Location: Birmingham, hybrid working Contract length: 3-4 month day rate (within scope of IR35) Salary: Competitive day rate

The Head of Architecture plays a key role in structuring the supporting the university in terms of its business, data, application and technical architectures. This person aligns strategic goals and objectives with decisions regarding products and services, partners and suppliers, organisation, capabilities, and key business and IT initiatives. The underlying drivers are based around the University Strategic Framework and the Digital Strategy, supporting business operations, data governance and technical frameworks and related processes which link these aspects of the university together. The Head of Architecture & Design will develop and maintain an integrated view of the university using a repeatable approach, cohesive framework, and available industry standard techniques.

The Head of Architecture reports to the CIO to align technical solutions with business needs. The post has supervisory responsibility of the wider architecture team, including specialist in data and process skills, and involves coaching, mentoring and management. In addition, the Head of Architecture will work with others at all levels of the organisation analysing strategic imperatives from senior leaders, and supporting managers as they develop and deliver business plans. The Head of Architecture also provides dir...