Technical Architect - Part Time in Worcester

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

This role sits in the Technology Development function within the Technology Department. The role will report to the Lead Technical Architect with 7 Technical Architects currently within the team. The team provides oversight and quality assurance to enhance our SAP systems, working with the business to ensure that we get the best out of the system and that it remains relevant and current, and is aligned to our business goals and industry best practice. The current landscape of SAP is a hybrid of on premises and cloud technologies and includes HR and Payroll, Finance, Treasury, Supplier Management, Real Estate, Repairs and Asset Management.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of strategies which support ongoing SAP optimisations to ensure the effective integration of technologies across all platforms to meet the current and future needs of the Group.
• Ensuring that strategic support and advice is provided for key stakeholders relating to SAP architectures, solutions and methodologies to ensure that the operational needs of the Group are continuously met.
• Leading the delivery of strategic business benefits, providing recommendations on the development of services using analysis to determine whether business requirements are being met and identify successful solutions.
• Supporting the research of new technologies and their suitability for the Group, in order to develop and support business cases for all SAP initiatives.
• Managing the effective resolution of technical infrastructure, configuration, customisation developments and problems, evaluating requests for change to identify potential challenges and making appropriate recommendations.
• Effectively managing relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring delivery of service improvements in a timely, cost effective and efficient manner, reviewing deliverables and helping to ensure that approved projects adhere to design, quality specifications and budget.

Skills and experiences

• SAP Cross Module Integration knowledge.
• Proven SAP experience in Customisations, Developments, Testing and Documentation.
• Proven experience in managing large scale SAP platform related projects.
• Substantial experience of analysing, diagnosing and resolving technical issues.
• Knowledge of asset management or repairs processes within the Housing Association sector.

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent. As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata).
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Advice Service including counselling.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Voluntary health plans.
• Wellbeing support and tools.
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools.
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues.

The full time equivalent salary for this role is £54,197 per annum with an additional policy allowance of £18,189 based on 35 hours per week.

If you’re unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.