Job Description

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."
At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.
For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.
Purpose
The Head of Solutions Architecture is a brand-new role to Shaw Trust. This is an opportunity to build a new department working closely with business and Enterprise partners to define solutions for our business and architecture domains to achieve business objectives and to lead our internal Delivery Management Office.
We are looking for someone who is an experienced technical and programme leader . You will be excited to get into the detail of a data-driven decisions and able to blend vision and perfection with pragmatism and realism to help deliver the best solutions.
Deadline: Please apply as soon as possible! We are operating a rolling deadline for this position and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If we identify the right candidate, we will be in touch very quickly! Therefore, the role may be closed quickly, so we would recommend submitting your application early to avoid missing out.
Please note that any applications without a detailed supporting statement will be rejected.
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Location:
You will be home based
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women's Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here:
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact:
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Skills Required