“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”
At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.
For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.
Purpose
The Application Portfolio Manager will lead a team of Developers working on business-critical applications to maintain and improve the quality and integrity of the data, as well as improve the reporting and effectiveness of the application estate as a whole.
This role will develop and lead an effective and motivated development team and will be responsible for overseeing a range of technical process and application development and integrations programmes of continuous improvement in response to changing security threats, risks and business needs.
The Application Portfolio Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day priority setting and management of the team. They will co-ordinate workstreams and associated application continuous improvement workstreams, identifying priorities and leading Product Owners and stakeholders through a proactive approach to driving automations, integrations and improvements, whilst ensuring robust technical and security oversight.
They will lead members of the team and wider application stakeholders, through gathering information, identifying and promoting improvement initiatives, tracking, testing and delivering solutions.
Reporting directly to the Head of Development they will work closely with all members of the Technical Directorate.
Essential:
You will have:
- Extensive understanding of the Azure platform
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation qualified or relevant experience
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Experience of working closely with Infosec, completing DPIAs and security assessments and knowledge of ISO27001 framework
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Location:
You will be homebased
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:
- 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
- 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
- An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
- Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
- Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
- Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network), MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
- Opportunity to request flexible working from day one
Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In addition;
- We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
- We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
- Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
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