Description
World Leading Energy company has an exciting opportunity for an IT Advisor.As an IT Advisor, you will engage with stakeholders across External Relations and Internal Communications to look for and shape new opportunities together with your business stakeholders. You will listen for and capture the future IT needs of the business and you'll align them with the overall strategic direction. You will follow both the market trends and the IT Technology trends and use this in your opportunity framings and play this back to the IT Advisory team and your natural team consisting of Business and IT stakeholders (point of views, papers, article summaries).
The Role:
Develop business opportunity framings with the relevant stakeholders. This includes understanding and aligning to the Corporate strategy, develop the business case, defining the business value, providing high level cost, resourcing and project plans, identifying alternative solutions and risks.
Research and keep track of relevant external business and IT developments as input for IT Opportunities in the External Relations and Internal Communications domains.
Bring the external lens to both Business and IT: continuously scan the market for latest market standards, best of breed solutions, IT & Business trends and write internal papers and newsletters, supporting the Corporate strategic direction.
Secure stakeholder support and buy-in through demonstration of value and quality of IT Consultancy skills and approach
The Candidate:
Bachelor's or Master's Degree preferably related to Information Technology.
Consultancy background with the Adobe suit of products.
Strong experience in Strategy/Consultancy work of which much in IT/related areas.
Consultancy experience within the External Relations/Communications domain.
Knowledge and awareness of different models, tools and methods in the consultancy world.
Able to develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders across External Relations and Internal Communication and within the Corporate IT organisation.
A frequent deep-dive in new business- and IT domains. Over time, the senior IT Advisor will be in strategic dialogues with senior leaders in Corporate functions.
Customer centricity and drive collaboration across businesses with persuasive communication, presentation skills, facilitation skills and strong stakeholder management skills.
Awareness of wide-range of IT/digital technologies and drive clarity on how IT generates businesses value.
Working virtually with clients and interacting with multiple stakeholder Getting work done through others..
Demonstrated evidence of enterprise first values and behaviours supported by strong leadership attributes will be considered during the selection process.
Understanding of the importance of branding, communication and associated tool set, without being a subject-matter expert, is preferred.
This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely.
We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
Specialising within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and TV & Entertainment, Eaglecliff Recruitment is ISO accredited, a Member of REC and listed within the top 4% for Financial stability by Dun & Bradstreet. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a reply within one hour. Eaglecliff Ltd is acting in the capacity of an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for contractor resourcing.