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Head of Development and Business Intelligence

The National Autistic Society
London
1 week ago
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The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children. We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers.
Within our Adult Services, we support people to understand their diagnosis and how this may impact on their life and the lives of those around them. Our residential services provide accommodation and supportfor autistic adults 52 weeks a year, 24 hours a day in urban and rural settings. We also provide supported living services for autistic adults who need extra help to live in their own homes or within our accommodation.
We have developed our education offer into a diverse network of independent schools and programmes which are relied upon by hundreds of people across the UK. We provide a wide range of services to support autistic children and young people. We improve and enhance education, care and experiences to help autistic children and young people fulfil their potential.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do:https://www.autism.org.uk/
Who we are looking for:
We are recruiting for a Head of Development and Business Intelligence which is an exciting opportunity combining leadership in software development and data analytics, responsible for our technical strategies and designing a system architecture that supports the organisation’s needs. You’ll lead an internal development team to deliver and manage the organisation’s website and associated applications, oversee and manage it’s application integrations and build out it’s business intelligence strategy including data warehousing. In this role, you will lead on translating business objectives into a technical strategy, engaging with stakeholders across the organisation.
This is a full time position for 35 hours per week. The salary is £55,000 - £60,000 per annum.
To view the job description please click here
What we can offer you:
Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
Healthcare Cash Plan
Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family for free!
Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
Where you will be working:
Head Office in London - 2nd Floor, Weston House, 42 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3NH
About our application process:
When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
For more information about this job please contact insert: Luke Johnson, Assistant Director (IT) –


We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
For some roles, successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include additional references and criminal background checks.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer.

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