Applications Team Leader – Infrastructure

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO7 (£57,663 – £60,819)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR 
Hours per week: 36 per week 
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 2nd March 2025 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are searching for a passionate and experienced Applications Team Leader to join our Digital and Change Directorate at Haringey. As the Applications Team Leader for the Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of business objectives within your designated team, contributing to the achievement of the Council’s priorities and corporate objectives. Reporting to the Enablement Manager, you will ensure the delivery of high-quality user experiences, including fit-for-purpose systems, and maintain high standards of access, availability, usability, usefulness, and service excellence.

About the team

You will be joining a forward-thinking Digital and Change Directorate dedicated to driving digital transformation across Haringey. Our team is committed to developing robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions that align with the Digital Service Standard and organisational goals. We work collaboratively, facilitating meetings, workshops, and sessions with stakeholders throughout the development and testing phases to ensure alignment and clear communication of progress and requirements. The team places a strong emphasis on innovation, continuous improvement, and the adoption of modern development tools and methodologies. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with internal digital teams and external partners, contributing to initiatives that achieve the Council’s corporate objectives and meet the needs of our citizens and businesses.

About you

You are a highly skilled Applications Team Leader with substantial expertise in managing IT infrastructure and applications within local government environments or similar. You possess excellent leadership and team management skills, with extensive experience in managing budgets, driving savings, and ensuring expenditure control. Your role will involve supporting the Enablement Manager and providing expert advice and specialist guidance within the Digital & Change service and partner organizations. You will lead the Applications team robustly, using analysis and evidence to inform plans and strategies while managing risks appropriately. Additionally, you will ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, government guidelines, and internal regulations.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts. 

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

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