The Trust has reached the point where IT needs dedicated management. The Trust currently holds contracts with two managed service providers. One of those contracts is ending in 2026, and that work will be transferred into our main provider contract. At the same time, we are delivering our 2026 to 2030 IT strategy, which includes moving to a single Microsoft tenancy and refreshing network infrastructure and end-user devices across all nine schools.  Our central team is small and purposeful. The IT Manager will sit within the operations function and report to the Estates Director, who is responsible for estates operations across the Trust. You will work closely with our IT consultants on the delivery of strategy, with our managed service provider on day-to-day operations, and with school business managers and headteachers across all nine schools. 

A full job description is available on the attached link. However, your most important qualities / experience will include the managing IT contracts in a multi-site setting and experience of consolidation or tenancy migration work.

- Competitive Salaries  - Pension Scheme  - Competitive holiday entitlement  - Opportunities for flexible working   - Cycle to work scheme  - Employee assistance programme  - Season Ticket Loans

Day-to-day, you will be managing a Trust-wide MSP contract, owning the IT asset registers, approving purchases, and making sure schools get the IT service they need both now and for the future. You will not be doing the technical fix-it works yourself. The provider does that. You are the person who knows what we have, what we need, what we are buying, what it costs.  You will be responsible for working with the MSP to ensure the Trust’s digital systems are secure, resilient, and fit for purpose, and that we are working towards the DfE Digital and Technology Standards, providing assurance to senior leaders and Trustees on cyber security, data protection, and operational reliability.

Applications are made through the Trust's standard application form, available on this website. Please download a copy and once completed, send to recruitment@tcset.org.uk. Please note that we do not accept CVs in place of an application form. No agencies please. In your supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4, 11pt), please set out how your experience and skills meet the person specification. If you have any questions or would like a call with our Director of Estates to discuss the role, please contact the recruitment team at the inbox mentioned above. Closing date for applications: 26 May 2026 although this may be brought forward if a suitably strong candidate is identified. Interview date to be confirmed but during week commencing 1 June 2026