Head of Engineering – RCN02484

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42Job Description:*Head of Engineering – RCN02484*
*Digital | RCN Cardiff Gate Office with hybrid working | £79,482*
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Cardiff Gate with hybrid working
35 hours per week, 6-month fixed-term contract (to cover parental leave)
*Salary range per annum £79,782-£89,238 pro rata\**
There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.
We’re accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
As the Head of Engineering, you’ll use your positive attitude, leadership skills and experience of delivering software development projects to guide a committed team in building web projects that support the RCN’s operational and strategic aims.
It’s a job full of possibilities where you’ll work with Software Engineers, Product Managers, QA Testers, and stakeholders from all around the organisation to provide our members exceptional digital experiences.
The role is responsible for leading SCRUM project teams, line managing Software Engineers, facilitating the delivery of projects, working with the business to gather requirements, and managing the Engineering backlog.
The role covers two key areas; our websites, based on the Sitecore platform, and our Customer Relationship Management system (CRM), based on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform.
To join us you’ll need excellent team management and communication skills with a robust background in areas such as in the software development lifecycle, SCRUM agile methodology, and project management.
The right candidate will be a self-starter who understands how to effectively deal with ambiguity and changing priorities. The ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between your team and associated departments is at the heart of this leadership role.
A previous history as a Software Engineer is beneficial but not required but the role requires you be detail orientated, analytically minded and comfortable discussing technical specifics with Engineers. You’ll also have excellent problem-solving skills and able to resolve blockers impacting the teams.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
*What we offer you*
We expect you to look after your customers. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
\*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.
*Our selection process*
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Opening date: 20th June 2024
Closing date: 11.59pm on 3rd July 2024
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.
Interview & Assessment Centre date: TBC
Interview date: 16/07/2024
Contracted hours: 35
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £79,782.00-£89,238.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cardiff
Reference ID: RCN02484Location: Cardiff