About The Role
The Interim Chief Information Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading a proactive IS team to ensure the organisation has the IS resources (people, equipment, knowledge, capacity) needed to deliver the Forward, Together strategy.
This role is initially offered as a 6 month fixed term contract
Key responsibilities for this role include:
Executive Function
- To be an active member of the Executive Leadership Team directing the organisation in the deliver of its purpose.
- Advise the Executive Leadership Team on technology investment decisions and associated trade-offs.
IT Governance
- Leads development and communication of the organisation's policies for corporate governance of information.
- Accountable for the availability, resilience, performance and continual improvement of technology services.
Information security
- Provides leadership and guidelines on information assurance security expertise for the organisation, working effectively with strategic organisational functions such as legal experts and technical support to provide authoritative advice and guidance on the requirements for security controls.
- Provides for restoration of information systems by ensuring that protection, detection, and reaction capabilities are incorporated.
Transformation
- Acts as a key advisor to the CEO and Chief Transformation and Delivery Officer in support of enterprise wide capability to develop the requirements of the business and the development of the transformation approach and strategy.
- Directs IS partnerships with business/process owners to support the provision of enabling technologies, infrastructure, and solutions to deliver required processes and outcomes.
For this role you will be based at our Hillfields site in Reading and expected to attend site 2/3 days per week.
We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.
More details can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.
Salary: Up to £130,000 pro rata Hours Per Week: 35
In addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
Interim Chief Information Officer in Reading employer: Go Fractional
At Cambridge Spark, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values autonomy and expertise. As a Fractional CISO, you will enjoy the flexibility of remote work while contributing to a dynamic security strategy for our clients. Our culture fosters professional growth through independent advisory roles, ensuring you have the opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive environment focused on delivering high-quality outcomes.
