2022-3725-head of Digital

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 241314**Salary**:

- £39,659 - £47,485- £5000 DDaT Pay Supplement**Grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer- B3**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of posts**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- InvernessAbout the job

**Summary**:
**DDaT Pay Supplement**

The Crofting Commission is a Non-Departmental Public Body governed by a Board of 9 commissioners, 6 of whom are elected by crofters and 3 which are appointed by Scottish Government. With a compliment of roughly 70 full time equivalent staff the Commission’s responsibilities include regulating crofting, supporting the registration of crofts by the Registers of Scotland, promoting and supporting the development of crofting, and advising the Scottish Government on any matters relating to crofting.

As an NDPB the Crofting Commission operates as a sole entity with no access to the Scots network, or related services. As such, the Crofting Commission is solely responsible for the direction of and maintenance of all the IT equipment and services required to function, including cloud services, cyber security and development of its internal casework system.

The role is primarily based out of the main Inverness location, Great Glen House. Currently there are elements of home working due to Covid 19, and the role will be open to a hybrid working model moving forward (home working with attendance at the office when it is deemed required).

The successful applicant will join the senior management team of the Crofting Commission which consists of 5 other B3 senior managers, and which reports to a newly formed Executive Team led by the Chief Executive Officer. This role will report directly to the C1 Director of Corporate Services. You will be responsible for all aspects of digital within the Commission, with a focus on how its digital offerings can be improved in the future.

**Job description**:

- Delegated budget holder for the Commission’s Information Services budgets, with responsibility for securing Value For Money from these budget lines.
- CIS development: Act as the SCRUM master for the internal AGILE based development of the Crofting Information System.
- Geospatial Information Services: Oversee the delivery of the Commission’s functions in respect of registration and mapping of crofts, as required by the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010; liaise with staff, service users and Registers of Scotland over the delivery and improvement of these services.
- Report regularly in writing and orally, to the Commission’s Audit & Finance Committee or Board as required by the Director of Corporate Services.
- Line management of three B2s; the Commission Dev Ops Engineer, a newly created Coder / Developer post; and Business Systems Analyst.

**Responsibilities**:

- 1. Familiarity with digital solutions and experience of working in a digital environment, in particular cloud solutions.
- 2. Experience of modern cyber security principles, including a good understanding of disaster recovery principles.
- 3. Experience of delivering operational services and/or managing change in operational systems. Experience of AGILE system development and Transact SQL server would be beneficial.
- 4. Excellent people management and communication skills, with the ability to support and lead the team through the delivery of a diverse range of often complex digital objectives.**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Selection process details**:

- To be confirmed
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.-
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Aaron Ramsay
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