System Optimisation Lead - #2129170

Role: System Optimisation Lead
Salary/Rate: £580 - £680 per day inside IR35
Location: Hybrid London or Leeds 3x pw
Contract Duration: 6-months

We are currently looking for a System Optimisation Lead for our government client.

The full-time System Optimisation Lead role is hybrid, based between 3 days per week on site, and the remainder of the week working remotely. Office locations include London or Leeds, as preferred. There is no further flexibility with expected time on site, or the office locations.

The contract for this System Optimisation Lead position is for 6 months, with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Essential Skills / Experience required:

We are looking for candidates that have experience in user acceptance testing, scaling up adoption, and can host training workshops & refresher workshops

• Experience in organisational design, transformation or change.
• Demonstrated experience in leading technology-driven change or large-scale system implementations.
• Experience delivering user training, coaching, and guidance on system functionality and best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable:

• Experience working within Public Sector.
• Orgvue knowledge and experience.

Role / Responsibilities:

This role will be responsible for supporting, implementing, configuring, and optimising business-critical systems across a range of transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for system functionality, working closely with business stakeholders, third-party vendors, and internal teams to ensure systems are operating effectively and delivering maximum value. The role will also involve providing training, guidance, and support to users and colleagues on system capabilities and best practices.

• Lead the implementation, configuration, and ongoing support of enterprise systems and applications.
• Perform system upgrades, updates, patching activities, and configuration changes to ensure platforms remain secure and optimised.
• Act as the technical subject matter expert for assigned systems, providing guidance and best practice recommendations to stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve system issues across both front-end and back-end environments.
• Liaise directly with third-party vendors and software providers to manage incidents, resolve technical issues, and maximise system functionality.
• Review and optimise system performance, configurations, workflows, and integrations to improve user experience and operational efficiency.
• Support testing activities, including system, integration, user acceptance, and post-implementation testing.
• Deliver training, coaching, and user support to colleagues and business users to improve adoption and utilisation of system functionality.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, technical teams, suppliers, and programme delivery teams.
• Provide regular reporting, updates, and management information to stakeholders and project teams.

If you are interested in the above role, please click Apply Now and send a CV for quick review.

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans, spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses, partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.

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System Optimisation, Change, Transformation, Organisation Design, Organisational design, System implementations, Orgvue

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