Head of Development

Job Details

Head of Development
Surrey
6 months initially
£650- £750 per day
 
My client is leading Not for Profit organisation based in surrey and are currently looking to recruit a Head of Development for an initial 6 months.
The client is embarking on a large-scale programme of transformation of core, critical systems and processes. The Head of Development will be accountable for the creation and delivery of all aspects of development, defining the vision that compliments the overall strategic aims. This role will identify, test and champion the adoption of emerging technologies; ensure that security, stability and capacity are embedded in the development and deployment of services. Developing the team’s capability, recruiting talent and identifying skills gaps and important dependencies within technical teams.
To Be considered, the Head of Development will have the following demonstrable skills and experience
 
Experience of Leading, building and developing large software development Teams.
Excellent Stakeholder and business engagement skills
Strong Project Management Skills
Excellent knowledge of the software development life cycle and Agile methodologies
Extensive development skills in a wide range of technologies including Java and HTML5 as well as the general Microsoft product stack.
Experience of project and budget management within an IT / technology environment
 
If interested, please send your CV in the first instance.