Organisation is looking to appoint a manager at deputy director level to hold responsibilities including the realisation of a strategy covering the next five years and then creating its successor

The Home Office is recruiting for a senior technologist to “act as a strategic bridge between DDaT and the wider” department.

The organisation is currently advertising a vacant post as deputy director, digital strategy, a role whose key responsibility is to “lead the end-to-end implementation of the Home Office 2030 Digital Strategy, ensuring alignment with operational, policy and delivery teams across the department”.

This will involve forging between connections between the department’s team of digital, data and technology (DDaT) specialists, and those working in policy, delivery or other disciplines.

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“As deputy director, you will act as a strategic bridge between DDaT and the wider Home Office,” the job advert says “You will work closely with senior business and operational leaders across the department and at the highest levels of government to align digital transformation with core policy and operational priorities. Your leadership will be critical in enabling the digitisation of services across the entire Home Office embedding digital thinking into the heart of how the department designs, delivers, and governs its services.”

As well as spearheading the rollout of the department’s digital strategy, the successful candidate will “lead the development of its successor post-2030”.

The position comes with a salary of between £81,000 and £91,000 and the chosen applicant will be based in Croydon, Manchester or Sheffield.

“You will lead a cross-functional team to embed the strategy’s eight strategic shifts ranging from AI and automation to cyber resilience and digital skills across the department,” the advert says. “You will also be responsible for developing the next iteration of the strategy, ensuring it reflects emerging technologies, evolving user needs, and cross-government ambitions.”

Applications are open until 11.55pm on 11 January.