Job Description

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).