IT Manager
Salary £ 34220 FTE
Bristol and surrounding
Vacancy listed 28/07/2026
Application deadline 12/08/2026
Details
Overall purpose of job
To manage the Trust’s internal IT services and provide support to all employees 

To provide IT related project management support, oversight of systems and training on IT software and systems. 


Main responsibilities
·      Overall responsibility for supporting employees with use of all The Trust’s IT systems. 

·      Management of the in-house IT ticketing systems. 

·      Oversight and management of IT related hardware, with forward planning for periodic equipment refreshes. 

·      Provide technical support for all Trust facilities, including offices and working hubs. 

·      Work closely with all departments to provide training in order to increase skills levels. 

·      Lead of IT induction and system integration for all new employees. 

·      Work with the People team to set up new starters and allocate equipment where needed. 

·      IT support for Trust meeting and events, where necessary. 

·      Working alongside the Head of People and Resources to manage the annual IT budget. 

·      Manage the relationship with the Trust’s external IT provider for ad hoc support. 

·      Proactively monitor and respond to changing cyber security landscape.

·      Manage the Trust's network infrastructure, connectivity and wireless networks.

·      Manage backup, recovery and resilience planning.

·       Produce reports on IT services to present to the board.

Benefits

• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Hybrid working
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts and Cycle Scheme
• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks
• Paid volunteering day
• Training and development
• One free Avon Wildlife Trust run course day per year
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) plus long service loyalty scheme
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

Notes

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Deadline: 11.59pm Wednesday 12th August 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an online interview by an initial selection panel. First interviews will be online on Wednesday 19th August 2026.

Second interview for leading candidates will be in person on Wednesday 26th August 2026.

(Please let us know in your application if you are unable to make any of these dates - we may be able to arrange a suitable alternative)

Attached documents
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Application form (Word) IT_Manager_-_Application_Form.docx
Application form (PDF) IT_Manager_-_Application_Form.pdf
Job Description IT_Manager_-_Job_Description.pdf
Equity and Diversity Monitoring IT_Manager_-_Equity_and_Diversity_Monitoring_2026_MFORM.docx
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