Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has an exciting opportunity available for a IT Applications Manager to join our team in Maidstone. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £47,076 – £52,397 per annum (pay award pending).
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About the role:
As a IT Applications Manager, you will be a valued member of a small team with the responsibility of maintaining and supporting our Finance, HR/Payroll and Learning Management System applications.
If you are driven to help other people get the most from technology and have experience with System administration, Product Management or IT Application Support you could be the person we are looking for.
As our IT Applications Manager, you will be responsible for:
- You will be responsible for managing a suite of related systems, applications, and portals.
- Proactively monitor product roadmaps, identifying functionality that would benefit the Service and recommend timeframes for upgrading.
- Work as part of an experienced and friendly IT department you will help our support and operational staff to get the most from our IT systems and applications.
- Acquire and maintain Application expertise across a related portfolio of Platforms, Applications and Portals.
What we're looking for in our IT Applications Manager:
- Drive to help other people get the most from technology.
- A background in managing business applications (such as iTrent, Business World and Moodle).
- Enjoy hard work and have a passion for developing products that meet the needs of end users.
- Experience of working directly with customers and stakeholders to improve services.
Benefits we're offering
- Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Blue Light Card discount scheme
- Hybrid working
- A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance
- Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
- Access to LinkedIn Learning online training
- Free parking
- Above all you'll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community
Closing date: midnight on 18th August 2024
Interviews will take place on 4th or 6th September 2024
If you feel have the skills and experience to become our IT Applications Manager please click ‘apply' today, we'd love to hear from you!
Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don't think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.
As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.