Department: IT

Salary: Circa £100k + excellent bonus and benefits package

Closing Date: Sunday 01 February 2009

About us

Maintaining the register of .uk domain names, we operate at the heart of e-commerce in the UK, running one of the world's largest Internet registries and managing over seven million domain names. The technical team is responsible for the operation of Nominet's core information infrastructure and the design, implementation and maintenance of the .uk register database and related services.

You can find out more about us and our strategic priorities here.

About the opportunity

We are in a time of exciting strategic change and are looking to recruit a new Director of IT to help deliver this transformation, as well as ensuring that Nominet continues to take a leading role in the development of the global domain name system and technical standards and protocols.  This role reports to the Chief Executive, is a member of the Senior Management Team and leads a technical team of over 30 employees. 

Key tasks

• As a key member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to strategic development and to the success of the business.
• Develop the IT strategy to contribute to the delivery of the business strategy.
• Manage and develop the IT systems and IT department of the company in order to support the company’s current and future objectives.
• Drive forward new business opportunities for the company.

You are

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with experience at IT director level
• An internet expert
• Equipped with excellent people management & influencing skills
• A skilled strategic & operational player
• Pragmatic with attention to detail
• Able to exhibit strong business acumen
• A strong team player
• Ideally MBA qualified or with broad business experience

More information can be found in the full job description.

Please forward a covering letter with your CV and current salary details to recruitment@nominet.org.uk, quoting ref: WSDIT01/09. The closing date is Sunday 01 February 2009. 1st stage interviews will take place 10th & 11th February 2009.
 
No agencies please.

We are an equal opportunities employer.