ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager)

Directorate: Corporate Services

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

We are seeking to recruit a permanent ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager) for the Programme & Projects team within Digital Services. In this role, your main responsibilities would include:

• Collaborating with stakeholders to organise and oversee the rollout of assigned change requests and projects.
• Working closely with external third-party suppliers to clarify Statements of Works and determine the specific tasks required from Digital Services.
• Coordinating with ICT technical staff to develop work packages essential for successful implementation.
• Providing progress updates to ICT Management and Project Boards, including preparing Highlight Reports and maintaining Risk and Issue logs.
• Informing both ICT colleagues and the broader Council about changes or new developments being introduced.
• Ensuring all documentation is completed so that each project or change can be formally handed over to Service Support.

Applicants should have experience managing ICT projects or possess strong skills and relevant experience in planning and executing complex ICT initiatives and organisational change.

For additional information regarding this position or to request an informal discussion, please contact: ryan.cadet@rotherham.gov.uk

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.