Kings court trust
Head of IT
Job Description
Head of IT
Permanent
Are you looking for a new opportunity in IT? We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of IT to lead their team to success and deliver our ambitious and exciting IT roadmap.
About us
Kings Court Trust aims to be the most successful and respected estate administration business in the UK. A regulated business founded in 2002, we only do one thing: estate administration.
Our business has a crystal clear vision, to be the service provider that every bereaved family turns to and is totally focused on its purpose, helping families to move on following a bereavement. We are committed to transparent and fair pricing and customers are at the heart of everything that we do.
We add value to our partners business propositions and provide their clients with innovative, highly focused customer service. Our business partners include Will writers, financial advisers, financial corporates, funeral directors and solicitors (through our long-standing Title Research brand). We tailor our proposition depending on their service or commercial requirements.
What you’ll be doing
We have recently refreshed our IT Strategy and have a clear vision for the technology which will support our growth. We have an exciting and ambitious roadmap for developing the systems we need in 2025 and beyond which you will help deliver.
· Working closely with the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Management Team you will ensure the IT Strategy is implemented effectively and targets are met
· Line-managing our fantastic IT Team, providing day-to-day people management, progression planning and tracking, objective setting and evaluation, and team leadership
· Leading and managing IT change projects across the business, being accountable for making and delivering against project plans, liaising with and leading stakeholders, maintaining project documentation, and reporting status to the Senior Management Team
· Supporting the department in delivering:
o Comprehensive internal IT support
o Managing relationships with key IT providers
o Overseeing laptops, peripherals, telephony, and business applications, while ensuring robust IT controls are in place to protect the business and its data
o Software development for applications used by the businesses including our legal case management system, our external-facing portal, our management information reports and our data warehouse, ensuring development time is accurately recorded to enable the business capitalise IT costs where possible.
We are a fast-paced business and roles change from time to time. You should be prepared to perform any such tasks or duties that are reasonably assigned to you.
The ideal candidate
We understand you may not have all of the below skills or experience, but we would encourage you to apply if you have some of the below:
· Experience managing IT projects
· A passion for nurturing and developing those that report to you
· Previous experience line managing a team
· Experience in an IT support or development environment
· STEM degree or equivalent experience
What we can offer you
· 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing annually to 30.
· Long service leave reward
· Health Cash Plan – Cash back for Dental, optical, and other treatments
· Employee discounts across a range of high street products.
· Variety of salary sacrifice benefits such as tech vouchers, dental & holiday buy.
· Income protection insurance
· Life assurance policy
· Enhanced family leave
· Cycle to work scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible working options across most roles
Need to know
Salary: up to £50,000 per annum DOE
Location: Bristol, Hybrid post probation (6 months)
Hours: Typical office hours are 9am – 5pm (flexible working supported)
Start date: ASAP
Equality & Diversity
Kings Court Trust is committed to equality and diversity in employment and all of our activities. We ensure that all successful applicants are selected based on their relevant merits and experience and that people are given equal opportunities within the workplace.
If this opportunity excites you and you’d like to consider joining us, please apply today with your CV!
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol BS1
Reference ID: ITHOIT