Head of Enterprise Systems

A Head of Enterprise Systems is required to join our IT team in Bristol on a permanent basis. WHAT THE HEAD OF ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS JOB INVOLVES: Heading up the day to day running of our critical enterprise systems, you`ll be ensuring a first class service to our customers internally and externally. Your accountabilities will include: Defining the enterprise systems strategy and roadmap Ensuring managed service providers performance is achieved Defining and delivering the strategy for infrastructure, networks and hosting Assessing internal, managed service, and cloud capabilities Ensuring systems are highly resilient with the necessary BCP / DR plans in place Delivering seamless transition between projects and BAU Leading and developing a first class team WHAT WE LOOK FOR: It`s important to us that you have: Demonstrable experience leading a multi-faceted IT team including application, infrastructure and service professionals Proven track record in a Senior IT role in a customer facing business Demonstrable experience of delivering excellence in service provision Experience of driving new and enhanced change Experience of managing development in agile and waterfall frameworks Excellent communicator and influencer If you`re looking for a career progression where you can be customer focused, results driven, work on your initiative and have fun doing it, you`ve come to the right place. ABOUT UNITE STUDENTS Unite Students revolutionised student housing in 1991, opening the first private and large-scale accommodation, created specifically for students. From pioneering to leading a thriving sector in the UK, Unite is now a FTSE250 company. We offer safe, high quality and bills-inclusive homes for around 50,000 students in 140 properties, across 28 university cities, working with 60 Universities. Our 1,250 employees are committed to listening to our students and growing our business to anticipate and nurture their needs. Investors in People (IiP) recently awarded us `Gold Status` an accolade which recognises that Unite Students offers a great place to work with a clear commitment to developing employees. We are also accredited as a Living Wage employer by The Living Wage Foundation. Through our charity, The Unite Foundation, we have awarded free student accommodation and generous scholarships to 116 young people. Unite Students is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome people of all ages, ethnicities, disabilities, religions or sexual orientations. We`re only interested in your talent, your potential and your personality and in offering you an environment where all three can develop and grow - regardless of your background. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.