Vocative Consulting

Head of IT Hybrid Taunton, 3 days/week £80,000 £90,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of technology across a values-led organisation that genuinely changes lives. As Head of IT, you will shape and deliver a bold digital agenda. Leading transformation from the front, influencing at the highest level, and building the infrastructure that underpins outstanding care. Our client is a not-for-profit social enterprise delivering high-quality care across the South West. They exist to support people to live the life they choose - and everything they do is guided by their values: connecting with people, making a difference, doing the right thing, and embracing change. Those values aren t just words on a wall; they define how they work, how they lead, and how they grow. The Role Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and sitting at Head of Department level, you will hold single-point accountability for all areas of technology across the organisation. This is a hands-on strategic leadership role - one that demands both vision and delivery. You will: • Lead the end-to-end technology strategy, ensuring IT is a genuine enabler of organisational growth and care quality. • Drive large-scale digital transformation programmes - modernising legacy systems, onboarding new platforms, and embedding robust change governance. • Own the full IT budget (capex and opex), providing clear financial oversight and delivering measurable outcomes. • Build and lead a high-performing team, including an IT Programme Manager, Senior Business Analysis Manager, and Data & Insights Manager. • Act as the senior technology voice at Executive and Board level - translating complex technical strategy into compelling, actionable insight. • Serve as the critical bridge between business needs and IT delivery, internal teams, external partners, and all levels of the organisation. What We re Looking For: You are a strategic technology leader who thrives in complex, fast-moving organisations. You bring a track record of delivering transformation. Not just planning it - you know how to take people with you through change. • Proven experience leading significant IT transformation programmes across both back and front office, managing technical and non-technical stakeholders. • A confident executive presence - you ve presented at Board level and you know how to translate technology into business language. • Experience in complex, multi-site organisations where competing priorities are the norm, not the exception. • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to manage significant budgets and demonstrate return on investment. • A collaborative, people-first leadership style that inspires trust, fosters innovation, and develops others. • Experience in not-for-profit, health or social care settings is desirable but not essential. What matters most is your adaptability and passion for purpose-driven work. The Package: • Salary: £80,000 £90,000 per annum • Car allowance: £5,000 per annum • Annual performance bonus: 5% • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service • 7% matched pension contribution • Individual private healthcare with BUPA • Life cover: 2x salary • Employee Assistance Programme including free 24-hour counselling helpline for you and your family • Access to a retail discounts platform - with average savings of £1,000 per year • Wagestream - access your earned wages before payday • Excellent training and development opportunities with recognised qualifications • Access to The Hub online learning platform Working Pattern: 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday, 8:30am 5:00pm; Friday, 8:30am 4:30pm. Ready to Lead the Way? If you re a technology leader who wants their work to have real meaning, who wants to modernise, transform and inspire in an organisation where people are at the heart of everything - we d love to hear from you. Please note: This role requires a Standard-level DBS check. We actively promotes equality of opportunity for all candidates.

M365 Lead - London (hybrid 1dpw) - £75K+ - Permanent role Lead a small team and manage external partners to ensure the successful delivery of multiple projects across a multi-year M365 transformation. Based in London, this financial services business is engaged in a large and complex cloud transformation. As part of that work, they have a multi-year roadmap for M365. With a small internal team and third party offshore partners delivering the bulk of the technical work, they are looking for an experienced candidate to join them to lead the team and manage the partners. You'll need to be an experienced candidate with deep technical know-how across the M365 landscape; Exchange, Sharepoint, InTune, SCCM, Teams and AVD plus other relevant technologies. You'll have had previous experience of implementing 365, and migrating from existing on-prem systems into new cloud environments. You don't need to have had significant managerial experience - this is an opportunity to grow your skills in that area - but working directly with stakeholders, challenging and managing the work of external vendors, and scoping and agreeing roadmaps will be a core part of your skill set, alongside your technical capability. The role is London based - you'll need to be in the office once every week or two. It's a permanent role and will pay around £75K base. For more details, and a confidential discussion, please contact Justin Sleep with a copy of your resume.