About The RoleWe have an opportunity available within our Technology Team as a Head of Design and Architecture. This newly created role will be part of the Technology Leadership Team and will report directly to our Director of Technology.The ideal candidate will be a strategic and dynamic leader who will drive forward the charity s Digital and Technology architecture vision, ensuring solutions are modern, secure, scalable, and aligned to organisational goals. This role will drive the development of an enterprise-wide architecture framework, bringing consistency across systems, platforms, and data while improving user experience and maximising impact.Working closely with leaders across Digital, Data and Technology, the successful candidate will provide expert leadership to Solution Architects and technical teams, shape the technology roadmap, identify modernisation opportunities, and ensure technology investments deliver long-term value, efficiency, and sustainability.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the Technical Design Authority (TDA), setting direction, chairing governance forums, and ensuring all technology changes adhere to enterprise architecture principles and organisational strategy.Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, ensuring a coherent, future ready technology ecosystem aligned with organisational needs and long-term strategy.Oversee and assure all solution designs, including internal architecture outputs and third-party partner designs, ensuring they are