IT Manager

Role Overview Full time

Oxygen Conservation is entering one of the most important chapters of its growth. Expanding our IT support and accelerating our adoption of AI across the whole organisation are crucial to our next steps. We want an IT Manager who can move at pace, anticipate our needs before they arise, and help the whole team get substantially more from AI tools. This requires someone with genuine curiosity, strong interpersonal skills, and the kind of drive that makes things happen without being prompted.

As passionate as you likely are about IT, to be truly fulfilled you might be looking for more. You may be seeking a role that’s challenging and rewarding in equal measure, amazing colleagues, a culture of care for people, and a mission you believe in. That is what you will find with Oxygen Conservation.

We are working hard to fight the climate crisis and reverse the biodiversity collapse. The team is small by design, fast-moving by necessity, and deeply committed to everyone who works with us. We care about the people in this team, and we want to give you the opportunity to make a real difference, not just to our IT infrastructure but to how the whole organisation does its best work every single day.

About You Are you purpose-driven, collaborative, and hard working? The kind of person who brings high standards and genuine care to every interaction, whether you are fixing a connectivity issue or presenting to external partners? If so, excellent. This is not a background support role; you will be the lead for IT at Oxygen Conservation.

Here is a snapshot of the strengths you’ll bring:

ENVIRONMENT

A genuine passion for the natural world and a conviction that scaling conservation is one of the most important challenges of our time.

IMPACT

The knowledge to do excellent technical work across infrastructure, hardware, software, and security, balanced with the humility to do tasks you learned on your first week on the job.

A genuine curiosity about AI tools, with practical examples of how you have used them and coached others to benefit from them.

The kind of initiative and ownership that means problems get solved at pace rather than passed on.

ADVENTURE

Comfortable with variety and energised by the unexpected.

A bias for speed and clarity over caution but know when to tell us to slow down.

TOGETHERNESS

The ability to communicate complex technical ideas simply to a wide range of stakeholders and build trust quickly.

The defining characteristic of the right person is a genuine desire to help others, with a passion for delivering high-quality IT support in a high-performance environment.

At Oxygen Conservation, character matters more than capability. We recruit for potential, not experience. Of course, the IT foundations matter but the service mindset matters more. And the genuine curiosity about AI and the future of work matters most of all.

We are committed to having a genuinely diverse team drawn from across the country, with a wide range of lived and learnt experiences. You might have skills in some, but not all, of the areas above. Whatever your background, we would love to hear from you if you think you can make a real difference with Oxygen Conservation.

What We’d Love You To Do Internal IT Support

Serve as OC’s primary internal IT contact, providing fast, high-quality, and proactive support to the whole team.

Ensure hardware, software, and connectivity across the team are well-maintained, secure, and fit for purpose.

Work alongside Oxygen House to maintain infrastructure, security, and compliance, building toward greater OC independence over time.

Manage onboarding and offboarding IT requirements for new and departing team members. AI Mastery

Support team members in accessing and making effective use of AI tools in their day-to-day work.

Identify and implement practical AI productivity improvements.

Stay ahead of AI and technology developments and bring relevant, actionable insights back to the organisation.

Run light-touch training sessions and one-to-one coaching to build AI confidence and literacy across the team.

IT Strategy and Improvement

Identify and recommend improvements that help OC work better, faster, and more intelligently.

Support the development and implementation of the strategy for OC’s longer-term IT provision and capability development.

KEY SUCCESSES

Within your first six months, good looks like:

You’ve learned and improved systems and processes that help the team feel supported and enabled by their IT.

A completed IT audit covering infrastructure, security, and systems, with a clear roadmap for OC’s IT provision progression.

Measurable improvement in how the team leverages AI to maximise their effectiveness and efficiency.

An IT environment that is secure, well-documented, and experienced by the team as proactive and reliable rather than restrictive or reactive.

Your resource pack Your Working Environment Most of our roles, unless site specific allow you the freedom to work from anywhere in the country, should you need help with this we too will be there to support. Best Teammates We always want to ensure every member of the team has the right support needed. We are a tight knit team, always sharing, meeting and working together. Although we work remotely from one another the culture we have shaped allows you to never feel alone. Do What You Love If you bring a passion for conservation and a care for the environment, we’ll support you to create your dream role. Tools to perform We will ensure you are provided with the equipment you need to be incredible in your role. 1 Apply This is the first step to becoming part of the team. Simply click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete our application form, and show us how awesome you are! CV’s are needed, but on their own we don’t feel they tell us enough about who you really are. So, we have listed just a couple of questions to allow us to learn more about you. 2 Opportunity to Shine If your application is successful a member (or two) of the team will have an introductory call with you, to answer any initial questions you may have. After which, if successful, we will set an exciting role specific challenge for you to complete in advance of your interview. An opportunity for us to see you shine. 3 Interview We hate for this part to be too corporate and regimented. Instead, we will have a relaxed conversation to get to know one another, an opportunity to ask questions and learn more. We recognise that this process is two way and that you will be interviewing us perhaps even more than we will be interviewing you – we promise that it won’t be a dull process. 4 Decision If our passion for what we do aligns with yours and we think you’ll be a great addition, we will invite you to join our growing team. If you love what you’ve learnt we hope you will accept, to be a part of our mission to Scale Conservation.