Head of Technology/Head of IT-NFP/Membership

Morson Edge (Technology); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Bank holidays

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Morson Edge (Technology) is partnering with a major UK professional membership organisation in healthcare to recruit a strategic Head of Technology. You will own the technology strategy, roadmap and architecture, leading cyber security, resilience, IT service delivery and supplier management in a broad, senior leadership role.

The role blends strategic influence with strong operational delivery, developing a high-performing technology function.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within IT or technology.
• Proven ability to develop and deliver a technology strategy and roadmap.
• Experience leading major technology-enabled change or complex transformation projects.
• Strong experience in cyber security risk management, including risk assessment and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy and roadmap and provide strategic direction to the function.
• Lead across technology architecture, cyber security, operational resilience and IT service delivery.
• Oversee supplier management, procurement/tender processes and service performance.
• Provide clear advice to senior stakeholders and develop a high-performing, customer-focused technology team.

Skills

Leadership experience

Technology strategy

Cyber security

IT operations

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Cloud services

Identity & access management

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 organisation's 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

We are looking for an established Head of Technology, Head of IT, IT Director, Technology Director or similar senior technology leader who can demonstrate:

• 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.

Highly flexible hybrid model. The role can be performedpredominantly 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
• 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service up to 32 days
• 4x salary life assurance
• Enhanced family leave and wellbeing benefits