Operations Manager

Location

Enfield, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

1-2 months contract with A Local Authority

Job Summary:

• Deputise for the Service Manager and line manage 4 PO1 managers in the absence of the deputy.
  
• Lead, manage and motivate high performance.
  
• Ensure that corporate/departmental people practices are understood and implemented within your service.
  
• Effectively manage budgets and projects within your service ensuring effective cost management and prioritisation
  
• Monitor and evaluate performance and recommend areas for improvement based on evidence.
  
• Review the service budgets, develop, an understanding of what pooled funding is required to maintain an effective building. Create a central budget and manage this on behalf of all senior leaders across the service.
  
• Responsibility to ensure that there is an excellent customer focused reception and contact service in line with corporate policies, ensuring a positive customer experience for parents, carers, providers, and colleagues.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities:

· Lead business continuity on behalf of senior leadership team in Children and Family Services, coordinate testing of plans and deliver training to new staff from all aspects of the service as part of their induction.

· Manage a pooled central budget on behalf of all senior leaders within the service. Ensure effective management of the financial resources of the service to protect the Council’s commercial reputation by ensuring payment, monitoring and audit pathways are adhered to.

· To be responsible for the management and adherence to health and safety guidance and to maintain and update required documentation.

Essential Experience Required:

· Experience of financial management and financial analysis.

· Experience of managing business administration  

· Experience of managing a building and understanding of health and safety responsibilities.

· Experience of successfully managing performance and providing clear constructive feedback.

The closing date for this position is 30/01/24.

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