Systems Manager NEW

Eden Brown Synergy

Eden Brown Synergy are working with a Government Department who are looking for an experienced Knowledge Systems Manager for 12 months.

The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying £41.92 Umbrella per hour (inside IR35) PAYE options are available.

The role is hybrid (3 days a week on site 2 days at home) and based in Westminster.

The role:

Reporting to the Head of Knowledge, the role takes operational responsibility and ownership of department’s current Knowledge Systems used across the department and wider civil service.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the team who own and maintain the department’s knowledge systems (three document and legal knowledge search platforms using SharePoint, WordPress and Sitecore technologies and a document automation tool), including line management responsibilities, establishing clear priorities and setting performance and project objectives for the team.
• Working with system users and content creators, to ensure the systems are effective and content meets needs, including accessibility requirements.
• Finding innovative ways to make use of the systems currently available to meet the changing needs of the organisation.
• Project managing improvements to our current systems and working with a variety of stakeholders to achieve effective outcomes and value for money.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external technology experts and acting as the link between these experts and system users.
• Working across K&I and wider Knowledge and Learning Communities to support and engage users across the department, including delivering training.
• Contributing to K&I projects which benefit from a systems perspective and ensuring that conversations across the group which involves knowledge systems are joined up so that the Division work in a collaborative way.
• Supporting senior stakeholders (including Board level) in their strategic work to design the future direction of department’s knowledge and learning systems to ensure they support a national department and are fit for the future.
• Ensuring that all activities are aligned with the department’s priorities, strategies and cross-government policies relating to information and data management
• Expert insight on technological changes and knowledge management to ensure that the department’s remains up to date with current best practice.
• Acting as the conduit between Digital and K&I colleagues to facilitate the embedding of legal technology and advancements (for example in the field of AI) into our knowledge systems.
• Identifying gaps in the current systems offer and working with legal teams, Digital and K&I to understand and plan to meet gaps.
• Current awareness and horizon scanning – monitoring, curating and promoting relevant developments in legal technology across a variety of knowledge platforms to ensure that learning content is kept up to date.

Skills required:

• Project Management
• Line management
• Knowledge systems experience
• Data knowledge systems background

Please only apply if you have all the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out the role as mentioned above and available on no more than 2 week’s notice.

Thank you

Charlotte

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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