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This is an excellent opportunity for an IT Manager looking for a new hybrid role working within an education institute in Central London. The ideal candidate for this role will have hands-on experience working within a school, college or university environment and a background in using strong management and operational skills. You will have a salary of up to £50,000 plus the chance to work 2-3 days a week from home! A set of amazing benefits are on offer - 36 days annual leave + bank holidays, 21% pension contribution. 35 Hours working week and flexible working. An Initial 3 year fixed term contract moving to permanent. 40% 'Hands on Technical' when required, 60% management / operational. Role Overview Managing the IT support team will be your responsibility, ensuring that incidents and requests are handled efficiently and documentation of the supported components is available for those providing support. In addition, you will act as an escalation point for more complex issues. Responsibilities:● Implement appropriate measures to anticipate, investigate, and resolve problems in systems and services, which are documented within the relevant system.● Establish implementation plans for complex change requests or the introduction of new services, evaluation of risks to infrastructure integrity inherent in new implementations, and evaluation of change implementation effectiveness. ● Management of the IT support team, ensuring that all enquiries and requests are responded to efficiently and promptly. ● Manage third-party suppliers, when appropriate, to deliver services.● Analyse business processes to identify alternative solutions and recommend new approaches. ● Ensure continuity of service delivery by taking responsibility for own workload and keeping others informed. Essential Qualifications and Experience: ● Experience of working in a similar role within an educational environment. ● Relevant degree or qualification. ● Previous experience in managing an IT support team. ● Excellent technical knowledge of various hardware and software technologies, including Windows servers, desktop PCs, laptops, mobile devices printers, switches & firewalls, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux, Microsoft Active Directory and M365.● Impeccable written and verbal communication skills. Apply or call today! Message or submit your CV directly to me. Ravi PatelManaging DirectorGreatFind Recruitment Tel - 07904 015757 Email your application CV to - [email protected] For our latest vacancies visit - http://www.greatfindrecruitment.com Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/greatfind-recruitment/ **APPROVED**

An exceptional management role for an experienced IT professional to ensure high quality IT operations. The role offers an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on our client’s already well-established IT provision in the Education sector. We have a similar role available in North London. Role Overview With an excellent salary of £35,000 to £38,000 plus an 11% pension contribution, this role is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated IT professional based in South London. You will be responsible for the operational delivery of IT services, and manage a team of IT professionals. Please note the successful candidate will need to have the right to work in the UK, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Responsibilities: ● Manage a team of senior, onsite and offsite technicians. ● Manage all IT related service requests as detailed in our client’s SLAs. ● Ensure an excellent customer experience and drive change if needed. ● Delegate duties within your team. ● Ensure tasks meet our client’s compliance standards. ● Arrange one to one meetings with your team to monitor progress and encourage development through individual progress plans. ● Maintain all documentation and licences necessary for IT equipment, and undertake regular checks of equipment and paperwork. ● Make sure any third party software is compliant with our client’s policies. ● Support your team to ensure they have the tools and training needed to undertake their roles. ● Provide IT training and guidance as and when required. ● Create monthly performance reports. ● Arrange regular operations meetings to monitor IT performance. ● Maintain high standards across all IT operations. Essential Qualifications and Experience: ● Exceptional IT skills spanning a wide variety of areas including: Windows, iOS, Mobile Device Management, O365, SharePoint, SCCM, active directory/operational units, and Web based backup solutions. ● Previous successful experience of delivering an IT operational service model within the Education sector. ● Knowledge of providing a range of IT services and solutions for the Education sector. ● Experience of managing an IT team within a school environment including resolving any issues that may arise. Specifically issues with: printers, internet connectivity, wireless and local area networks. ● Experience using an ITIL service desk tool. Person Specification: ● Excellent written and verbal communication to both technical and non-technical colleagues. ● The ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues. ● Good customer services skills. ● Comfortable managing a team, and helping to develop the people within your team. ● Works well under pressure and comfortable making decisions. ● Results driven. ● Interest in own CPD and willing to work towards an ITIL4 qualification. Apply by sending your cv to [email protected] or contact 07904 015757 / Email. .................................................. .................. Ravi Patel Managing Director GreatFind Recruitment Tel - 020 3318 2128 Out of hours - 07904 015757 Email - [email protected] For our latest vacancies visit - http://www.greatfindrecruitment.com Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/greatfind-recruitment/ **APPROVED**

Brentwood School seeks an experienced IT professional to work closely with the Head of IT to support, operate and evolve how technology is used across the School. You will be responsible for ensuring that our end users have an efficient and effective technology service built on top of a reliable and secure technology infrastructure. We are looking for candidates with experience in all aspects of IT network management, ideally in a school environment. You will be a high calibre individual, with exceptional levels of personal drive and eagerness for development. An analytical mind, coupled with strong communication skills and a positive attitude are essential to fit into the culture of the School and IT Support Department. You will have previous experience of leading a technology team and you will be managing the team and IT Vendors. While your technical expertise is important, we are more interested in how you have used your expertise and wider skills to impact the teams and organisations you have been part of. The School has invested a substantial sum into IT infrastructure across the campus. This is an exciting time to join and a career developing opportunity for the right candidate. To download further information and an application pack, please see the links on this page or email: [email protected]. The deadline for applications is midday Thursday 21st March 2019 with interviews held soon after. The School reserves the right to change these dates, and to close the vacancy at any time, so early application is advised. Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service Full Job Description is available here.

Commencing March 2014 Salary: GDST Grade 4 £25,375 – £34,510 We are seeking an experienced and energetic ICT Operations Manager for this dynamic school, which has willing, creative and able pupils who learn in superb facilities and where ICT is fully integrated into the teaching. A pioneer in the use of technology the school has recently become a tablet academy, sharing its knowledge and best practice and a rollout programme of iPads to all students and teachers is well underway. Reporting to the Strategic Director of ICT, Innovation and Teacher Support the specific responsibilities of the ICT Operations Manager include: · Being accountable for the School’s ICT systems · Leading and managing Technical Staff · Acting as the technical authority on the school’s ICT infrastructure · Supporting and training staff in their use of ICT systems in conjunction with the Strategic Director of ICT, Innovation and Teacher Support · Delegated budgetary management as defined by the school · Conducting presentations and compiling reports Full details of the post and how to apply may be obtained from the school website on this link Work With Us A letter addressed to the Headmistress should be included with your application. Closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th March 2014. Interviews will take place during the week beginning 10th March 2014. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.

Our independent school client is based near Hounslow. The senior school for boys aged 11-18 is partnered with a prep and pre-school for boys aged 3-11 and girls aged 3-7. The school is highly ranked in the independence schools tables for GCSE results in 2016. Along with the school’s academic excellence it also offers a range of extracurricular activities that take advantage of their excellent facilities such as a state of the art 3G all weather football pitch. The school aims to get the best from its pupils academically whilst preparing them for their futures outside of school life. You will be responsible for the overall management of all IT systems, services, infrastructure and development projects insuring that the IT services are running at optimum levels. You will also be responsible for leading a team to help them plan and check that projects are clearly understood. This role requires at least five years’ experience of managing IT operations preferably in the education sector, providing input into IT vision and strategy, planning budget and resource allocation. You must have a good understanding of technology and experience in working with senior leaders, projects and IT service management. This is a good job opportunity for someone who is looking at a top IT role in a successful school. Please send your details to [email protected]