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SalaryWe are offering a great opportunity to take up the position of Head of Revenues and Benefits at Hull City Council.
The successful candidate will have extensive successful Senior Leadership experience of working within a Revenues and Benefits environment and will have expert knowledge of legislative policy and technological changes to inform and continually develop the Revenue and Benefits Service.
The role will require the postholder to lead and respond effectively to changes in national policy on the administration of Housing Benefit, Local Council Tax Support and the billing, collection and recovery of Council Tax and Business Rates along with the recovery of Sundry Debt seeking to maximise income collection for the Council.
You must possess the ambition to drive this service forward and be able to lead, coach and motivate diverse teams in order to continuously improve and meet the service objectives. The delivery of an excellence customer service is a key priority for our residents within the city along with working closely with stakeholders to identify customer and citizens needs to ensure that these are delivered.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to meet the requirements for this role then we would welcome an application from you.
For an informal discussion about the role then please contact: Tracy Parker, (Assistant Director Finance) on 01482 613 018.
Interviews are due to take place week commencing 13th May 2024.
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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Any offer of employment to the above post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Basic Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, adhoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.
