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You will have significant experience of planning for and leading change, and of developing strategy and plans that deliver high level outcomes. You will be able to influence, develop and motivate people, and to change how an organisation behaves. You will be educated to degree level in a relevant or related field. Experience of borough wide digital strategy and decision making is desirable but not essential. Experience of working in a local authority or the wider public sector is helpful, and we welcome applicants from all sectors with strong transferable experience. If you meet most of what we have described but not all of it, we would still like to hear from you. ## Description As Chief Technology Officer within our Digital, Data and Technology service, you will be the council's technical subject matter expert and technical design authority. Every strategic technology decision comes through you. This is a chance to join an ambitious council that is investing in its digital capability, and to set the direction of the estate that carries it. You will lead operational delivery across all our technology infrastructure teams, covering architecture, on-prem and cloud server infrastructure, storage, backup, networking and connectivity, Unix, voice and data. You will decide what those teams work on and in what order, so that the council's services stay resilient and high quality. You will define the council's technology strategy and direction by: * Making the technical decisions that shape how the council designs, buys and runs its technology. * Leading the implementation, configuration and monitoring of our tools and systems, and the maintenance of all our digital infrastructure. * Planning and delivering technology and infrastructure projects and programmes from start to finish. * Setting and managing significant budgets within a complex environment. * Managing complex supplier relationships, identifying the right contractual frameworks and negotiating good value from contracts. * Developing, reviewing and enforcing the policies, standards and procedures that keep the council compliant with industry regulation and best practice. * Assessing risk, documenting findings and working with stakeholders to manage them. * Leading incident response, coordinating containment and mitigation, then completing post-incident analysis and reporting what needs to change. * Keeping pace with new trends and technologies and bringing the useful ones into the organisation. Alongside the estate, you will support the Chief Information Officer in the Digital, Data and Technology senior management team, and deputise for them when needed. You will provide strategic advice in a specialist and complex field and develop and present reports to strategic forums and boards. This role is also about digital ambition for North Tyneside. It is about looking beyond the council's own systems and helping shape a borough where people, communities and businesses can benefit from better digital access, stronger connectivity and new technology. You will play a key role in turning our Digital Strategy and Inclusive Economy Strategy into practical plans that support growth, inclusion and opportunity. Working with the Lead Members for ICT and Regeneration, you will help make sure North Tyneside has the digital foundations it needs for the future. This is a role for someone who is comfortable holding the technical brief for a whole organisation, and confident advising directors and elected members. 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