This Job posting is only open to Internals Applicants at Brent Council
Salary range: £90,865 - £111,270 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time
Head of Strategy and Technology
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
Shared Technology Services (STS) is a shared IT service delivering end to end technology support across Brent, Lewisham and Southwark councils. We provide the full range of corporate IT capabilities from strategy, architecture and cyber security, through to day to day operations, infrastructure, cloud and supplier management, ensuring reliable and resilient services for thousands of users and residents. Working in a complex multi stakeholder environment, STS brings together scale, specialist expertise and strong governance to deliver value for money, improve customer experience and support the organisations we serve through major transformation and continuous improvement. Southwark council is due to exit the shared service by 31 March 2028.
The Post
As Head of Strategy and Technology, you will lead the development and delivery of our technology strategy, ensuring it aligns with organisational priorities and delivers measurable value. You’ll oversee strategic planning across digital, data, architecture and technology roadmaps, translating vision into clear programmes of work that improve services, resilience and customer experience. You’ll provide strong leadership across stakeholders, shaping investment cases, setting standards and governance, and ensuring delivery is controlled, benefits-led and outcome focused. You’ll also act as a key adviser to senior leaders, bringing insight on emerging tech, risk, and opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
The Person
You will be a confident, credible leader with a strong track record in technology strategy, transformation and modern service design in a complex environment. You can turn ambiguity into a practical plan, influence senior stakeholders, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences. You’ll bring strong commercial awareness, governance discipline, and the ability to prioritise investment based on risk and value. You’ll be collaborative, calm under pressure, and motivated by improving outcomes — with enough technical breadth to challenge, guide and support teams across cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, data and architecture.
Why join us?
We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:
Closing date: 12 April 2026 (23:59)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the essential requirements on the Job description. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
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Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
