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Director of Research IT Services

Employer
Berwick Partners
Location
Bloomsbury, Central London, South East England, UK
Salary
Competitive plus USS pension
Closing date
18 Jul 2019

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Sector
Education
Responsibilities
Information Management, Information Technology
Position/Level
Director
Contract Type
Permanent
Language
English

Job Details

Company: University College London

Job title: Director of Research IT Services

Salary: Competitive plus USS pension

Location: Bloomsbury, Central London, South East England, UK

University College London (UCL) is seeking to appoint an outstanding research and development IT leader, to shape and deliver the provision of IT Services to its world-class research community. The Director of Research IT Services (RITS) will take a hands-on role in expanding and improving delivery of the suite of research enabling IT services to its diverse and demanding research community.

UCL has a rich heritage and an exciting agenda for the future aiming to solve some of the world’s most difficult challenges. This is a key role offering the opportunity to deliver the efficient, modern, research IT service, which could enable the next critical research breakthrough. The Research IT Services (RITS) Directorate is seeking the strategic IT leader with the ability to engage researchers, driving value from research and to lead the RITS directorate forward, expanding and widening its offering.

The Role:

  • Operate as a senior leader within the University and acting as trusted partner to the research community, building positive relationships with key research stakeholders. Demonstrate the ‘art of the possible’; stimulate future demand and widening the scope of services offered by RITS
  • Craft a vision and the well-planned, strategic roadmap to evolve and broaden Research IT Services at UCL. Act as advocate for UCL’s interests externally, across the sector, with partner organisations and at the national level
  • Provide strategic leadership to the Research IT Services teams.  Mould a high-performing RITS directorate improving scalability and making it simple to engage with. Drive clarity, focus and efficiency of process and act as a beacon of best practice based on contemporary developments in research IT provision

The Candidate:

  • With significant exposure to research intensive organisations, you will have the ability to understand the needs of complex research communities and to shape the high-performing technology operations to support them
  • Possessing high EQ and outstanding communication skills you will have the proven ability to build relationships with a wide range of research stakeholders
  • An enthusing and inspiring people leader, you will demonstrate a track record of build cohesive teams, whilst driving the adoption of contemporary IT industry methods and ways of working. 

The University values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

To hear more about this exciting opportunity, apply now by following the link www.berwickpartners.co.uk/72382  

For a confidential discussion, contact Alex Richardson at our retained search consultants Berwick Partners at alex.richardson@berwickpartners.co.uk or on 0161 498 3409

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We’re passionate about finding senior talent that transforms organisations.

Berwick Partners is the division of Odgers Berndtson which focuses on finding senior talent that transforms organisations.

We are proactive and agile, meeting the evolving senior recruitment needs of the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Fully data-driven, with deep industry knowledge across multiple sectors we can access to deep talent networks and use the very best candidate assessment tools available.

We remain totally focused on your candidate brief by immersing ourselves in your organisation's strategy and culture and embrace your vision so we can find you exceptional talent.

As a fully inclusive recruiter, we have an ongoing commitment to identifying the very best emerging and diverse talent from the UK and overseas, with inclusion and diversity positioned at the heart of our whole search process.

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