Location: Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Darlington, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield
About The Role
As Director General for Digital and Infrastructure, you’ll lead a major, multidisciplinary group bringing together digital, technology, data and analysis functions across the Department. This is a high-profile role where you’ll shape strategy, influence policy and deliver large-scale transformation across a complex national system.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring digital, AI and data are at the heart of every major priority, not as a separate function, but as a core driver of outcomes. Alongside this, you’ll lead the education estates function, helping transform how infrastructure is planned, funded and delivered using data-driven approaches.
This is a role that operates at pace and scale, requiring strong leadership, strategic thinking and the ability to make high-stakes decisions that impact services nationwide.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead a transformational digital, AI and data strategy across education and care sectors
- Embed digital and data into every major departmental priority and programme
- Oversee a large DDaT function delivering user‑centred, agile digital services
- Strengthen cyber resilience and security across systems and the wider sector
- Drive strategic data transformation, including building a powerful, connected data spine
- Enable better insight, services and decision‑making through improved data use
- Lead delivery of major education infrastructure and capital programmes
- Transform how education estates are managed using data‑driven approaches
- Work with senior stakeholders across government, education and industry
- Make high‑impact decisions balancing risk, safety and delivery at scale
What We’re Looking For
Strong experience in:
- Leading large‑scale digital, data and AI functions
- Delivering transformation programmes across complex organisations or systems
- Setting strategy that drives measurable improvements in outcomes
Experience Of
- Embedding digital and data into core organisational strategy and policy
- Influencing at the most senior levels across government or large organisations
- Leading high‑performing teams through change at scale
You’ll Also Bring
- Strong leadership and the ability to inspire and motivate large teams
- Excellent judgement in managing risk, complexity and competing priorities
- A strategic mindset with the ability to operate at pace
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