Associate Director, Digital, Data and Technology

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference to join our team is this you?

The role

As the Associate Director, Digital, Data and Technology you will be at the centre of the academy in this highly influential, and visible leadership role; you will have a clear remit to shape and influence across the Academy.

With your background in digital transformation, you will relish the opportunity to lead change in a growing and ambitious organisation. This role will drive innovation and business transformation with a focus on digital leadership and enabling greater charitable impact.

Understanding how to set clear direction, identify and focus on the right priorities, and lead your team and the wider organisation through successful change will be crucial for the Academy to achieve its goals.

Creativity and the ability to connect operational and strategic elements with a desire to move from ideation to successful execution and impact will be key to this role.

You will be curious and have a leadership style that fosters innovation and brings people with you. Strong project and stakeholder management will be key in enabling sustainable growth of the Academy.

This is an important visible role, and you will be an active member of the Academy Senior Leadership Team providing guidance, business partnering and strategy for the Academy as a whole.

Our location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

Who are we?

Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change to global health pandemics and cyber threats.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for us?

We re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we d love you to be part of.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 19 February 2025

First interviews: w/c 3 March 2025

Second interviews: w/c 10 March 2025

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.