Systems & Architecture Consultant

Venesky-Brown's client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Systems & Architecture Consultant for an initial 6 month contract on a rate of £43.45 - £46.58/hour PAYE - working 37 hours per week. This role will have flexible working arrangements.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and progress architectural blueprints and architectural decision records in support of Digital Front Door and other major programmes.
- Liaison with digital teams around the assessment and design of future digital capabilities and integration of imminent NDP technologies with organisational systems
- Develop a target operating model for the maturation of architectural and systems design capability.

Essential Skills:

- In depth knowledge of the health and care technology landscape in Scotland
- Senior experience of leading others designing architectures defining the technology, people, process and other elements needed to achieve organisation objectives
- Working with others beyond the organisation to influence organisational structures, technology, people and processes to achieve objectives
- Making and guiding architectural design decisions characterised by high levels of risk and complexity.
- Identifying and addressing architectural risks across the organisation or wider government
- Experience of leading and evolving architectural governance and assurance
- Reputable experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to provide specialist and forward-thinking technology expertise, analysis and direction
- Experience of communicating and influencing at senior level and of giving presentations at local/national levels
- Commitment to own personal and professional development, and for others in relation to communication and engagement best practice
- Evidence of personal resilience with ability to multi-task and operate effectively under pressure in a fast paced environment
- Ability to get the best from people through leadership of multidisciplinary teams, providing clear communication, support, motivation and encouraging innovation
- Extremely well-developed knowledge of architectural principles and processes and how these are best applied to highly visible public facing initiatives
- Excellent relationship building skills and interpersonal skills with proven ability to work collaboratively
- Effective communicator knowing how to communicate a vision to teams and stakeholders in language understandable by a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
- The confidence and presence to operate at a senior level and to engage senior stakeholders
- Delivery focussed, you are disciplined and able to define and prioritise what's most important and how to achieve that in the most efficient and effective way
- Ability to work to own initiative to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others to meet strict deadlines
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Values driven leadership approach to practice, aligned with core organisational values

Desirable Skills:

- Degree level qualification with in-depth experience and postgraduate or post registration study, such as that obtained through a master's degree or SCQF Level 11 equivalence obtained via Professional Development Awards; Graduate or Professional Apprenticeships; and SVQs
- Experience of complex environments where the parameters of the job are not necessarily clearly defined
- Knowledge of national and local health environments
- Experienced in leading the planning, execution, and reporting of delivery progress at a senior level
- Experience of communicating and publicising public facing services
- Strategic thinker

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.