Service
Fractional IT Director
For foundations, associations, SMEs and non-profit sector teams that need executive-level judgement on technology, data, security, suppliers and continuity, but cannot justify a full-time in-house IT leadership role.
Professional profile
Fractional senior IT leadership
The service provides an IT leadership function for organisations that need judgement, follow-up and technology coordination, but lack the scale to bring that role in-house.
Expected outcomes
What can remain after the work
- Regular liaison with senior management to turn business needs into IT decisions.
- An annual plan for systems, data, security, suppliers, continuity and priorities.
- Review of purchases, contracts, licences, domains, access, backups and supplier dependency.
- Support for internal or external teams so that technical projects do not go without direction.
Related experience
Technical and operational proof
- Combined experience in management, architecture, data, BI, operational security, automation and deployments.
- A great deal of accumulated work with non-profit sector organisations, foundations and projects with limited technical resources.
- Ability to talk to senior management, administration, social teams and technical suppliers without losing operational detail.
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