Chief Information Officer
Role details
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Tech stack
Job description
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the CIO will hold full accountability for delivering St John's technology roadmap and driving enterprise-wide digital transformation. The role will ensure that technology, digital and data platforms are safe, resilient, compliant and future-ready, supporting a modern, high-quality digital working environment for staff and volunteers and enabling effective strategic and operational decision-making.
The CIO will provide executive leadership across digital transformation, core technology services, data and insight, cyber security and information governance, and will lead the organisation's programme management function. A key focus will be embedding a data-informed culture and the responsible, ethical adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, while maintaining strong governance, safeguarding and public trust.
Requirements
- A compelling track record as a board-level or senior executive leader within a complex organisation.
- Deep experience leading digital, data and technology services at scale, ideally in similarly complex or mission-led environments.
- Proven success delivering large-scale, cross-organisational transformation and change portfolios.
- Experience of working with volunteer-based or people-powered organisations.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to engage, influence and build trust across diverse stakeholder groups, underpinned by a values-led and emotionally intelligent leadership style.