Haed of Technology/Head of IT-NFP/Membership

Morson Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary in range £78,131–£87,344

Pension contribution 12%

27 days annual leave + bank holidays (

4x salary life assurance

Flexible and hybrid working

Enhanced family leave and wellbeing

Job summary

Morson Group seeks a Head of Technology to lead the technology strategy and roadmap for a UK-based membership organisation in the healthcare sector. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, shaping architecture, security, and IT service excellence across a national footprint.

You will guide senior stakeholders, manage major technology changes, and build a resilient, high-performing technology team in a hybrid working environment with London-based collaboration as needed.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within IT/technology.
• Proven track record delivering a technology strategy and roadmap.
• Experience leading major technology-enabled change or transformations.
• Strong cyber security risk management, including incident response.
• Led IT operations/service delivery with focus on resilience and user experience.
• Experience managing technology suppliers, procurement and contracts.
• Experience managing significant technology budgets or investment portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management at senior levels.
• Knowledge of architecture, cloud services, Microsoft 365, IAM, endpoint management and cyber-security controls.
• Proven experience building and developing technology teams.
• Experience in mission-led or purpose-led organisations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy and roadmap for the organisation.
• Provide leadership across technology architecture, cyber security, operational resilience and service delivery.
• Oversee technology-enabled change and supplier management.
• Develop a high-performing, customer-focused technology function and advise senior stakeholders.

Skills

Senior IT leadership

Technology strategy development

Cyber security risk management

IT operations & service delivery

Senior stakeholder management

Budget/investment management

Supplier management & procurement

Cloud services & Microsoft 365

Identity & access management

Team leadership & development

Job description

Head of Technology/Head of IT -NFP/Membership

We are partnering with a leading UK professional membership organisation within the healthcare sector, representing a substantial number of members, to recruit a Head of Technology. This is the organisations senior technology leadership role and an excellent opportunity to shape its future technology landscape at a time when digital transformation, AI, cyber security and data are increasingly central to its strategy.

You will take ownership of the technology strategy and roadmap, while providing leadership across technology architecture, cyber security, operational resilience, IT service delivery, technology-enabled change and supplier management.

This is a broad role suited to someone who can combine strategic technology leadership with strong operational delivery, providing clear advice to senior stakeholders while developing a high-performing and customer-focused technology function.

Head of Technology-NFP/Membership- Experience & Skills Required

• Significant senior leadership experience within an IT, ICT or technology function.
• Proven experience developing and delivering a technology strategy and roadmap.
• Experience leading major technology-enabled change or complex transformation projects.
• Strong experience of cyber security risk management, including risk assessment, mitigation and incident response.
• Leadership of IT operations/service delivery, with a strong focus on resilience, service quality and user experience.
• Experience managing technology suppliers, procurement/tender processes, contracts and service performance.
• Experience managing significant technology budgets or investment portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence and constructively challenge at senior level.
• Strong technology knowledge covering architecture, cloud services, Microsoft 365, identity and access management, endpoint management and cyber-security controls.
• Proven experience leading and developing technology teams.
• Previous experience working within a mission-led, values-driven or purpose-led organisation would be advantageous, although we are equally interested in candidates from other sectors who can demonstrate a genuine alignment with the organisation’s ethos and a strong motivation to work in a purpose-led environment.
• Opportunity to take ownership of technology within a purpose-led organisation with a significant national reach, combining strategic influence with the ability to make tangible improvements to technology, services and ways of working.

The organisation operates a highly flexible hybrid model. The role can be performed predominantly remotely, with attendance at the London office for important face-to-face meetings and collaboration when required.

The package includes:

• £78,131 - £87,344 salary- Annual incremental and cost-of-living pay increases
• 12% employer pension contribution
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service up to 32 days
• 4x salary life assurance
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced family leave and wellbeing benefits