Digital Business Partner, 2B Castle Wynd, Inverness (Fixed Term for 23 months)

Job Description

Post Title: Digital Business Partner
Location: Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: 23 Months
Salary: £41,386 - £44,790 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Daniel Scott E-mail: daniel.scott@highland.gov.uk Jon Shepherd E-mail: jon.shepherd@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: The Strategic Improvement Team , within The Highland Council’s ICT & Transformation Services, co-ordinates and delivers a wide range of improvement programmes and projects.  These are driven both by the Council’s Delivery Plan and respective strategies covering Digital, Data & ICT as well as Service-driven business outcomes to support frontline service delivery.

The post holder will work as part of the Digital Hub (acting as a centre of excellence for Digital), within the Strategic Improvement Team, supporting the implementation of the Council’s Digital, Data & ICT Strategies. The role requires external engagement with strategic partners and suppliers, collaborative working alongside the Council’s business units and the wider Transformation programme, facilitating strategic Service led planning in order support the identification and development of opportunities leading to the improvement of business processes and functions.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

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The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Relevant proven experience that demonstrates a similar level of knowledge and understanding; and/or
Educated to degree level in a numerate/business/digital and technology related subject; and/or
Relevant industry specific qualification(s).

Experience of working in a project team using formal project management techniques, such as PRINCE 2 or Agile.