Head of Software Development

Job description
We are working with a charity organisation who perform very important work to find a Head of Software Development to lead their team of developers. If you would like the opportunity to lead a software team on Tech for Good projects, then this may be the role for you.

This role is a hugely impactful role, and predominantely hands off. The most important thing for the role is your skills in people management and project mangement. One of first projects on arrival will be the migration of an old system to a new tech stack.

Main Responsibilities

The Head of Software leads the software development team and oversees all in house software development. This role will drive through improvements in technology and will lead a highly skilled team.
• Develop the underlying architecture for all software products and development.
• Manage and oversee multiple software projects, defining roadmaps
• Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following a software development lifecycle.
• Design and conduct tests, implement systems for software automation, continuous integration, and deployment.
• Proven programming ability using C#, .Net and willingness to learn additional languages and frameworks as required.
• Assure ongoing compliance with legal, security and agreed regulatory requirements.
• Line management of a team - appraise, set personal development plans and objectives and have regular 1 to 1s.
• Fostering an environment of continuous personal and professional learning.
• Be a technical mentor and adviser to the team and across the organisation.
• Mentoring and leading the team in pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology.
• Deputising for the CTO when required.
• Working closely with the CTO and the Head of IT to manage day to day operations and contribute to the long-term strategy for the Technology team.
• Guide cross functional teams through complex projects and organisational change.
• Preparation documentation.
• Prepare reports to communicate findings to stakeholders (internal and external as required) in verbal or written/presentation style formats.

Key Competencies

You will be responsible for people leadership, overseeing project management and having some hands-on development time.
• Have the ability to roll up sleeves to develop product, evaluate tools, diagnose and tackle technical problems where needed.
• Technical expertise including programming, testing and automation.
• Expertise in software development practices such as Agile and Scrum to enhance delivery and collaboration between the development and operations teams.
• Data collection, management, and analysis.
• Problem analysis and problem solving.
• Strong project management skills with the proven ability to deliver excellence in projects whilst navigating the complexities of software development.

For the first 6 months of this role you will be required to be in the office for 3 days per week, following this a working pattern of one to two days in the office will be fine.

If you are looking for a Head of Engineering role with a real impact please APPLY NOW!