Digital, Data & Technology Business Partner

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Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

We have an exciting and brand-new opportunity available for a Digital, Data & Technology Business Partner (DDaT) to join our Technology Team here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis.

As the Digital, Data & Technology Business Partner, you will play a key role in relationship management within the DDaT department and with stakeholders across the organisation.

You will work across identified areas of the business to ensure that maximum value is being gained from current and future technology investments, whilst providing a route to resolving business issues with DDaT capability and resources. This pivotal role acts as an entry point between the business and DDaT from both a tactical and strategic viewpoint, helping to identify business requirements, assessing the strategic fit, value and priority of the development request, and commissioning the work via an annual planning cycle framework.

Your role will support the creation and delivery of the Council’s Digital and Technology Strategy, fulfilling the Council’s digital ambition, whilst adopting new technology to improve the customer experience.

⭐Staff Benefits⭐

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

⭐Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 31 days (rising by 5 days after 5 years of continued local government service), plus bank holidays

⭐Local Government Pension Scheme

⭐GP Helpline available 24/7

⭐Employee Assistance Programme with a 24/7 Your Care confidential helpline

⭐Free Eye Tests and Flu Vaccines

⭐Free Onsite Gym (located at Shute End, Wokingham)

⭐Salary Sacrifice Schemes – including Car, Cycle to Work, and Home & Tech

⭐Local & Lifestyle Discounts – savings on shopping, entertainment, restaurants & more

⭐Move through Menopause Course

⭐Sports & Social Group Activities – running, football, cricket, & more

⭐Learning & Development Opportunities

⭐Employee Networks

⭐And much more!

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building relationships with colleagues across the Council to promote the vision of DDaT, identify opportunities for improvement and transformation through the use of technology and to share best practice.
• Gather information from colleagues across the Council to understand customer demand and detailed requirements.
• Work together with Business Partners in HR and Finance to develop integrated solutions to deliver change in a joined-up way and identify interdependencies between proposed streams of development.
• Ensure that intelligence is shared and reflected in the planning of activities within DDaT and the Medium Term Financial Plan.
• Act as an Account Manager for service delivery, reporting to the business against agreed service levels.
• Lead on building relationships with Senior Leadership Team and partner organisations, to understand service priorities and ensure projects and programmes are aligned to short, medium, and long term objectives of the service and wider council.
• Enable digital change, acting as a single point of focus for senior stakeholders and facilitating relationships between them.

Candidate Requirements:

• Educated to degree level (or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and aptitude).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to prepare reports and briefing notes on service and project issues for presentation to the Project Delivery Group and Senior Management.
• Excellent working knowledge of digital, data and technology principles and best practice, along with regional and national drivers surrounding data delivery.
• The ability to gather and understand the voice of the internal and external customer and ensure that it is included within DDaT design.

Our Area:

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

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Alternatively, to arrange an informal discussion about the role, contact Simon Beasley – Service Manager, Technology and Project Delivery via simon.beasley@wokingham.gov.uk (Strictly no agencies).

Closing date: Sunday 7th December 2025 at 11pm

Interview date: W/C Monday 15th December 2025

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.