Senior Technology Business Partner

**Senior Technology Business Partner** Berkshire/Hybrid Are you looking for a new challenge where you can create strong relationships with the business, understand their needs and goals, so you can identify and align technology solutions? Well, if so, NFER could be the place for you. NFER is a leading educational research charity operating in the UK and internationally. Our mission is to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere and to support positive change across education systems. Our research informs policy and practice andwe proudly develop and supply a third of the UK’s primary schools with assessment products for teachers. As the Senior Technology Business Partner, you will support the work of the foundation by ensuring we are fit for the future by identifying and delivering technology solutions, enabling our colleagues to increase productivity and maximise efficiency. **Your main responsibilities will be**: Stakeholder engagement & planning: - Partnering with departments to become recognised as a trusted advisor, developing a deep understanding of each department’s business and technology requirements - Engaging with Technology & Operations teams to design and advise on appropriate technical/digital solutions - Developing delivery plans, securing buy in and investment - Pro-actively look for opportunities to match organisational issues to technology solutions, proposing practical solutions to both our IT team and the Foundation as a whole, in line with NFER’s Digital Strategy - Supporting the Chief Digital Officer to develop Digital Strategy and investment planning activities Solution delivery: - Working across teams to ensure that solutions are delivered on time and to budget - Anticipating and putting plans in place to encourage adoption and realise targeted benefits Operational support: - Ensuring live systems are well supported, monitoring and working with the wider Technology team to maintain and improve security, performance and resilience - This is an IT generalist role so you’ll need to be agile and flexible and prepare to get involved in a range of topics **We are looking for some who**: - Has experience building trusted relationships across different business functions, including with senior leadership, in order to positively influence outcomes and facilitate change across all levels of the organisation - Has experience of working with customer-facing technical solutions, including websites, eCommerce, marketing, sales and customer service to deliver improved business outcomes - Has a successful track record for delivering technology-enabled projects and initiatives, including "hands-on" management of delivery work - Has portfolio management experience and is able to think strategically and align initiatives with business strategy - Has a strong technology background with sufficient knowledge and experience in identifying technology solutions for business problems. Also, have the knowledge to identify when a technology fix may not be the best option You’ll be passionate about technology and may have held similar roles such as: Technical Product Manager; Solutions Architect; Business Analyst / Technical Product Owner; Technical Programme Manager; Technical Consultant. **Why NFER?**: - Competitive salary £40,000 - £60,000 DOE - Generous pension scheme - Hybrid working available (home and Slough office) - 42 days’ holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days - Support for professional development - Great work/life balance (35 hours worked per week) Most of our teams are currently working from home but our offices are open surrounded by five acres of green land on the outskirt of Slough, located close to Windsor. It's just 15 minutes from London Paddington and an easy drive from the M4, M40 and LondonHeathrow. This vacancy has been placed by Webrecruit on behalf of NFER.