

Define, support and document suitable technical and business-related data and investigate complex information and communications products and services from a range of sources in order to inform and advise senior management and colleagues of any successes and/or failures. 

Explore and recommend options, in consultation and negotiation with partners, suppliers, clients and colleagues, which combine technical limitations with operational realities in order to deliver and maintain practical technical and business solutions for new or improved products, services, infrastructure, tools,  methodologies or standards. 

Investigate problems, assess implications, undertake remedial or mitigation action, using own initiative, and recommend changes and modifications in order to correct large and/or complex information and communication technology products and services from specifications, to ensure that agreed business  needs are met. 

Manage, maintain report and document contracts, projects, strategies and work streams for senior management, partners and clients to ensure that resources can be managed effectively and efficiently and projects, work streams or initiatives can be completed to schedule. 

Ensure that all work is carried out and documented using prescribed standards and methods to enable products and services to be operated and maintained efficiently while ensuring compliance with corporate standards and governance. 

Supervise junior staff including undertaking appraisals where necessary and taking responsibility for mentoring staff to ensure that best practice and specialist skills are shared.   

Identify needs and plan, organise and deliver meetings, events, workshops,, reviews and training associated with complex issues and validate and evaluate such activities to develop the technical awareness and competency of clients, colleagues, and partners for use with new and existing business processes

We offer:

• 24 hour one on one specialist social work consultant based within your geographical area
• 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
• Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy or other vacancies in your area please contact Nana Kyeremeh on 0208 514 9137 or Email: nanayawk@4recruitmentservices.com