ICT License & Renewals Officer

IT License & Renewals Officer **

We have teamed up with a local authority situated in Oxford that is looking to hire a IT License & Renewals Officer to work within the IT Innovation / Digital Service.

Contract - 4 months with a view to extended into a permanent position.

Full Time Hours - 37 Hours per week.

Location - OX1. (Hybrid working could be on offer)

Rate of Pay - £22+ per hour - Negotiable depending on experience.

Main Duties:

• Understanding the complexity of OCC's software portfolio in an ever-changing market.
• Maintaining records of IT Supplier Contracts on the Corporate Contracts Database.
• Management of the complexities of corporate enterprise licencing, checking, preparing and submitting the annual true up for our Microsoft Enterprise Agreement worth £1.5M each year.
• Managing the renewal for application and licence renewals and retirements for cost centre managers.
• Supplier interface between IT and the supplier marketplace.
• Challenging and negotiating suppliers to achieve the best price and value for all renewals.
• Ensuring Council compliance for all Software used, monitoring usage and re-allocating unused licenses to ensure efficient and effective use of purchase software licenses.
• Critical cost-based IT reporting for Senior IT Management on spend Commitments & Renewals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Working with IT Technical resource and Suppliers to manage the procurement of complex corporate enterprise licencing.
• Working with IT & Procurement on all aspects of the procurement process for purchases £75k>.
• Maintenance of IT supplier contracts on the corporate contracts database and IT's functional requirements.
• Build and delivery of timely reporting forecasts to cost centre holders within IT
• Build and delivery of timely reporting renewals, replacements and retiring applications for all IT.

Experience/Knowledge Needed:

• Local Authority / Public Sector.
• Working with complex licencing procurements.
• Working within a Technical department.

*** We offer a market leading referral scheme of up to £250 so if you know of someone who may also be looking for an exciting career opportunity ***

To apply for this role please email & call Dane on (phone number removed).