Director of Technology

A well-established UK charity with a strong national footprint is looking to appoint a Director of Technology to bring clear, accountable leadership to its technology function.

This is a newly created role. The organisation has grown in scale and technical complexity, and now needs a senior technology leader to bring direction, confidence and structure to IT. There is a solid foundation in place, but the function needs stronger prioritisation, clearer governance and renewed trust across the wider business.

Director of Technology
Cirencester, hybrid
Part time, 3 to 4 days per week
Salary up to 90,000

This is not a hands-on technical post. It is a senior leadership role for someone who can assess the current environment, stabilise recurring issues, improve confidence in IT and set a pragmatic long-term direction.
You will join the senior leadership team, report to the Chief Executive and play a visible role in shaping how technology supports the organisation.

The role
You will provide unified leadership across infrastructure, digital systems and business technology, with responsibility for ensuring the organisation's technology estate is stable, resilient, secure and aligned to business priorities.
You will inherit a small internal IT team of three, alongside external support partners, and will be expected to review the current operating model, establish clearer priorities and help the wider organisation regain confidence in the function.
This role will suit an experienced technology leader who brings calm judgement, credibility and a measured approach. The immediate focus is stability, maturity and trust, before broader transformation.

What you will be doing

• Define and communicate a clear, practical technology strategy aligned to organisational goals
• Rebuild confidence in IT across the organisation through better prioritisation, clearer communication and stronger delivery discipline
• Provide executive oversight of infrastructure, resilience, cyber posture and disaster recovery
• Bring greater structure to governance across change, incident and problem management
• Lead formal review and corrective action following significant incidents
• Oversee digital recording systems, GIS platforms and core business systems, ensuring decisions are joined up and realistic
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and digitise manual processes over time
• Hold accountability for technology risk, budget planning, supplier management and value for money
• Lead and develop the internal IT and digital capability, clarifying roles, responsibilities and decision making
• Review current team structure and recommend future capability needs

What we are looking for
You will most likely have operated as a CIO, IT Director or Head of Technology within a growing organisation and will be comfortable working at executive level.
You will bring:

• experience leading and maturing a technology function
• confidence working with senior leadership and board-level stakeholders
• a practical understanding of infrastructure, resilience, governance and service stability
• experience managing budgets, suppliers and technology risk
• a calm, proportionate and credible leadership style
• the judgement to balance strategic direction with operational reality

Working pattern
This is a part-time role, expected to be 3 to 4 days per week.
The role is hybrid, with regular on-site presence in Cirencester, particularly in the early months. There may also be some travel to other locations as needed.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• up to 12% pension contribution
• Company sick pay
• Group life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental health support
• Additional wellbeing support

Apply Now or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT for more information.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.