Venesky-Brown's client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit an IT Manager for a 23 month contract on a rate of £281.22/day Outside IR35. This role will be primarily office-based, with a flexible option to work from home days for up to two days per week.

Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic and operational IT advice, guidance, and support to those that work for the organisation

- Line manage the organisation's Digital Content Manager and IT Support officer

- Develop, implement and/or monitor standard operating procedures for the use of the organisation's website and Intranet

- Develop and/or review relevant key performance indicators (KPIs) on the organisation's used IT systems, making recommendations for change where applicable

- Research and recommend, where applicable, hardware, software and network solutions

- Lead on the decommissioning of Legacy IT systems

- Oversee the purchase, installation, configuration and management and maintenance of owned, or used by the organisation, hardware and software

- Represent the organisation at meetings, focus groups, etc., with external stakeholders and suppliers

- Produce and review business continuity guidance on the organisation's IT related business activities

Essential Skills:

- Analysis and Use of Evidence

- Communications and Engagement

- Improving Performance

- People Management

- Proven experience in IT support and management roles

- Excellent IT literacy, including the use of Microsoft 365 and other software applications

- Experience of developing/adapting guidance documents

- Experience in document management systems (ideally M-Files Document Management)

- Experience managing an Intranet system

- Highly organised and efficient, and able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks against agreed timelines

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, and meticulous attention to detail

- Proven experience of working independently, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team

- Personal resilience and the ability to deal with what can be a distressing subject matter

- Working knowledge of current legislation regarding data protection

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.