Head of IT and Digital Transformation - UKSA
Job Posted: 4 March 2026
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Part time
- Salary: Competitive
- Industries: Charity / Voluntary IT Management & Executive
Position : Head of IT and Digital Transformation
Permanent : 22.5 hours per week
Salary : Competitive
For almost 40 years UKSA have been delivering lifechanging experiences, education and training programmes to thousands of students. Our team of experts, mentors, and educators provide training, welfare, and mentoring of the highest standards. Our maritime pathway provides early inspiration taster programmes for school children, career training for those looking to secure their first role and continued professional development for seafarers wanting to progress their career.
We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Head of IT and Digital Transformation to join UKSA.
The Head of IT & Digital Transformation is UKSA’s most senior IT and digital lead, accountable for all technology services and cyber security, and will act as a key adviser to the Executive and Trustees on digital matters. As a member of the senior leadership team, the role will shape UKSA’s digital roadmap and support organisation-wide change. The role is responsible for ensuring resilient, secure, efficient, and future-proof technology services that support organisational delivery, enhance operational effectiveness, and enable digital transformation.
The role will:
- Lead IT strategy and roadmap development
- Drive efficiencies and improved service quality through technology
- Oversee digital transformation and systems integration
- Strengthen IT governance, cyber security, and organisational resilience
- Ensure fit-for-purpose IT architecture across infrastructure, applications, data, and cloud
- Deliver excellent supplier, contract, and budget management
A full and comprehensive job description and application form is available to download from our website www.uksa.org/work-for-us
UKSA
UKSA is an IOW based educational charity set up to provide transformational opportunities for young people through residential adventurous activities, maritime careers training and on-going professional development.
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