Assistant Director (ICT and Digital Transformation)

Calderdale Council; Virginia; Hybride; USD 124 000 - 152 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work - 2 days remote

Résumé du poste

Calderdale Council is seeking an Assistant Director – ICT and Digital Transformation to provide strategic leadership across ICT operations, cyber and infrastructure, data and insights, and digital transformation. The role focuses on driving digital culture, modernisation and value-for-money services while engaging stakeholders and guiding major programmes.

Based in Halifax with a hybrid pattern (2 days remote), the post offers a permanent contract and a salary from £103,464 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience leading ICT and digital transformation programmes in a complex public-sector environment.
• Strategic leadership across ICT operations, cyber and infrastructure, data and insights, and digital transformation.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic leadership across ICT operations, cyber and infrastructure, data and insights, and digital transformation.
• Build strong relationships, lead major programmes, and ensure resilient, value-for-money services.
• Inspire teams, engage stakeholders and deliver innovative digital solutions that improve customer experience and performance.

Connaissances

IT service leadership

Formation

IT Service Leadership qualification

Description du poste

Assistant Director (ICT and Digital Transformation)

Calderdale is an ambitious, forward looking Council with a strong track record of innovation and transformation. As we continue to modernise services, strengthen financial resilience, and deliver on our digital ambitions, we are seeking a dynamic Assistant Director – ICT and Digital Transformation to play a pivotal corporate leadership role.

Our Transformation Strategy and Digital Framework set out a bold agenda: harnessing technology, data and digital design to create simple, accessible services and improve outcomes for our communities. This role will lead that agenda, driving digital cultural and organisational change, supporting a digitally confident workforce, and ensuring our ICT, data and digital capabilities are robust, secure and future ready.

You will provide strategic leadership across ICT operations, cyber and infrastructure, data and insights, and digital transformation. Building strong relationships, leading major programmes, and ensuring resilient, value for money services. You will inspire teams, engage stakeholders and deliver innovative digital solutions that improve customer experience and performance. We welcome applications from experienced ICT and digital leaders with a recognised qualification in IT service leadership (or with equivalent proven experience), proven track record of successfully applying IT service management in a complex Digital Data and Technology service, and a track record of driving service improvement and modernisation.

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact: Becky McIntyre, Director of Resources and Transformation at [e-mail]

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Company

Company: Calderdale Council

Salary: from £103,464 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Halifax

Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 19 Oct 2026

Closing date: 8 Nov 2026

Essential requirements

You will provide strategic leadership across ICT operations, cyber and infrastructure, data and insights, and digital transformation. Building strong relationships, leading major programmes, and ensuring resilient, value for money services. You will inspire teams, engage stakeholders and deliver innovative digital solutions that improve customer experience and performance. We welcome applications from experienced ICT and digital leaders with a recognised qualification in IT service leadership (or with equivalent proven experience), proven track record of successfully applying IT service management in a complex Digital Data and Technology service, and a track record of driving service improvement and modernisation.

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