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Technical Assistant – IT Architecture – 12 Months FTC
- Location: Newport – Hybrid
- Job Type: Full-time 12months FTC
- Department: IT
- Reports to: Enterprise Architect
- Salary: £33,550
We are seeking a Technical Assistant to provide essential support within our clients IT department. This role involves a wide range of responsibilities including research, analysis, benchmarking, and managing key business information databases. The ideal candidate will be a central point of contact for enquiries and will coordinate various strategic IT projects.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Undertake extensive research and analysis to support various business strategy projects and workstreams.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for daily enquiries from both internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate and report on the progress of ongoing actions for the IT and Cyber functions.
- Handle follow-up questions and coordinate responses on behalf of IT and Cyber after business strategy submissions.
- Manage and report on all IT Risk and Audit actions.
- Document and aggregate inputs from the business and stakeholders.
- Administer standard documentation for the strategy team.
- Attend and support strategy meetings at all levels, from team to executive.
- Coordinate agendas and action registers for the DTG.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Business knowledge and experience are desirable.
- Experience in project management is advantageous.
- Excellent organisational, written, and presentation skills.
- Strong research skills and the ability to synthesize and present findings clearly.
- Analytical, organised, and numerate with effective communication skills.
- A high standard of IT skills is essential, including proficiency in Microsoft applications; knowledge of MS Access is desirable.
- Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workload effectively.
- Ambitious and proactive, with a keen desire to learn about the corporate IT landscape.
