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Are you looking for an opportunity to combine leadership with continued hands-on user research? We have an opportunity for you to stay closely connected to user research practice while supporting and guiding your team. As a Lead User Researcher , you’ll be an expert, hands-on practitioner. You'll lead and assure user research activity across a several teams, as well as carry out user research yourself. You will ensure that work takes a user centred, evidence-based approach to shape product vision, service design and delivery, and influence organisational strategy and priorities. Why join us? Here’s what you’ll enjoy: 30 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 1 privilege day Civil Service Pension with an average 28% employer contribution (worth £12,434 for this role!) Equality, diversity & inclusion at the heart of everything we do Flexible and mobile working for a great work-life balance Wellbeing first – Investors in People Platinum accreditation Financial advice & support Seasonal flu jabs Recognition schemes Generous family leave – maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental Career development & progression opportunities Inclusive colleague networks Cycle to Work scheme Staff discounts Holiday play scheme for children 3 days paid volunteering leave Next Steps Click 'Apply Now' to be taken to our main advert Civil Service Jobs where you can see more details regarding the role, the incredible benefits we have to offer and what it's like to work in Companies House. If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to . This role closes on Sunday 19th April 2026. Please note : Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. We're able to consider both full-time and part-time hours for this role for the successful candidate (part-time would be a minimum of 30 hours over 4 or 5 days). Remote contracts will be considered where commuting to the office location of your team is not reasonably practicable.

As a Lead User Researcher , you’ll be an expert, hands-on practitioner. You'll lead and assure user research activity across a several teams, as well as carry out user research yourself. You will ensure that work takes a user centred, evidence-based approach to shape product vision, service design and delivery, and influence organisational strategy and priorities. You will manage, lead, coach and mentor user researchers. Define, embed and assure best practice in user research, and prioritise resources effectively across complex areas of work. You will act as a recognised authority in user research, providing expert advice and assurance, and collaborating with colleagues across government to improve outcomes for users. At this level you will: lead user research across complex programmes of work, using a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods appropriate to different lifecycle phases of agile service design manage, mentor and guide more junior user researchers, setting direction and assuring the quality and impact of research undertaken by others - contributing to the strategic development of the user research function. engage with programmes and senior stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, organisational priorities and complex user, policy and service problems. be a highly effective communicator, able to translate complex research findings into clear, evidence based recommendations that influence decisions at team, programme and organisational level act as an expert advocate for user needs, championing user centred and inclusive design and influencing others to adopt best practice encourage and embed team involvement throughout the user research lifecycle, including analysis and synthesis, building consensus, challenging assumptions and raising the standard of insight collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across programmes and across government where relevant, to understand user and policy needs and ensure these are translated into services that work for diverse user groups play a leading role in ensuring that services meet the Government Service Standard, providing expert assurance throughout the service delivery lifecycle and presenting at, and assessing, service assessments contribute to and help lead the user centred design and user research community, including presenting at meetups, writing blogs, sharing best practice, and raising organisational awareness of the value and impact of user research

Software Developer (Python / JavaScript) Remote (with 2 days per month in Birmingham) £35,000 to £42,000 per annum + benefits Excellent opportunity for a Software Developer with Python and JavaScript experience to join a fast-growing, mission-driven tech start-up, working on products that genuinely help organisations build data capability at scale. This organisation is bridging the data skills gap through its proprietary education platform, combining change management, live and online learning led by industry experts, and self-serve training. They already work with recognisable brands and are continuing to grow the platform and product offering as demand accelerates. In this role, you'll join a small, collaborative engineering team building and improving interactive learning experiences, platform features, and integrations. You'll work across the stack where needed, contributing in JavaScript (Vue) and Python, with strong engineering practices around testing, documentation, and reliability. You'll be given real ownership, plenty of variety, and the support to keep developing quickly. The ideal candidate will have commercial experience building software in Python and JavaScript, be comfortable working in a modern front-end framework (Vue or React), and enjoy solving problems that sit right on the edge of product and engineering. If you like clean, well-tested code, enjoy shipping features that users actually feel, and want to grow in a start-up environment (without chaos for the sake of it), this will suit you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a remote-first company where your work will be visible, valued, and directly tied to the growth of the platform and the impact it has on end users. The Role: Develop and maintain platform features using JavaScript (Vue) and Python Build interactive content, gamification features, and user-focused learning tools Work across the stack, collaborating closely with product and the wider business Contribute to quality-focused practices around testing, documentation, and observability Remote-first working, with 2 days per month in the Birmingham office The Person: Commercial experience as a Software Developer (mid-level), or strong equivalent project delivery Good Python skills and strong JavaScript fundamentals Experience in a modern framework such as Vue or React (Vue preferred) Enjoys building robust, well-engineered software with a user-first mindset Able to travel to Birmingham 2 days per month Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Infrastructure Network Engineer Manchester £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits Excellent opportunity for a hands-on Network Engineer to join a growing infrastructure team within a large, multi-site environment. This role will suit someone who has real experience building and configuring network infrastructure from the ground up, not just maintaining existing systems. This organisation is a well-established UK business operating across secure and highly regulated environments, with a large national footprint. They are investing heavily into their infrastructure function, with multiple hires being made to support growth and improve capability across a complex estate of over 90 sites. In this role, you will take ownership of network infrastructure across the business, working within a centralised team based out of Manchester. You will be involved in hands-on configuration, installation and ongoing improvement of Cisco-based networks, supporting both project delivery and BAU activity. The role is particularly focused on engineers who have physically built and deployed network environments, including firewalls and core switching infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong Cisco experience, particularly with ASA and Firepower, and will be confident working in a hands-on capacity across routing, switching and firewall configuration. You will also be comfortable mentoring others and sharing knowledge within the team, helping to raise the overall capability of the function. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team where you can have real ownership of infrastructure, work across a large estate, and play a key role in ongoing network improvements and projects. The Role: Configure, build and support network infrastructure across 90+ sites Work hands-on with Cisco ASA, Firepower, Catalyst and Nexus technologies Deliver network upgrades, installations and improvement projects Troubleshoot and resolve network issues across a multi-site environment Support documentation, patching and compliance across the network estate The Person: Strong hands-on Cisco experience, including ASA and Firepower Experience building and deploying network infrastructure (not just support) Good knowledge of routing, switching and WAN environments Able to mentor others and share technical knowledge within a team Full UK driving licence and able to obtain SC clearance Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The Lead Business Analyst (BA) plays a key role in shaping how the Census is designed, delivered, and continuously improved. Working within the central End‑to‑End (E2E) Service Design Team , the BA ensures that the Census operates as a coherent, integrated, and user‑centred service across all business areas. This role collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders across ONS, delivery suppliers, enabling partners, and the Devolved Governments to support a unified UK‑wide Census experience. The post holder may work across the full breadth of the high‑level Census design or specialise in particular business services—such as Field Operations, Communal Establishments (CE), Public Support, Contact Centre, Questionnaire Operations , or other core service components Responsibilities Lead and manage investigations into business processes, information systems, functions, information flows, data structures and software development processes, using various technical, methodical, and consistent techniques. Review existing system capabilities, develop use cases and information models, and align business requirements to specific capabilities of system development, including working with developers to ensure that user needs are met. Define improvements to business processes, developing business cases to enable decisions to be made based on the benefits of the change. Facilitate, understand, and communicate the project scope and work to assure the overall goal is maintained in creation of the product backlog. Lead in defining solutions to real business problems through influence, facilitation and communication and ensuring the end-to-end process is considered. Shape and challenge business priorities and ways of working through collaboration with business and technology teams. Elicit functional and non-functional requirements using appropriate techniques, considering the nature of change and established practices. Deliver at pace using the most appropriate delivery methodologies and adopting agile principles. Develop suitable analysis models using appropriate modelling techniques, considering traceability, adherence to business objectives and fitness for purpose. Work with business and solution architects to ensure that the wider architecture considered when undertaking analysis work. Assist decision makers in gathering information to make informed decisions. Promote a culture of assurance and security. Help to quality assure test solutions and products. Actively participate in the Business Analysis community and broader communities to refine and develop standards, working practices, sharing of knowledge, and understanding. Where appropriate and in line with divisional organisation practice, Line management of Business Analysts within the ONS community. In addition, SEO and Grade 7 roles will be required to provide coaching and mentoring to Junior Business Analysts.

Infrastructure Engineer Manchester £45,000 - £55,000 + Benefits Excellent opportunity for a hands-on Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing team within a large, multi-site environment. This role will suit someone who enjoys working with physical infrastructure, building systems from scratch and playing a key role in project delivery rather than purely BAU support. This organisation is a well-established UK business operating across secure and highly regulated environments, with a significant national presence. They are investing in their infrastructure team, adding multiple engineers to support growth and ongoing improvements across a large estate of over 90 sites and 1,000+ servers. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering infrastructure projects and supporting core systems across a predominantly on-prem environment. The position is heavily hands-on, including installing servers into racks, configuring systems from scratch, working with storage (SAN), and supporting core technologies such as Active Directory. Around 80% of the role is project-based, giving you the opportunity to be involved in real change and improvement work across the business. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in enterprise infrastructure environments, particularly with on-prem systems. You will be comfortable building and deploying infrastructure, have solid Active Directory experience, and be confident working across physical and virtual environments. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team where you can take ownership of infrastructure projects, develop your technical skills, and work within a business that values practical, hands-on engineering expertise. The Role: Build, install and configure servers and infrastructure from the ground up Work with storage solutions (SAN) and core on-prem systems Deliver infrastructure projects across 90+ sites (approx. 80% project work) Support and maintain Active Directory and core Microsoft environments Ensure systems are secure, patched and operating effectively The Person: Strong hands-on infrastructure experience in an enterprise environment Experience installing servers, working with storage (SAN) and physical infrastructure Solid Active Directory experience (key requirement) Background in on-prem infrastructure (cloud beneficial but not essential) Full UK driving licence and able to obtain SC clearance Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Senior FP&A Accountant Newcastle upon Tyne (4 days on site, 1 day working from home) £65,000 to £85,000 + Bonus + Pension + Benefits Are you a qualified finance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for turning data into meaningful insight? This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly established and well-respected organisation in a Senior FP&A role where you will have real visibility across the business and play a key role in shaping financial decision making. This organisation is a major UK business operating at national scale with a long track record of success. With a strong financial foundation and continued growth, they are investing further into their finance function to ensure the business has the insight, reporting capability and financial planning needed to support strategic decisions at the highest level. In this role you will work closely with the Group Commercial Finance Director and senior leadership across the business, helping to deliver accurate forecasting, budgeting and management reporting. You will also play an important role in developing new reporting solutions, improving financial insights and supporting the expansion of data and reporting capability across the organisation. This position would suit a qualified accountant who enjoys combining strong technical finance skills with commercial insight, data analysis and stakeholder engagement. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large, financially stable organisation where you will gain exposure to senior leadership, work on high-impact financial analysis and play a key role in shaping the future reporting capability of the business. The Role * Produce and develop management reporting to provide accurate and timely financial insight * Support budgeting and forecasting processes across the wider business * Partner with department leaders to analyse performance and identify trends * Develop improved reporting tools, dashboards and analytical outputs * Support the expansion of reporting capability including BI and data solutions The Person * Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) * Experience within FP&A, financial reporting or commercial finance * Advanced Excel skills with experience building complex financial models * Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret and present data clearly * Experience with BI tools such as PowerBI, SQL or VBA would be advantageous Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

We are seeking passionate Lead Delivery Managers who thrive in fast-paced environments and possess expert knowledge of Agile and other methodologies to enable national scale delivery at pace As a Lead Delivery Manager you’ll be responsible for leading work within the P&S directorate portfolio, working directly with our multidisciplinary, highly skilled teams, as well as teams and partners across government and the wider public sector Responsibilities: lead delivery across multiple teams at different stages of development and product life cycle own delivery, tracking and ongoing iteration and updating of the delivery plan, including the critical path lead on developing and implementing delivery methods that combine both permanent civil servants and other people and resources seamlessly, and to best effect, this includes leading on the procurement of our strategic tech & security delivery partners, working with leadership to define scope being responsible for the review, improvement and evolution of our collective delivery management; implementing new process, tools and ways of working where necessary to meet our objectives eliciting and maintaining our area OKRs (working closely with all delivery and product leads) - you will then be accountable for the reporting of our work, helping to hold the area to account for its effectiveness overall work with our delivery managers to identify, communicate and manage risks, issues, dependencies and blockers - help identify and resolve issues before they arise work within GDS processes, and with senior delivery groups across GDS to track progress against plans and directly manage delivery managers and lead delivery managers and develop a wider community of talented delivery managers

Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Technology & IT, UK Market Bristol City Centre £26,000 starting salary + Year 1 OTE £45,000 + Uncapped Commission (up to 40%) + Fast Progression + Training + International Opportunities Are you a graduate or ambitious salesperson who wants more from your career? More progression, more earning potential, and more opportunity to grow? Do you want to be part of a high-performing team where success is celebrated, and your results directly shape your income, your development, and your future? At Rise Technical Recruitment , we're offering the chance to fast-track your career in sales and recruitment, working with clients across the UK Technology market , one of the most lucrative industries in the world. This isn't a typical graduate job. You'll be trained, trusted, and empowered to build relationships, close deals, and grow your own business within our brand. The harder you work, the faster you progress. Many of our leaders started exactly where you are now. Our UK Tech Division has grown rapidly, join our Bristol HQ and be part of the team driving that growth. What's in it for you Uncapped commission, earning up to 40% of what you bill Fast progression with clear routes to management and directorship Full training and development, no experience required A social, supportive culture where success is celebrated Hybrid working once you are autonomous in the role Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-4pm What you'll be doing Building your own client base across the UK tech market Developing long-term relationships with clients and candidates Headhunting top talent and managing the recruitment process end to end Working towards targets, celebrating your wins, and constantly improving Who we're looking for Graduates or sales professionals looking for a big career move Confident communicators who enjoy working with people Resilient, ambitious, and motivated by success Driven by clear goals, both personal and professional Ready to learn, work hard, and build something long term Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Technology (USA Market) Bristol City Centre £26,000 starting salary + First Year OTE £40,000 + Uncapped Commission (up to 40%) + Fast Progression + Training + International Opportunities + 10:30am Start + Early Friday Finish Are you a graduate or ambitious salesperson who wants more from your career? More progression, more earning potential, and more opportunity to grow? Do you want to be part of a high-performing team where success is celebrated, and your results directly shape your income, your development, and your future? At Rise Technical Recruitment , we're offering the chance to fast-track your career in sales and recruitment, working with clients across the USA Technology market , one of the most lucrative industries in the world. This isn't a typical graduate job. You'll be trained, trusted, and empowered to build relationships, close deals, and grow your own business within our brand. The harder you work, the faster you progress. Many of our leaders started exactly where you are now. Our USA Division has grown rapidly, with new offices opened in Miami and Austin last year, and this is just the start. Join our Bristol HQ and be part of the team driving that growth. What's in it for you Uncapped commission, earning up to 40% of what you bill Fast progression with clear routes to management and directorship Full training and development, no experience required International opportunities working with clients across the USA A social, supportive culture where success is celebrated Hybrid working once you are autonomous in the role Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:30am-7pm, Friday 8am-4pm (early finish) What you'll be doing Building your own client base across the USA tech market Developing long-term relationships with clients and candidates Headhunting top talent and managing the recruitment process end to end Working towards targets, celebrating your wins, and constantly improving Who we're looking for Graduates or sales professionals looking for a big career move Confident communicators who enjoy working with people Resilient, ambitious, and motivated by success Driven by clear goals, both personal and professional Ready to learn, work hard, and build something long term We believe in potential, not just experience Even if you don't tick every box, if you've got ambition, drive, and a growth mindset, we want to hear from you. Apply now via or click 'Apply Now' to start your journey with us. Rise Technical Recruitment - positively changing lives.. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

As a GDS Senior Developer, you’ll contribute to the digital transformation of government by building and supporting high-quality digital services. You will play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable software solutions that meet user needs while aligning with broader GDS standards and practices. You’ll contribute through hands-on engineering, applying modern development practices and helping build resilient, secure and maintainable services. You’ll participate in technical discussions and design decisions, helping ensure solutions are practical, well implemented and aligned with wider architectural approaches. Senior Developers work closely with other engineers, architects, product managers and multidisciplinary teams. You’ll collaborate to solve complex technical problems, contribute to improving engineering practices and help maintain high standards of code quality, reliability and performance. You’ll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively across teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. Above all, you’ll want to make government services better for users, contributing to the continual improvement of the way teams build, run and evolve digital services. As a Senior Developer, you’ll: contribute to improving the way the team works, supporting effective engineering practices, development workflows and collaborative approaches that help the team deliver high-quality software be a strong technical contributor within the team, maintaining proficiency across the systems, platforms and tools used to build and operate services help the team understand how different parts of the system interact, supporting the investigation and resolution of complex technical issues and enabling the team to work confidently across the broader technical landscape collaborate with engineers and architects to explore appropriate technologies, patterns and approaches, contributing to decisions about when new software should be written and helping ensure solutions are pragmatic, maintainable and aligned with organisational standards contribute to technical decision-making within the team, helping maintain a high standard of engineering quality through thoughtful design and implementation support and mentor other developers, sharing knowledge and helping colleagues build confidence and capability in their technical work participate in constructive technical discussions, contributing ideas and respectfully challenging proposals to help the team reach well-reasoned decisions share knowledge through collaboration, documentation, code reviews and technical discussions, helping ensure understanding is spread across the team apply and advocate for good engineering practices such as testing, code quality, observability, security and maintainability contribute to the wider engineering community within the organisation, sharing knowledge, participating in communities of practice and collaborating with other teams

We're looking for a proactive and analytical professional to support HMRC’s fight against identity fraud. You’ll help lead data-driven investigations into suspicious activity related to identity verification and authentication services, while working with the team and partners, acting as a key contributor in a team that supports customers and provides insight into identity fraud activity and proactive searching for threats. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference, working in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Key responsibilities Lead a multi‑disciplinary workforce of ~120 civil servants, contractors and suppliers, setting clear direction, building capability, and recruiting and retaining critical skills. Provide clear senior reporting and assurance, keeping the HOB SRO and Director of PPPT fully informed of progress, risks and key developments. Build strong strategic partnerships across the Home Office (Migration and Borders, Public Safety, Homeland Security, Science, Data and Identity) and with policing leaders, PCCs, Chief Constables, NPCC and wider law‑enforcement partners. Support police forces through technology migration, ensuring effective consultation, adoption and maximised utilisation of new biometric capabilities. Deliver the programme to plan and strategic intent, managing milestones, scope and the transition to a sustainable successor organisation to operate and enhance live biometric services. Maintain strong programme control and governance, managing risks, dependencies and change; working with internal and external suppliers to deliver outcomes, share risk, drive innovation and ensure alignment with Home Office data and technology standards.

Key responsibilities Lead and direct a multi‑skilled organisation (~250 staff) delivering, sustaining and transforming national police legacy data services into modern, scalable, secure and sustainable platforms. Own service safety, availability and risk by working closely with senior policing leaders, Public Safety Mission directors and DDaT functions, enabling informed decision‑making through clear options and trade‑offs. Set and champion product‑led strategy and roadmaps, aligning product direction with departmental and policing priorities while managing cross‑portfolio dependencies and multi‑level delivery impacts. Ensure coherent, joined‑up design and technical integrity, enforcing standards, reducing technical debt, promoting reuse of common capabilities, and prioritising work against agreed risk appetite and programme demand. Drive efficiency, quality and value for money across live services (including Hendon and DRS), implementing best‑practice product management, cost control, governance, assurance, and scalable automated testing. Provide senior leadership through change, fostering a high‑performance, collaborative culture focused on capability growth and continuous improvement, and deputising for the Director of the National Law Enforcement Data Portfolio as required.

Key responsibilities Lead and direct national police IT services, managing a multi‑skilled team of ~90 people to deliver departmental and operational outcomes in a complex stakeholder and priority landscape. Ensure services are safe, secure and available, working closely with senior policing leaders and Directors across the Public Safety Mission and DDaT functions. Set and champion product‑led strategy and roadmaps, aligning priorities with departmental and policing goals while managing cross‑portfolio dependencies and user impacts. Provide clear strategic direction and decision support, communicating options, trade‑offs and risks to senior law‑enforcement stakeholders to enable informed decisions. Drive efficiency, quality and technical sustainability, reducing technical debt through reuse of common components, strong design standards, effective testing and best‑practice product management. Maintain robust governance and assurance, balancing operational demand, delivery timelines and live‑service considerations, leading people through change and deputising for the Director of Policing and Public Protection Technology as required.

Location This role is open to external applications and applicants from other government departments at the following locations: Manchester, Sheffield, London, Nottingham, Coventry. Please select a location preference when submitting your application. The role is also open to existing EED staff in their current location. EED staff: please select your closest office location from those listed and include in the 'further location preference' field, details of your current office location, if not listed. About the job Job summary The Deputy Director for Digital, Data and Building Technology will play a pivotal leadership role in stewarding the Education Estate toward a safe, sustainable and digitally enabled future. Central to this mission is ensuring that schools and colleges benefit from high quality technology, adopt consistent digital standards, and operate within a modern data and project delivery environment that works seamlessly for both the Department for Education (DfE) and the wider sector. The postholder will be responsible for overseeing the operation, stability and continuous improvement of Education Estates’ existing digital platforms during a period of significant digital transformation. This includes the transformation of the Digital Operating Environment, ensuring delivery of the ambitions set out in the Education Estates Strategy. Key outcomes of this work include the creation of a single communication route – Manage Your Education Estate – which will provide a common data environment enabling two-way data sharing between the Department and the sector and a new project delivery tool to enable the construction programmes to be as joined up as possible with the new operating environment. This integrated system will improve the join up between project management tools, interventions and sector owned building management systems, supporting the shift from reactive bidding to strategic, data driven investment. The role will also lead the setting and rollout of digital and technology standards for schools and colleges, working closely with data collection teams to ensure sector-wide adoption and compliance. Alongside this, the postholder will provide leadership across Education Estates’ service offers – Estate Management, Renew and Improve, and Build and Rebuild – ensuring cohesive delivery across major programmes. Notable responsibilities include supporting the £325m digital connectivity programme and delivery of ICT and building technology within capital construction programmes. To succeed, the postholder must ensure that all digital, data and technology components work in harmony, creating a seamless external offer for the sector supported by robust internal systems. They will act as a supportive and collaborative senior leader across the Education Estates Senior Leadership Team, fostering a culture of co design, inclusion and evidence-based decision making. The role requires close partnership with Deputy Directors across Digital, Data and Technology (DDT) to develop clear delivery priorities, surface emerging opportunities early, and ensure requirements are well formed and grounded in strong evidence. The postholder will also maintain close oversight of performance and service delivery through effective collaboration with DDT operational teams.