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Here at North Yorkshire County Council our Technology and Change (T&C) Department plays a vital part in improving and developing services across the whole Council for the benefit of our customers and staff.

Our Team

Our Technology Services are the technical and service delivery arm of T&C; underpinning all council and some of its partner’s services. The purpose of the Corporate Systems Team (CST) is to develop, enhance, administer and support key management information systems, aligning the current and future needs of the organisation and its customers to the right technology and ensuring they are delivered to the agreed standard.  

The role

We are looking for a Service Owner – Customer and Business Systems to join our team. You will you will lead two teams of technology professionals supporting the length and breadth of the organisation. With a particular focus on the provision of IT services to our Business and Environmental Services, Property, Legal, and Customer Service Centre you will be responsible for the quality of service delivery. Working with our Business Relationship Managers and the Customer, you will ensure the products and services supplied meet the needs of the service and its users, adhere to statutory and regulatory process, are delivered to agreed, achievable service levels and within budget.

Working with Product Owners you will champion agile ways of working, responding flexibly to changing business landscapes and supporting the planning and review of new or changed services as well as managing the end-to-end aspects of IT Service Management for the Services and Products within your portfolio.

To be successful in this role you will need to have in depth knowledge of IT Service Management as well as experience in both customer engagement and supplier and contract management. You will also need excellent communication skills, both written and verbally along with an ability to influence, negotiate and problem solve. We are also looking for someone who has a keen eye on optimising and automating processes, systems management and IT support.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with ITIL V4 Foundation but this is not essential as long as you hold a professional qualification or equivalent in the relevant specialism. This is a fantastic opportunity for technology professionals who are looking to progress their career within IT Management and Leadership. For a detailed outline of the role please see attached the job specification.

As an organisation, we strongly believe in promoting a work life balance, with flexible working opportunities and modern technology. You will benefit from a hybrid-working style with the flexibly to work from home and in the office when required. You will have access to some great benefits via our everybody benefit’s scheme such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance programme to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish. For more information on the benefits we offer please see our Total Rewards Brochure.

Contact & Apply

If you would like to know more about our position please contact Andy Jarvis on 01609 533554.

To apply please click “apply” to submit your online application, or alternatively we are happy to accept your CV including a personal statement in one Word document (not pdf) to Resourcingsolutions@northyorks.gov.uk by midnight on Sunday 25th July

Please note, It is important that your CV includes your full contact details (telephone, email, and address), full employment history (name of employer, job titles, dates of employment and salary), full education history (qualification, grade, dates and place of study), and explanation of any gaps in employment. Your personal statement should outline your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria for the role as detailed in the person specification below.

Key dates:

Closing date: Sunday 25th July

Interview date: Week commencing 9th August – To be conducted virtually via MS Teams