Job Description

At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits* that can be seen below.

Benefits include:

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
• 6% matched pension scheme
• Discounted gym memberships*
• Health care cash plan*
• Retail discounts*
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing App.

This is a full-time role permanent role. (35 hours per week)

About us: Education Development Trust is an education charity that exists to transform lives by improving education around the world. We work collaboratively with national and local governments, schools and other partners to design and deliver sustainable solutions to improve education.

EDT deliver life changing education programmes around the globe and technology underpins everything we do. To ensure we capitalise on the opportunities provided by advances in digital technology we are expanding our digital systems teams with several key new roles.

As the job title suggests you will have technical ownership of assigned systems, working with stakeholders, suppliers and internal technical resources to ensure the systems are supported and are subject to continuous improvement. This will be a wide-ranging role and will require building close relationships with Business owners to address issues and jointly formulate system improvements. The architecture of our systems can be complex with APIs to other EDT and customer systems, and the ability to effectively manage multiple suppliers is key to this role. The successful candidate will have strong application implementation and support experience and will enjoy working in matrix-managed teams.

A full list of job objectives and skills required can be found in the JD.

Person Specification:

Knowledge Essential:

• Detailed understanding of information system design
• High level of awareness of the tools and technology available In the IT market, with emphasis on Microsoft products and platforms
• Knowledge of management and ownership of business technology systems.
• Awareness of digital design principles; re-use, UX, accessibility
• Understanding of software development tools, testing methodologies, application and database performance, web services technologies \xc2\xbb Technical knowledge of MS Dyamics and its components

Desirable

• Knowledge of IT within an education context in relation to infrastructure and administration requirements.

Experience Essential:

• Experience of installing and maintaining complex IT Systems in adherence to security and other mandatory requirements
• Experience of technology project management
• Experience of managing multiple systems simultaneously
• Experience of managing a busy workload and working to deadlines

Desirable:

• Experience of planning, organising and delivering well-paced and structured training

Closing date: Midnight Monday 28th August

Interviews first stage interviews will take place over Teams with a 2nd stage taking place at a later date.

Application process: Towards the bottom of this page, you can download the job description and apply. Once you click apply you will be required to complete a short online application form and upload your CV.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early.

Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and for applicable roles, successful candidates are subject to relevant criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK\'s Disclosure and Barring Service

At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We\'re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

Notes/Brief for Recruitment Team:

About the organisation

Education Development Trust is an education charity that exists to transform lives by improving education around the world. We work collaboratively with national and local governments, schools and other partners to design and deliver sustainable solutions to improve education.

Please to see our Annual Impact Review for 2021/2022, which highlights the ways in which our work has impacted lives around the world - and the progress we have made since 2020/2021.

Education Development Trust