Strategic Business Support Manager (Part Time 18.5hrs) – New Shire Hall, Alconbury Wield, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
We are seeking a Strategic Business Support Manager (SBSM) to work alongside the existing SBSM to strengthen capacity and resilience across the Children, Education and Families (CEF) Directorate.
This is a parttime strategic role focused on enabling services to operate effectively by providing strong leadership, oversight and coordination of Business Support activity across Social Care and Education. The postholder will work collaboratively with senior leaders, service managers and Business Support colleagues to ensure that highquality, consistent and responsive support is embedded across the Directorate.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives on working across complex systems, enjoys problemsolving and service improvement, and is passionate about enabling others to deliver the best outcomes for children, young people and families.
What youll be doing
Working in close partnership with the existing Strategic Business Support Manager, you will:
Strategic leadership and capacity building
- Provide strategic oversight and leadership to Business Support activity across CEF, helping to balance demand, priorities and capacity across the Directorate
- Act as a strategic partner to Service Directors and Heads of Service, offering constructive challenge and practical solutions
- Contribute to directoratewide planning, transformation activity and service redesign
Business Support development and consistency
- Support the alignment of Business Support across Social Care and Education, promoting a consistent, joinedup approach
- Lead and support the development of clear remits, processes, guidance and standardised ways of working
- Champion best practice, continuous improvement and the effective use of systems and technology
Workforce and operational support
- Provide senior oversight and support to Senior Business Officers, Business Development Coordinators and wider Business Support colleagues
- Contribute to workforce planning, service reviews, restructures and consultations where required
- Support complex or highrisk pieces of work, including business continuity planning, risk management and operational problemsolving
Collaboration and relationships
- Build strong, trusted relationships across the Directorate and with corporate services
- Represent Business Support at senior meetings, working groups and directorate forums
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, respect and excellence in line with our CARE values
What were looking for
Were looking for someone who brings:
- Significant experience in Business Support leadership, ideally within a large, complex organisation
- Strong understanding of Childrens Services, Education or publicsector environments
- Proven ability to work strategically while remaining grounded in operational realities
- Experience of leading or supporting service improvement, change and transformation
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively
- A collaborative, valuesdriven approach and commitment to developing others
Why join us?
At Cambridgeshire County Council, Business Support plays a critical enabling role in supporting frontline services and improving outcomes for children and families. In this role, youll have the opportunity to:
- Work at a strategic level across a diverse and evolving directorate
- Shape how Business Support operates and adds value across CEF
- Be part of a supportive, collaborative leadership approach
- Work flexibly in a way that supports worklife balance
Our values
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values:
- Collaborative
- Accountable
- Respectful
- Excellence
Were looking for someone who lives these values and brings them to life through their leadership.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Emma.Nederpel@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About you
What were looking for
Were looking for someone who brings:
- Significant experience in Business Support leadership, ideally within a large, complex organisation
- Strong understanding of Childrens Services, Education or publicsector environments
- Proven ability to work strategically while remaining grounded in operational realities
- Experience of leading or supporting service improvement, change and transformation
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively
- A collaborative, valuesdriven approach and commitment to developing others
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…