Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases.  Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.  The IT Department at LSTM is looking for a Head of IT (Service Delivery), who will be responsible for designing and implementing an effective IT architecture, providing managerial support and assisting in the creation of IT services to meet the evolving needs of LSTM’s network. Moreover, you will be advising LSTM’s Management Team on issues affecting IT Services, recommending continual improvement in services and managing third line systems support teams. Reporting to and deputising (on occasions) for the Director of IT Services, you will be supporting the Director of IT Services in developing strategic goals for IT service and major IT projects, line managing the IT Department, supporting line managers within IT to effectively manage, motivate and develop their teams to meet service delivery requirements and taking managerial responsibility for delivering agreed outcomes as well as the effective use of resources. To be successful as the Head of IT (Service Delivery), the candidates should hold relevant professional qualification, with extensive experience of working in a leadership role within a business IT environment along with experience of designing and managing complex IT infrastructure services. With strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, you must demonstrate excellent skills in programme and project management, be able to put learning into practice and drive continual improvement.   Closing Date: 30th May 2018   Take a look at some of the great work we have achieved over the past year 2016-2017 by viewing our annual report: http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/publications/lstm-annual-report-2016-2017 This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a work permit).  Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates.  To apply for a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual overseas.  For further information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration We believe that this post will not be suitable for individuals on Tier 5 visas as these posts are not considered to be supernumerary to the organisation. For further details, please visit the UKVI website: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas LSTM actively promotes an Equal Opportunities Policy     

Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases.  Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. The IT Services department is recruiting an IT Team leader, who will be is responsible for supporting IT Users in solving computer problems, installing and maintaining computer storage, software and servers and working with the IT Team to create workable IT services. The IT Team Leader, in addition, will also contribute to and manage IT projects, create project plans for activities and develop communication flows to ensure that customers of IT services are continually updated with information relating to their work area. You will also advise the IT Management Team of issues affecting IT Services and colleagues on potential uses of existing and new technology as well as provide orientation to new users and provide server and storage resources to all staff and students.  To be successful in the role, you must be educated to Degree level or equivalent with relevant professional qualifications and knowledge of backup services as well as Microsoft applications.  You must bring demonstrable experience of managing IT services within a complex business environment, of server management and installation and assisting in the implementation of major developments within an IT service. You will have proven expertise in the areas of PowerShell Scripting, server and storage troubleshooting, data storage management and administration of Office 365. Your skills in supervision, communication, organisation and time management are as essential as your ability to manage projects, learn new technologies, adapt change and commitment to continuous improvement.   Closing Date: 30th May 2018   Take a look at some of the great work we have achieved over the past year 2016-2017 by viewing our annual report: http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/publications/lstm-annual-report-2016-2017 This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a work permit).  Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates.  To apply for a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual overseas.  For further information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration We believe that this post will not be suitable for individuals on Tier 5 visas as these posts are not considered to be supernumerary to the organisation. For further details, please visit the UKVI website: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas LSTM actively promotes an Equal Opportunities Policy