The Interim Chief Information Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading a proactive IS team to ensure the organisation has the IS resources (people, equipment, knowledge, capacity) needed to deliver the Forward, Together strategy.
This role is initially offered as a 6 month fixed term contract
Key responsibilities for this role include:
Executive Function
- To be an active member of the Executive Leadership Team directing the organisation in the deliver of its purpose.
- Advise the Executive Leadership Team on technology investment decisions and associated trade-offs.
IT Governance
- Leads development and communication of the organisation’s policies for corporate governance of information.
- Accountable for the availability, resilience, performance and continual improvement of technology services.
Information security
- Provides leadership and guidelines on information assurance security expertise for the organisation, working effectively with strategic organisational functions such as legal experts and technical support to provide authoritative advice and guidance on the requirements for security controls.
- Provides for restoration of information systems by ensuring that protection, detection, and reaction capabilities are incorporated.
Transformation
- Acts as a key advisor to the CEO and Chief Transformation and Delivery Officer in support of enterprise wide capability to develop the requirements of the business and the development of the transformation approach and strategy.
- Directs IS partnerships with business/process owners to support the provision of enabling technologies, infrastructure, and solutions to deliver required processes and outcomes.
For this role you will be based at our Hillfields site in Reading and expected to attend site 2/3 days per week.
We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.
More details can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.
About Us
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.
We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.
If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK via our digital ID checking supplier; in addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.
Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
At Guide Dogs, we believe in fair and equitable hiring practices. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for a position. Each case will be evaluated individually, taking into account the nature of the offense, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the incident. We encourage all candidates to disclose relevant information, and we assure you that it will be handled confidentially and fairly.
Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If you are applying for a disclosure role, please note that you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and sign up to the DBS update service.
How to apply
Applications should be made directly to our recruitment partner at Odgers Iterim – Narinder Uppal. Narinder can be reached by email – Log in to view email
Applications submitted via our recruitment page may not be considered.
As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.
