Asset and Licence Manager WCC618911

Job Details:

Salary range: £53,109 - £72,669 per annum   
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP   
Hours per week: 36   
Contract type: Permanent   
Vetting requirements: Basic DBS Check   
Closing date: 24 October 2024  
Contact details for an Informal Discussion: Steve Braganca, Agile Service Manager, via email: SBRAGANCA@WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK 

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF 809 CONNECTED BUSINESSES

Digital and Innovation in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where creative and enterprising people put local residents and businesses first.

Today, Westminster is the most connected borough in London. But, when David joined us in the mid-2010s, small businesses were still struggling to get connected to fibre. Without gigabit-capable broadband, some companies even resorted to biking memory sticks around the city, simply to share files with clients.

Although still in a junior role, David took the initiative and successfully made the business case for £2.8 million of European funding to support connectivity for small businesses across Westminster. Feedback from businesses has been overwhelmingly positive as the project has enhanced their communications with clients. The new connectivity allows them to make video calls and work remotely. As the pandemic hit and many more people needed to work from home, it became clear just how vital this investment had been. 

Fast-forward a few years. Westminster is leading the way for connectivity, as a result of the project businesses are thriving, and David is heading up a service of his own responsible for delivery of the Smart City strategy.

The Role:

As the Asset and License Manager, you will oversee the management and optimisation of our software and hardware assets, ensuring compliance with licensing agreements while maximising value for the City Council.

This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across the council. Your expertise will drive the strategic planning and execution of asset management processes, ensuring that all assets are accurately tracked, maintained, and utilised effectively. 

You will play a critical role in shaping our approach to technology management within the broader Digital and Innovation Directorate, where user-centric design and outcome-focused solutions are paramount.

If you are a proactive problem-solver with a strong background in asset management and licensing, we want to hear from you. 

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the service and seek solutions that have a meaningful impact on our end users.

This role requires excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, and you will enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues, partners, and suppliers to achieve the best outcomes.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now and tell us why you are the perfect candidate for this role.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information. 

About You:

As an Asset and License Manager, you are a strategic thinker with a strong IT background, adept at managing software and hardware assets in a complex organisational environment, ensuring that the City Council maximises its technology investments while adhering to best practices. 

You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with cross-functional teams. Your exceptional communication skills enable you to translate technical concepts into actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels. 

With a user-centric approach, you prioritise the needs of our staff, ensuring that the technology solutions we implement enhance service delivery and improve overall satisfaction.

Driven by a passion for innovation, you stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, always looking for ways to enhance asset management processes. You are committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence, empowering your colleagues to achieve their best work. If you are ready to take on this critical role in shaping our technology strategy and delivering value.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now and tell us why you are the perfect candidate for this role.

The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a global majority background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background, you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.   
 
At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit  https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties  
 
As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.  
 
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.