Head of Technology

The organisation

Constanter is a private charitable foundation established to promote respect for human dignity, sustainability and social justice. Constanter Philanthropy Services (CPS) professionally supports and enables all of the philanthropic organisations founded by the Brenninkmeijer family entrepreneurs in the execution of their programmes to maximise their impact in service of the common good. CPS does this through providing high-quality, fit-for-purpose operational support in the areas of HR, IT, Finance, Risk, Legal, Tax, Insurances, Facilities, Travel, Procurement, Security, Project Management, and Reporting. CPS dedicates most of its work to the support of Porticus and Laudes Foundation. (See www.constanter.org, www.porticus.com, www.laudesfoundation.org.) 

CPS is a global organisation, built on the premise of strong collaboration and striving for professional excellence together. The work we do makes a real difference, so we dedicate the best of our skills and knowledge to it, striving to make a positive contribution every day. 

We foster a culture of trust and engage purposefully and professionally in a spirit of mutual respect. By working together, we believe we can achieve more than we could individually, helping one another to grow and live up to our potential. 

The position

The Head of Technology is responsible for leading Constanter’s Technology team (9 FTE) and ensuring all IT services run smoothly and are cost-effective across Constanter (350 FTE). Integral part of this job is setting the roadmap towards a future-proof technology landscape across Constanter’s central functions and the small regional offices that are located globally. The Head of Technology works closely with the different support functions within Constanter, as well as with the philanthropic organisations and Constanter’s Investment Office to ensure delivery of business value.

Number of direct and indirect reports: 9. The Head of Technology reports to the Director of Operations & Technology.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for leadership, control and decision making of the Technology team. 
• Builds, mentors and motivates the Technology team (9 FTE). Leads the team with integrity and creates a working environment where team members feel included, valued, and supported. Creates excitement around shared team and Constanter objectives. 
• Defines a multi-year strategy that addresses all elements of the technology roadmap, translating business vision and digital transformation objectives into technology intitatives.
• Translates the IT strategy into the various aspects: architecture, portfolio, data analytics and security. 
• Aligns priorities, expectations and incentives between business & technology. 
• Leads the planning for the technology organization and the execution of the IT vision and strategy. 
• Supports business to identify, vet and apply emerging technologies to the business roadmap. 
• Ensures a technology & architectural roadmap that supports the demands of the IT organisation and those of the business. 
• Develops and manages the IT operating and capital budget required to implement the business and IT strategy at optimal cost. 
• Sets the sourcing strategy and defines investment decisions to ensure alignment of the overall business goals. 

Candidate profile

• A bachelor's degree, for example in computer science or information management 
• Minimum of 10 years relevant working experience in the technology domain and digital transformation 
• Broad experience with leadership roles in medium to small organizations 
• Understanding of and experience working in digital ecosystems 
• Experience with change management and creating a bridge between the business and technology 
• Agile, Lean, ITIL 

Key competencies

• Leadership: Directing and guiding employees in the performance of their jobs; employing management styles and methods which are tailored to the employee/team and situation in question 
• Coaching: Directing and guiding an employee in the performance of his/her job; adapting coaching style to employee and situation so that the employee can develop optimally 
• Market orientation: Demonstrating that one is well informed about market and technological developments 
• Customer orientation: Investigating customer wishes and needs and acting accordingly; anticipating customer needs; giving high priority to service and customer satisfaction 
• Networking: Constructing relationships and networks which are useful in achieving objectives; making effective use of informal networks to get things done 
• Organizational sensitivity: Recognizing the effects and results of one's own decisions or activities on other parts of the organization; recognizing the interests of other parts of one's organization 
• Teamwork: Contributing actively to a joint result or solution to a problem, even when such teamwork concerns a matter which is not of immediate personal interest 
• Behavioural flexibility: Modifying one's behaviour to reach a set goal when problems or opportunities arise 
• Work standards: Setting high standards regarding one's own work and acting accordingly; showing dissatisfaction with merely average performance 
• Integrity: Upholding generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities 
• Results orientation: Actively focused on achieving results and objectives; ready to take action in case of disappointing results 

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