Director of Systems and Innovation
Director of Systems and Innovation
Job Type
Support
Job Category
IT , MIS
Employment Basis
Established (salaried)
Location
John Ruskin College - Croydon, East Surrey College - Redhill
Salary Range
£73,056.34
Closing Date
19/01/2026
Documents
- Introduction from the Principal.pdf
(PDF, 156.25kb) - OSC Corporation Competency Framework.pdf
(PDF, 472.18kb) - Director of Systems and Innovation JDPS.pdf
(PDF, 205.44kb)
Interview date: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Lead with impact. Drive innovation. Shape the future.
Orbital South Colleges Group is seeking an exceptional leader to drive our digital transformation journey. As Director of Systems and Innovation, you will provide strategic leadership across ICT, systems, and data governance, ensuring our infrastructure and processes align with our educational mission and future ambitions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the Systems and Innovation team, fostering a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement.
- Shape and deliver the College’s ICT strategy, ensuring systems and processes are efficient, secure, and future‑focused.
- Oversee digital transformation initiatives to enhance teaching, learning, and operational effectiveness.
- Ensure robust data governance, cybersecurity, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Manage budgets, procurement, and vendor relationships, ensuring value for money.
- Collaborate with academic and administrative leaders to deliver innovative technical and reporting solutions.
- Champion sustainability and AI initiatives across the College Group.
- Represent the College externally, sharing best practice and staying ahead of emerging technologies
The successful candidate must have:
- Strong IT or Systems related Degree and professional experience
- Professional qualifications in systems related disciplines and demonstrable experience
- Experience of leading and managing a professional services function
- Demonstrable ability to operate at a strategic level
- Maths & English GCSE / Level 2 equivalent
If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.
Closing Date: Monday19th January 2026
*Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates.
Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.
Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.
As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.
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