Head of Digital Development - South of England
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We are committed to continuous improvement and the adoption of new technologies to advance our business. This is where you come in. We are seeking a Head of Digital Development to lead two development teams working on line-of-business systems, using technologies such as .NET, Umbraco, Dynamics 36

Here’s the relevant text of the ad (I think, I cut out the part about the company itself and a bit at the end for recruiters). Feel free to tell me what the hell it’s about:

Your new role

We’re all about continuous improvement and embracing change and new technologies to drive our business forward. That’s where you come in.

We’re looking for a Head of Digital Development to provide operational leadership across, successfully delivering high quality, value for money and effective applications and tools.

Of course not only is technical knowledge required, but also effective leadership and management skills as well as the ability to clearly communicate a strategic vision to a range of stakeholders.

If you want the opportunity to make a real difference to our team and lead on changes that will shape the way we operate as a business, we’d love to hear from you.

This role can be based out of our Eastleigh (SO50 6AD), Yeovil (BA22 8WN) or Bracknell (RG12 1RF) offices.

For more information on this fantastic opportunity, be sure to take a look at the job description below.

About you

We’ve all got different backgrounds, strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. It’s these shared values that bring us together as one team.

Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues, always curious and look for better solutions, achieve together by working in partnership with others, own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way, and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities.

If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world, you’re on to a winner and we’d love to hear from you!

Be yourself

Abri is committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We want our colleagues to bring their individual differences, life experiences and knowledge into the workplace and we welcome their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different, everyone is unique.

There is a document at the bottom you can click on that says it is a job description. Good luck figuring out that one either.

  • Sergio@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Other people have talked about how this is a middle-management job and what that would entail. I’m here to make a couple points:

    • reading up on the company is important. See if hey have made LinkedIn posts about the importance of “Digital Development”. Look through their web pages and previous job posts to see if there are people with the job title “Digital Developer” and if so what they did.
    • the best situation is: you have a friend at that company who tells you “yeah, they’re looking for someone to …” Next best is someone in that field who tells you “yeah I’ve heard that company is trying to …” or “that company really needs to …” If you go to job fairs, get cards from everyone you can; if you had a card from someone at that company (even HR) you could try emailing or calling and saying “hi it was great meeting you at (place), by the way I’ve heard your looking for a Digital Developer, do you think my experience as A would fit the bill, or perhaps my experience as B?” If you don’t have a card you could try looking at their web page for contact info and emailing them that question.
    • a lot of times job postings are vague bc they don’t know wtf they want, they just know they need something that sounds like that. Send a cover letter that emphasizes your managerial experience, and be ready with as many anecdotes as you can about how you successfully crafted visions or identified problems or led teams to implement solutions while getting along with your peers. If you have experience in that field, great, but sometimes companies will be happy with an outsider’s perspective. Good luck, fam!