Regional IT Manager

Reporting to the IT Operations Manager, the Regional Hub IT Manager will be responsible for the management of the trust's infrastructure and support services across the Greater Manchester area in these 10 academies. This role will therefore encompass operational leadership of the IT Engineers based on site in academies, as well as providing technical support for escalated issues and supporting the IT Operations Manager and wider technical team with the delivery of IT projects across the trust. The Greater Manchester Hub Manager will join the central IT leadership team, working closely with 2 other Regional IT Managers and a wider technical team, and you will therefore be fully supported upon joining the team. You will work closely with senior leadership in the individual academies around strategic planning and budgeting from an IT perspective, communicating upcoming projects and changes and how these will support in enhancing teaching and learning in the classroom. You will oversee the IT Engineers who are based on site in the individual academies, therefore taking responsibility for their performance and professional development, working closely with them to ensure their technical knowledge is continuously developed. As Regional IT Manager, you will also be responsible for change delivery in your designated region, which will involve supporting the onboarding of new academies, supporting change for individual academies and working closely with the IT Operations Manager around upcoming changes. This is an exciting role for an experienced leader from the education sector to move into a regional role with responsibility for multiple sites and working as part of a wider central IT team.

This multi-academy trust has been established for over 10 years and has a strong presence in the Manchester, Merseyside, Yorkshire and Staffordshire areas. The trust has 40 academies across the region, consisting of schools that have converted, but also new schools which have been opened by the trust and there is further ambition to continue this growth. As a trust, they have been through a transformation from an IT perspective and technologies are well embedded into the organisation. However, they are always focusing on improving their IT infrastructure and looking at projects focused on cyber, cloud and other specialist areas. The central IT team consists of over 25 specialists who are focused on providing a high level of infrastructure support to individual schools, end users and the wider trust team.