Service lead - technology
services (DDaT)

We're looking for someone to join us in a leadership role driving our technology consulting services. This is an opportunity to deliver varied and interesting work whilst also strategically leading.

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Location

UK (remote working)

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Salary

£80,000 - £90,000

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Type

Permanent | Full-time, part-time, flexible

We are Socitm Advisory - the management consulting business for the public sector.

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Our Service Lead role is a position of strategic importance to the future success of Socitm Advisory. The purpose of this role is to act as a senior advisor, subject matter expert, and thought leader for Technology Services within our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Practice.

 
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What we're looking for

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  • A leader who possesses a personal gravitas, underpinned with a down to earth attitude, to compliment the Executive Board and inspire our consulting population (both in one-to-one and group situations)
     

  • A resourceful, practical and results oriented individual that demonstrates a strong and visible passion and commitment to delivery
     

  • Strong inter-personal and relationship building abilities and thrives in customer facing scenarios
     

  • A strong networkers with the capacity to build productive, long term, collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
     

  • Experience of consulting at a senior level within a public sector facing organisation
     

  • Strong commercial acumen
     

  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of the technology within the public sector (ideally local government) and the current challenges that public sector IT teams a

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Key responsibilities​

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  • Develop a nurture great relationships with senior client stakeholders across the portfolio
     

  • Playing a key role in the planning, programme management and end-to-end delivery of projects
     

  • Providing a depth of expertise in a specific area of subject matter expertise alongside a confident capacity to outline wider Socitm Advisory products and services
     

  • Responsible for the profitability (and reporting) of multiple projects
     

  • Identifies and secures follow-on opportunities, working with Directors to develop and grow accounts
     

  • Provides subject matter expertise to support Business Development and Sales activities including proposal and pitch activity and thought leadership
     

  • Plays a significant role in the development and evolution of relevant methodologies ("The Socitm Way"), products and services
     

  • Develops and executes Practice growth strategies and plans in collaboration with Business Development initiatives
     

  • Identifies and creates new or enhanced service offers to encourage Practice diversification into new markets and services
     

  • Acts as brand ambassador for the Practice
     

  • Supports the leadership team in coaching and developing the consulting population. Plays a leading role in the development and motivation of a high-performance delivery team, attracting and recruiting new talent and creating career development and succession programmes that facilitate an appropriate level of service excellence