Senior IT Technician

Manchester
Salary Band 3 (£20k - £25k per annum, depending on experience)

British Cycling is the internationally recognised sports governing body for cycling in the UK and our continued growth is built on the successful delivery of results at elite level and a strong focus on developing the grass roots of our sport.

The organisation also runs the highly successful Great Britain Cycling Team, who played a leading role in Team GB's impressive medal-winning performance at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. With the London 2012 Olympics now only 3 years away, British Cycling will be an exciting place to work, with the organisation at the centre of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to develop the sport.

The Role

To provide 2nd and 3rd line support for internal and external users of the British Cycling IT infrastructure. To assist with the planning, implementation, administration and maintenance of additions, deletions and major modifications to the British Cycling infrastructure. To assist with the maintenance & updates of British Cycling servers software/hardware upgrades.

Interested?

You must have excellent problem solving and trouble shooting skills, excellent communication and organisation skills and experience of supporting network infrastructures. You will also need to have commercial experience of working in a technical support role and have a good knowledge of Windows XP, Windows Servers, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office along with experience of supporting hardware, software and peripherals.

All of our permanent employees are provided with the Gold Membership of British Cycling. Our hours of work are 37.5 per week. Membership of the pension scheme is offered on completion of 6 months service. British Cycling operates a salary sacrifice Childcare Voucher Scheme. Free parking is available to all staff at the National Cycling Centre.

British Cycling welcomes applications from all sections of the community. To apply for this position, please download and complete a standard application form from the main "Vacancies" page and return, to: humanresources@britishcycling.org.uk or post to: British Cycling, National Cycling Centre, Stuart St, Manchester M11 4DQ.

Closing Date for Applications is Friday, 9th October 2009
Interviews are expected to be scheduled for 15th / 16th October 2009