ESB
ESB is a purpose led company striving to create a brighter future for the customers and communities we serve, leading the transition to reliable, affordable, low-carbon energy. Today, we operate one of the most progressive electricity systems in the world, with activities spanning electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and an international energy consulting business.
With 8,000 employees and revenue of over €5bn per annum, we invested €1bn in infrastructure last year, contributed over €2bn to the economies we operate in and distributed over €2m across a range of community initiatives. This requires us to bring the best of our capabilities together to deliver innovative and value-driven solutions that enable our customers to live low-carbon lives. ESB strives to foster an effective and inclusive culture where people engage, challenge and feel connected to our purpose, colleagues, customers and community.
Technology plays a leading role in enabling and delivering ESB’s transition to a digital, low carbon utility, and it’s our people who ensure we succeed. With almost 800 people working across our IT Delivery and CIO functions, together we design, build and support a broad range of technologies and services to deliver on our mission to bring sustainable and competitive energy solutions to all customers. We achieve this by harnessing all our resources, investing in our people and working collaboratively together.
To further enhance our capabilities across a number of areas including Data & Analytics, Digital Delivery, Digital Development, Cybersecurity, Project Management and more, we are looking for talented professionals to start their journey with us to lead the transition to reliable, affordable low-carbon energy – a brighter future for the benefit of all.
IT Strategy Analyst
The ESB CIO provides a dedicated focus on strategic IT, digital and data analytics. The CIO organisation is responsible for defining and driving out IT and digital strategies to position ESB to competitively operate in an ever-changing and challenging environment.
The IT Strategy Team is part of CIO Enterprise Architecture and it supports the development of strategies for IT and ESB Business Units. The team is at the heart of strategic thinking for CIO and the wider IT organisation and ensures IT Strategies are aligned with ESB’s Vision for IT, the Group IT Strategy, the Enterprise Architecture roadmap and ESB’s Accelerating Digital transformation programme.
These strategies encompass the full range of IT activity including digital transformation, data analytics, cyber security and cloud migration.
Key Responsibilities
The IT Strategy team are looking for talented, personable and ambitious candidates to fill the role of IT Strategy Analyst. Successful candidates will have a key role in shaping how IT is used to meet business goals, supporting major change imperatives and in enabling ESB’s transition to a digital utility. Responsibilities for the role will include:
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Supporting delivery of strategies which outline how technology should be used to meet IT and business goals.
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Applying the CIO Strategy Management Process to develop supporting strategies for IT and ESB Business Units, ensuring alignment with the Vision for IT, Business & Digital strategies, the Enterprise Architecture roadmap and Group IT Strategy.
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Acting as single point of contact for stakeholders in CIO, ITD and wider Business Units.
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Creating outputs readily consumable by all audiences.
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Ensuring appropriate communications with all stakeholders and linking IT Strategy and Business requirements.
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Facilitating strategy sessions and documenting actions or outputs.
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Providing IT Strategy SME support to business teams and IT peers.
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Introducing and championing Agile ways of working.
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Undertaking research and promoting strategy development that is aligned with latest industry thinking.
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Working closely with 3rd-party organisations to ensure optimum service delivery and thought leadership.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
Applicants should be out-going, delivery-focussed and have the following demonstrable knowledge skills and experience:
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A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience, with excellent knowledge of the ESB IT organisation and high level of understanding of ESB IT infrastructure.
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Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills combined with strong analytical skills.
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Experience analysing business processes and undertaking gap analyses.
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Outstanding reporting, analytical and documentation/writing experience including MS Office 365 applications skills (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Word).
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Experience in structured project management techniques combined with a knowledge of information systems and technology and the application of these to process improvement projects.
Above all, applicants must be self-directing, innovative in their approach and able to demonstrate their ability to actively and independently contribute to a team that delivers results.
Desirable
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Experience with IT landscapes, architectures and applications.
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Experience of developing documentation associated with this role (e.g. strategic road-mapping, business process modelling, design-thinking) is desirable.
Qualifications
Essential
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A Third level education in a Computing discipline or equivalent work experience.
Location
Base Location: Fitzwilliam 27, ESB’s new Head Office, Dublin (Smart/Remote Working suitable)
ESB is committed to offering flexibility in ways of working and we call that Smart Working – combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible and remote ways of working.
The successful candidate may combine remote / smart working within the jurisdiction (Republic of Ireland), with attendance at base for in-person collaboration, the frequency of which is agreed with the manager and subject to ongoing review.
Further Information
Further information on all our current Digital/Technology/IT related roles, including information on our Smart Working as well as our new state of the art Head Office Fitzwilliam 27, visit www.esb.ie/careers/it-at-esb
In return, we offer excellent career enhancing opportunities where our people can thrive in a fast paced, agile environment by giving them the tools, flexibility and autonomy to deliver on our purpose: leading the transition to a secure, affordable, low-carbon energy future for our customers and communities.
We pride ourselves in the mentoring, training and development offered to staff, as well as our competitive and attractive rewards and benefits package.
We are also offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to empower our people to work smarter, enjoy the benefits of an inclusive, flexible working culture and significantly reduce carbon emissions through remote and hybrid working.
Closing Date
Closing date for applications is Monday 18th October 2021.
If you have any queries in relation to this job, please contact [email protected]
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