Ivy Rock Partners

About the Company

Ivy Rock Partners provide search and recruitment support to organisations with social purpose wanting only the very best service.

Using our experience, it is our goal to proactively find ways to help you, with a consistent long term objective in mind. We are not a ‘volume’ agency, our clients and candidates are selected with equal care.

What is our mantra? To seek the best way of managing each personalised assignment and offer optimum care and professionalism at any given opportunity.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Ivy Rock Partners

Job Title

Intranet Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Intranet Manager Role Summary: Lead digital transformation project to implement and optimize a new intranet system (Workvivo), ensuring intuitive design, stakeholder collaboration, and sustainable adoption across a large organization. Expactations: Proven experience in managing intranet projects within complex organizations, technical expertise in SharePoint, and strong stakeholder relationship management skills. Key Responsibilities: - Manage content migration to Workvivo and SharePoint platforms. - Develop user-centric intranet structure and navigation for improved accessibility. - Establish governance frameworks, training programs, and adoption standards. - Collaborate with cross-departmental stakeholders to deliver an inclusive intranet solution. - Monitor usage data and feedback to drive iterative improvements. Required Skills: - Technical proficiency in SharePoint; Workvivo experience preferred. - Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional partnership capabilities. - Clear communication of complex concepts to diverse audiences. - Strong project execution under time constraints with minimal supervision. Required Education & Certifications: Not specified.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

25-09-2025

Company Name

Ivy Rock Partners

Job Title

Test Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Test Manager Role Summary: Lead end‑to‑end testing for an SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud migration, developing and owning the test strategy, ensuring quality governance, and steering all testing phases from unit to UAT. Expactations: Deliver a comprehensive test plan, maintain rigorous test execution, ensure risk‑free go‑live readiness, coordinate third‑party testers, and influence cross‑functional stakeholders to meet project timelines and quality standards. Key Responsibilities: • Define and own the programme‑wide test strategy. • Lead and manage testing across system, unit, integration, load, performance, and UAT. • Coordinate and direct third‑party and business stakeholder testing activities. • Oversee structured test planning, execution, and reporting. • Drive test governance, quality assurance, and risk management. Required Skills: • Proven SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud testing leadership. • Experience writing test strategies and managing full testing functions. • Strong stakeholder management and influence across technical and business teams. • Knowledge of SAP SaaS testing processes. • Experience in the public sector or local authority environment highly desirable. Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience). • SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP S/4HANA (or equivalent SAP certification). • Test Management or Quality Assurance certification (e.g., ISTQB, CSM) preferred.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

03-10-2025

Company Name

Ivy Rock Partners

Job Title

Solution Architect

Job Description

**Job Title** Solution Architect – SAP **Role Summary** Lead the architectural design and delivery of a major ERP transformation for a local authority, migrating from legacy SAP to SAP S/4HANA and SuccessFactors. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business strategy while supporting data migration, integration, and compliance. **Expectations** - Deliver end‑to‑end SAP architecture aligned with strategic goals. - Maintain high quality, reliability, and security standards across all SAP services. - Collaborate with internal stakeholders, implementation partners, and governance bodies. - Drive adoption of SAP Activate and agile delivery practices. **Key Responsibilities** - Design and document the overall SAP S/4HANA and SuccessFactors architecture. - Oversee blueprinting and integration for Finance, HR, Payroll, and Procurement (P2P). - Translate business requirements into cloud‑based SAP SaaS solutions. - Define and support data migration strategy, cut‑over planning, and execution. - Manage third‑party system integrations and enforce interface design standards. - Contribute to test strategy; provide architectural oversight for SIT, UAT, and payroll parallel runs. - Ensure compliance with data protection, security policies, and role‑based access controls. - Engage with internal teams, system implementers, and governance forums to guarantee solution alignment and quality delivery. **Required Skills** - Proven experience implementing SAP S/4HANA and SuccessFactors. - Strong knowledge of SaaS architecture, cloud integration, and data migration. - Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology and agile delivery. - Ability to design and govern complex ERP integrations (Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement). - Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills. - Public sector ERP programme experience (preferred). **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Relevant SAP certifications such as SAP Technology Associate, SAP Solution Architect, or SAP Integration Associate (advantageous).

North london, United kingdom

On site

16-10-2025

Company Name

Ivy Rock Partners

Job Title

Head of Information Technology

Job Description

**Job title:** Head of Information Technology **Role Summary:** Senior IT leadership delivering strategic and operational oversight of technology, digital, and data services for a growing charity. Responsible for shaping and implementing an IT strategy aligned with mission and growth, ensuring secure, reliable, cost‑effective systems and fostering a data‑driven culture. **Expectations:** - Leadership of a small, high‑skill IT team and partnership with executive and trustee governance. - Effective management of vendor relationships, budgets, and external suppliers. - Champion responsible technology innovation (including AI) while mitigating risk. - Promote digital literacy across the organisation through training and support. **Key Responsibilities:** - Develop & execute IT and digital strategy in line with organisational goals. - Oversee secure, cost‑effective infrastructure, cloud services (AWS), Salesforce, M365, and related systems. - Lead data governance, analytics, and reporting to embed a data‑informed culture. - Drive cyber‑security, business continuity, and risk management initiatives. - Provide high‑quality IT support, training, and capacity building for staff. - Manage budgets, vendor contracts, and external partner engagements. **Required Skills:** - Proven IT leadership experience (charity, NPO, or public sector preferred). - Deep knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud platforms (AWS), SaaS applications, and enterprise security. - Demonstrated delivery of digital transformation and change management. - Strong project and supplier management capabilities. - Excellent communication skills for explaining technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders. - Strategic thinking with a values‑driven, mission‑focused approach. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. - Relevant professional certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CISSP, PMP) preferred.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

15-10-2025