The General Dental Council (GDC) is recruiting for a IT Consultant to join our team on a full-time, fixed term. This role is Hybrid – minimum 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home. In return you will receive a competitive salary of £52,715 - £62,017 per annum.
About us:
Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals’ fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education. 
Our work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints. Equality and diversity are not just words, they are what makes our teams strong and able to deliver. We want to be champions of diversity and to have a sense of belonging in the workplace, where everybody has the chance to contribute and to share what is important to them.
About the role of IT Consultant:
The General Dental Council is undergoing an exciting period of business transformation with a raft of major organisational change projects and is recruiting an IT Consultant on a fixed term contract to support the IT Director with the development of core IT processes across IT Operations, IT Infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture.
The IT Consultant is responsible for both the tactical and strategic development and improvements to the IT function and to support the Enterprise Operations Manager to help manage the IT department, day to day Service delivery and capacity planning to ensure the IT department meets the current and future requirements of the GDC.
Responsibilities as our IT Consultant will include:
*Identify and implement improvements to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT Infrastructure and Software Development.
*Support the Enterprise Operations Manager to actively manage relationships with suppliers/vendors
*Review, Develop and implement IT policies and architectural and design standards/principles with respect to IT Service Desk, IT Operations, IT infrastructure, Software Development and Solutions Architecture
*Provide full-service delivery responsibility; undertake technical planning to ensure sufficient system capacity, that renewal plans to replace obsolete or at-risk technologies are timely.
About you:
*Proven previous working experience as an IT Manager or Head of IT
*Senior stakeholder management and leadership skills to communicate required improvements at all levels both internally and externally 
*Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems including but not limited to ITIL concepts.
*Previous experience analysing IT function effectiveness and aligning to business operations.
*Hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration and network installation.
*The ability to manage IT service desk and networking functions to optimize efficiency and outcomes.
Benefits:
To reward you for your hard work and commitment, we offer a flexible hybrid working environment in our modern Birmingham City centre offices as well as an attractive benefits package that includes:
*Pension contributions up to 10%
*25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays)
*Life assurance and income protection
If you feel that you are the right candidate for our IT Consultant, then please click ’APPLY’ today. We look forward to hearing from you!
Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
The GDC is committed to equality and diversity. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds.