Digital Services Manager

3 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

• The Digital Services Manager is responsible for overseeing managing and continuously improving the delivery of digital services across Borough and District Council. The role provides interim leadership for digital data and technology functions and ensures that digital products applications and geospatial services are reliable secure usercentred and aligned to business needs. The postholder will manage teams oversee live services build strong relationships across the councils and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the shared digital service partnership
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Own and manage the live operation of digital services across both councils.
  
• Act as an escalation point for incidents service requests and problem management.
  
• Ensure digital services comply with information governance data protection and security standards.
  
• Lead the Product Development Application Support and Geospatial teams.
  
• Promote strong collaboration across Brentwood and Rochford councils as part of the strategic partnership.
  
• Build effective working relationships with internal teams senior stakeholders and external partners
  

Essential Experience Required

• Experience managing digital services in a council publicsector or complex multisite environment.
  
• Proven experience leading digital application support or software/product development teams.
  
• Experience delivering improvement projects using structured project management techniques.
  

Essential Qualifications Required

• Strong understanding of digital service delivery governance and information security.
  
• Technical skills across the Microsoft stack and development frameworks.
  

Additional information to note

• Working hours: Part time
  
• Part-Time Temporary - 3 days per week
  
• Due to the nature of this role the successful candidate will be required to work on-site a minimum if 1 day per week.
  
• Working Locations: Town Hall Ingrave Road Brentwood Essex CM15 8AY & Launchpad Airport Business Park Cherry Orchard Way Rochford SS4 1YH
  
• Working Pattern: 3 days per week 08:30-17:00pm
  
• We work on Bi weekly payment schedule
  

The role closes on 15^th April 2026 apply ASAP.