Information Technology Business Partner - Educational Charity

Ventula Consulting; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected education charity is seeking an IT & Technology Business Partner to enhance digital capabilities and drive impactful change. This role bridges technology with organizational needs, facilitating digital roadmaps and managing projects. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in IT, excellent stakeholder engagement, and a passion for education. This position offers a competitive salary of £58-£64k and exceptional benefits, including a hybrid working model and generous annual leave.

Benefits

30 days’ annual leave

4 closure days

10% employer pension contribution

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Microsoft 365 and its components.
• Proven track record in programme and project delivery.
• Experience in an IT/Technology role with business partnering.

Responsibilities

• Advise on effective technical and digital solutions.
• Support digital strategy development.
• Coordinate cross-functional project delivery.
• Lead adoption and change activity.
• Monitor risks and ensure service continuity.

Skills

Microsoft 365 (Power Platform, Business Central)

Project Management Systems

Master Data Management

AI Tools

Analytical Problem Solving

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

IT & Technology Business Partner - Leading Educational Charity, to Circa £64k + Exceptional Benefits Package

Are you passionate about harnessing technology to solve organisational challenges? Do you enjoy building strong partnerships across a business to deliver impactful digital change? We’re supporting a globally respected, mission-driven education charity in the search for an experienced IT & Technology Business Partner to join their collaborative team.

This organisation plays a key role in shaping the future of education through evidence, insight, and innovation. As part of their IT and Digital function, you’ll help design and deliver solutions that strengthen internal systems, enhance user experience, and support impactful work across the organisation.

The Role

As an IT & Technology Business Partner, you’ll be the bridge between technology and the wider business — ensuring digital solutions truly meet organisational needs. You’ll work closely with operational teams, senior leadership, and external partners to shape digital roadmaps, optimise systems, and deliver secure, efficient, and resilient technologies.

There will be significant opportunity to take on innovation led projects including AI focused initiatives to enhance the business across all areas.

You’ll also take the lead in planning delivery activity, building business cases, driving adoption, and ensuring that live systems remain robust and fit-for-purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise and collaborate with colleagues across Technology and Operations to shape effective technical and digital solutions.
• Support the Chief Digital Officer with digital strategy development and portfolio / investment planning.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery, ensuring projects meet requirements, deadlines, and budgets.
• Lead adoption and change activity, including training, communication, and readiness planning.
• Monitor risks and service issues, ensuring continuity and an excellent user experience.
• Track progress, benefits and lessons learned, reporting clearly to key stakeholders.

About You

You’ll bring a strong blend of technical understanding, relationship-building, and delivery expertise. Ideal for those with experience in education, edtech, not-for-profit or third-sector organisations , but applicants from other mission-driven settings are also encouraged.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Microsoft 365 (Power Platform, Business Central), CMS, Project Management systems, Master Data Management and AI tools.
• A proven track record in programme and project delivery (waterfall & agile).
• Demonstrated experience in an IT / Technology role with business partnering responsibilities.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and the ability to translate business needs into workable options.
• Confidence in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication and influencing.

This is an excellent opportunity to shape digital capability within a purpose-led education charity while developing your strategic, technical, and leadership skills.

Interested? Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Salary : £58–£64,000 (DOE)

Contract : Full-time, 35 hours per week

Working Pattern : Hybrid — 1 day per week in the Slough office

Sector : Education / Not-for-profit / Charity

Exceptiona l Benefits : 30 days’ annual leave + 4 closure days, 10% employer pension contribution