Head of Business Systems

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution is seeking a leader for their Business Systems team in Brighton. The role involves ensuring administrative IT systems effectively support the university's objectives, requiring strong leadership and extensive IT service experience. Candidates should possess in-depth knowledge of IT applications and systems, strategic management proficiency, and exceptional interpersonal skills. The position includes benefits such as a contributory pension scheme and generous leave arrangements.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Access to sports facilities

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of software applications and systems applied to business outcomes.
• Extensive management and leadership experience with a strategic impact.
• Significant experience of corporate IT service operation and development.
• Highly developed knowledge of the principles, theory and practice of IT service delivery.
• Experience of managing multiple professional teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills for motivating, negotiating, influencing and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Business Systems team in support, development, and implementation of administrative IT systems.
• Accountable for the management and operational delivery of corporate business systems.
• Collaborate effectively with senior leaders and provide strategic direction.

Job description

Information Services

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb

Salary: £59,966 to £69,488 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 11 January 2026

Reference: IS5343-25-257

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Business Systems team in the support, development and implementation of our administrative IT systems. Working as part of the management team in IT Services, you will work closely with stakeholders across the University to ensure that our IT systems meet the needs of the organisation.

The post-holder will be accountable for the management and operational delivery of the corporate business systems and services provided by the Business Systems team.

This role requires a high level of leadership, independence, initiative, and sound judgement. You will work closely with senior managers, balancing their priorities with those of the University as a whole to ensure that IT system developments deliver mutual value and benefit.

We are seeking someone who can collaborate effectively with senior leaders and provide strategic direction, ensuring our IT systems remain robust, efficient, and aligned with institutional goals.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Have

• In-depth knowledge of software applications and systems applied to business outcomes (e.g. Student Records, HR, Finance, Business Intelligence)
• Extensive management and leadership experience with a strategic impact
• Significant experience of corporate IT service operation and development
• Highly developed knowledge of the principles, theory and practice of IT service delivery
• Experience of managing multiple professional teams
• Strong interpersonal skills for motivating, negotiating, influencing and relationship building.

The university offers excellent rewards for the right candidate including a contributory pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, personal development and access to sports facilities.

The University of Brighton welcomes job share arrangements. Job sharing is a way of working where two people share one full-time job, dividing the work, responsibilities, pay, holidays, and other benefits between them proportionate to the hours each works, thereby increasing access to a wide range of jobs on a part-time basis. In addition, to the eight Bank Holidays, there are university discretionary days between Christmas and New Year. All leave, including bank holidays and discretionary days, is pro‑rated for part–time employees.

Further Details

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non‑belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under‑represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee’s home. It is the University’s expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.

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