Job Description
Job title: Infrastructure and Network Manager
Salary: Circa £50,000 with some flexibility for the right candidate
Location: L11 2SF (Hybrid)
This is a new and exciting role in which the post-holder will have a significant influence on the future state of the whole Organisation’s digital experience. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and successfully managing the organisation’s digital infrastructure, networking and security. It is a challenging role with significant potential for the right individual to positively influence change across the whole organisation.
Managed by the Head of Digital, you will work closely with the Applications Managers, Digital Trainer, Solutions Developer and the Digital Project Manager to ensure that our supporting infrastructure enable rather than restrict the delivery of the objectives within the Digital Strategy and wider Corporate Plan and delivery of core services to our customers. You will be responsible for ensuring that our digital resilience and security is of the highest possible quality, and drive towards the successful implementation of new standards (like Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO27001) that provide external assurance of success.
There are lots of opportunities within the role to deliver and support new innovations and ways of working, and the role will have autonomy to both select and drive forward both the underlying strategy and delivery of concrete outcomes for the organisation.
The Cobalt Digital and Transformation team is in an exciting phase. You will be a member of a dynamic, innovative team with a wide range of responsibilities to achieve digital and transformative change across the entire business. You will also be given access to a significant programme of internal training, mentorship and other development opportunities.
In return Cobalt offer 28 days holiday, as well as the option to join the company pension scheme occupational sick pay, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, additional leave for Christmas shutdown period, gym allowance (up to £20 per month), cycle to work scheme, childcare allowance per child of pre-school age and training/development opportunities. For more details on Cobalt's benefits, please see our website: https://cobalthousing.org.uk/working-with-us/rewards-and-benefits/
Cobalt’s standard working week is 35 hours Monday to Friday. At Cobalt we work in an agile manner and you can expect to work both at home and in the office based on business needs and our commitment to enabling staff to work flexibly. However, as the team you will be a part of are new and responsible for a significant programme of digital transformation across the organisation and beyond we expect both current and new team members to be in the office for a few days a week in order to play their part in driving this change, acting as a face of our new digital strategy and helping build a collaborative, engaging team culture.
Cobalt Housing is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The closing date for this role is 8th September 2023.
To apply for this role, please email a copy of your up to date CV, alongside a covering letter stating where you saw the role advertised to recruitment@cobalthousing.org.uk
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Cobalt Housing is a registered housing association based in North Liverpool. Cobalt was formed in February 2003 following the transfer of our homes from Liverpool City Council.
We manage and maintain around 6000 affordable homes in the Fazakerley & Sparrow Hall, Croxteth and Norris Green areas of North Liverpool.
As the majority landlord in the area we are also actively engaged in a wide range of economic, neighbourhood and community regeneration activities in the area we serve.
By providing quality places to live, and support to those who need it, we play our part in developing thriving communities where people are proud to live and can be their best.