Key Role Information

Salary
£57193.00 - 62655.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
07/07/2025 12:00
Interview
Thursday 10th July pm Teams / Friday 11th July in person
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Support Staff | SCP47 - SCP52
Department
ICT
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role


Do you have the vision, leadership, and innovation to shape the digital future of a forward-thinking multi-academy trust?


We’re looking for a dynamic Strategic IT Lead to spearhead our digital transformation journey. This is a pivotal leadership role where you’ll define and deliver a cutting-edge Trust-wide IT strategy, ensuring our systems drive both educational excellence and operational efficiency.


You will be required to:

·       Lead the development and execution of our IT strategy aligned with our Trust Improvement Plan.

·       Lead and develop our skilled IT team to form a central Trust service, nurturing a high-performance culture across schools and college, wider Trust activities and central functions.

·       Champion innovation and transformation through effective digital systems across all sites.

·       Oversee major Trust-wide projects, infrastructure, security, and compliance, including Cyber accreditations.

·       Serve as the principal IT adviser to the COO, senior leaders, and school teams.

·       Deliver outstanding, secure, and scalable IT services that meet the needs of staff, learners, and the wider community.


What you will need:

·       A qualification in an ICT-related subject (or equivalent experience).

·       Proven track record of leading IT strategies and operations in complex, multi-site environments.

·       Technical knowledge (e.g., Microsoft 365, Active Directory, virtual environments, firewalls).

·       Strong leadership, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.

·       Passion for innovation, service excellence, and driving positive change.


Why Join Us?

·       A Trust committed to collaboration, professional growth, and innovation.

·       Flexible hybrid working with core hours.

·       A culture built on our values of integrity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

·       The chance to shape the future of digital learning and infrastructure for a family of diverse education settings and services.


It is envisaged that this full time, year-round, role will be undertaken through a blended approach of working in our academies/college, at home and at the Trust’s central office in Rossendale.

 

To arrange an informal, confidential discussion about this role, please email Nicola Chester, Chief Operating Officer, at trustoffice@theseaviewtrust.org.uk

The Sea View Central Team

Nicola Chester

n.chester@theseaviewtrust.org.uk

Trust Central Team The Sea View Trust
Ewood Campus, Clod Lane
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 6LR

Safeguarding Information

The Sea View Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS, medical clearances and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post involves working with children, young people, vulnerable adults or is a position of trust and is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must therefore disclose details of cautions, bind-overs, reprimands, final warnings and convictions, including ‘spent convictions’ prior to interview.

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be provided with a Criminal Record Self Declaration Form. This form must be completed prior to interview. Any failure to disclose such information could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the organisation. Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. However, it is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.