AddressThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Head of business and resource
- Job Location: Shire Hall
- Salary: £59,682 - £64,608 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 28/06/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 9092
- This post is not open to job share
Gloucestershire Children’s Services are ambitious for children in our county. We provide support to thousands of children every day, delivered by a wide range of professionals. Key to the delivery of high quality frontline services are the support services which enable our colleagues to improve outcomes or children. We are looking for a highly motivated, skilled leader and manager to head up our business support services.
Reporting to the Director of Safeguarding and Care, you will lead on business administration, logistics and resources, to support operational delivery and the future development of the service. You will provide a focal point for the interface with corporate council functions, such as IT and digital, asset management and property services. You will develop and implement continuous improvement to help deliver planned outcomes for the service and for children and families in Gloucestershire. You will ensure there is a consistent, joined up and integrated approach to business across directorate services, supporting compliance with financial, data management, health and safety and constitutional requirements.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a skilled, ambitious and supportive leadership team who are totally committed to doing the best for children, and being the best at what we do. If you have the skills and enthusiasm to contribute to this team, we would like to hear from you. For an informal discussion about the role, please email Paul Shallcross – Service Director (paul.shallcross@gloucestershire.gov.)
Provisional interview date 05/07/2024
In return we will offer you:
- Regular formal and informal support.
- Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
- Access to relevant training and career progression.
- Annual leave of 25.5 days (pro rata) up to 30.5 days (pro rata) after 5 years employment.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Head of Business and Resource Job Profile
This Position is subject to a DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
