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Our client, a leading management consultancy,
is seeking exceptional government consultants
to help grow their successful Scottish government
practice. Candidates should have a good degree
and have worked for a major consultancy or outsourcer
and have a good knowledge of the government sector.
The Government and Public Sector practice of
our company has been helping government and public
sector organisations locally, regionally, nationally
and internationally for many years. The issues
our clients face today are as daunting as they
have ever been:
Increasing efficiency and achieving greater
value for money under ever-increasing scrutiny,
given unprecedented levels of investment in
our public services Achieving effective delivery
of high quality public services in a way that
is fair and meets consumers rising expectations
for choice and consistency of service delivery
Modernising government and delivering effective
change in a sustainable way
The Public Sector Performance Improvement Consulting
Practice based in Scotland is looking to recruit
a number of Senior Enterprise /Technical Architects
to join an already successful team to deliver
client advice and implementation support to
the Scottish Public Sector. Excellent opportunities
exist at various levels in the company for
individuals who are genuinely interested in
expanding their horizons and wish to work in
a challenging and leading edge environment.
You will take on solution assurance and design
roles that will involve the analysis of ‘as
is’ business operations, the identification
and assessment of improvement opportunities
especially in delivering IT services to the
business, IT Architecture and Strategy and
selection and sourcing in an IT context. The
majority of your time will be spent operating
as part of engagement team and you will also
have a role to develop and sell-on business
working with the sector account team.
The company offer IT Effectiveness services
in the following areas:
IT Services Strategy IT Performance Optimisation
IT Services Strategy:
Establish the overall purpose of the organisation
in its use of IT Integrate overall business
strategy with IT capabilities to enhance organisational
value Contribute to a business sustainable
performance improvement by appropriate use
of IT Determine how IT is employed in long-term
direction, action programmes, resource allocation
priorities and transition planning Investment
appraisal Product and services selection /
sourcing
IT Performance Optimisation
All aspects of best practice IT management
including how to interface, align and integrate
IT services with the business, and financial
management of IT services Best practice IT
service delivery and support structures and
processes (and identification of performance
enhancement opportunities and solutions) and
How and when to define, prioritise and gain
investment approval for large scale strategic
change initiatives
Requirements
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate
a proven track record in some or all of the
following:
Skills / Experience
Assessment of IT operations and delivery capability,
recommending IT service improvements that result
to large scale transformation programmes Design
and deliver an organisational business / IT architecture
and strategy aligned to the business strategy
Advising on the management of the procurement
of IT services and products Using architectural
models and standards to deliver linked business,
information, and technology views of business
problems, including service-oriented architecture
Experience of technologies such as middleware,
integration tools, ERP, portals, mobile solutions
and IT infrastructure (networking / communications,
servers, storage, etc.) Implementing e-enabled
business operations Building the leadership teams
and organisation structures that are needed to
cost effectively operate and manage IT Integration
of IT capabilities with an overall business strategy
As well as technical knowledge and experience,
you must be able to demonstrate exceptional interpersonal
skills, commercial acumen and ability to thrive
in a team environment.
General Consulting Skills
Ability to support and drive the selling of IT
consulting work The capacity or ability to lead
clients and colleagues whilst exemplifying quality
standards and being an ambassador for the company
Developing long term relationships with clients
Has a flexible outlook and is creative to originate
ideas Ability to advise and interact with all
levels of client management and staff Excellent
business analysis and design skills Excellent
oral communication, written communication and
negotiation skills Coaching and developing staff
Understanding our clients’ business and
showing strong commercial acumen Presentation,
facilitation, process mapping and business modelling
Experience of maintaining client relationships
We aim to develop individuals entering the team
and to help them progress in their consulting
career and will seek to provide the opportunities
for high performers to move up rapidly within
the group.
Responsibilities
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate
experience or aptitude in some or all of the
following areas:
Delivering projects and consulting solutions
to the Scottish Public Sector on time, to budget
and exceeds client expectation Understanding
client need, qualifying the opportunity, advising
and shaping the proposed solution and either
managing or supporting the pursuit process through
to winning the work Developing and managing long
term relationships at senior levels with the
client Service line development Creating and
contributing to thought leadership through deep
understanding of drivers for change in Public
Sector e.g. Efficient Government Managing quality
of the delivery of the solution to ensure it
exceeds client expectations Leveraging the wider
company organisation to bring full range of best
advice to the client Personal commitment to learning
new change techniques and skills, contributing
to the wider company knowledge base
The Individual
Individuals should be able to demonstrate an
outstanding delivery track record of success
within public sector engagements, ideally within
the Scottish NHS, Local and Central Government
Sectors and Agencies.
Candidates should have experience and skills
in the area of supporting and advancing business
objectives through the delivery of effective
Information Technology (IT). You will be assigned
to client facing roles, and will lead teams that
design and implement strategic business solutions
with the firm’s Scottish Government and
Public Sector clients. You will focus on quality
and integrity in relationship management and
service delivery.
Suitable individuals will ideally have :
A public sector consulting background and be
active in the Scottish NHS, Local or Central
Government business community with a good range
of contacts Previous experience of delivering
consultancy and implementation support services
to the Public Sector Demonstrable ability to
gain trusted advisor status with clients , helping
to develop relationships into longer term partnerships
and large scale assignments Worked up to management
level or equivalent, in NHS, Local or Central
Government A good understanding of Scottish Government,
Efficient/Modernising Government and Public Sector
drivers for change and current political direction
Awareness of the technology issues which arise
from current issues impacting on the Public Sector
Experience in the Scottish Financial Services
and Energy and Utilities sectors would also be
valued
Candidates should be able to influence at all
levels and be seen as a role model by consulting
staff and be able to demonstrate:
Excellent leadership and people management skills
Innovation in thought and solution development
Strong self starting and resilient characteristics
Enthusiastic approach to helping clients Good
and lasting business relationships
Ideal candidates will have a career track record
which includes working in a well respected Private
Sector, Consulting or IT services organisation
and ideally have advisory experience within the
public sector for a minimum of 3 years.
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