As Associate Director of Business Operations in the Directorate Enablement (DE) function for the Commercial Directorate the post.....
As Associate Director of Business Operations in the Directorate Enablement (DE) function for the Commercial Directorate the post holder will lead and work as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplined team.
The DE team is a newly established function and the design brings together teams from across the existing structure into single teams who will provide services back to the other sub-directorates through a business partnering model, provide the cohesion between the directorate and NHSE as a whole and support external engagement out to the NHSE system for Commercial and Estates teams. This will represent a new way of working for many colleagues but offers an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the directorate.
This approach will streamline requirements and ensure a consistent approach to various disciplines including Business Operations & Programme management. In addition, we anticipate the following benefits:
• ability to flex resource to improve resilience
• less silo working
• sharing of best practice / experience within the team
• greater opportunity for succession planning, and career development in some areas.
• driving efficiency and reducing duplication
This role is a key role as part of the Commercial Directorate, reporting to the Director of Directorate Enablement in establishing this brand new function that will support the significant ambition across the Commercial Directorate.
The Associate Director of Business Operations will be accountable to:
• To deliver the Commercial Directorate governance framework to enable effective decision making; provide standardised process and practise
• To drive a comprehensive people offering across the Commercial Directorate, including the provision of internal communications, to ensure staff are engaged and feel part of a wider community, focussed on embedding a culture which promotes attraction, development and retention for all staff.
• To manage Directorate budget, risk, assurance, governance, record management, and audit requirements.
Key aspects of this role will be to:
• Ensure the strategy is formulated for all areas of accountability, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure the development and management of relevant strategic plans, within the Directorate are in place alongside appropriate system and processes
• Proactively manage the key risks and issues
• Monitoring and establishing accountability on the overall progress of the strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales.
• Manage and actively promote the relationships with key stakeholder
The DE function will provide the services outlined in this brief for the overall Directorate (a total of c.355 staff) and managing a budget of c.£278m. The post holder will have accountability and responsibility for the strategic and operational development of the Directorate.
Why join us
People are central to what we do – both in terms of our patient-led care but just as importantly, our brilliant team. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and compassionate workforce supporting everyone to reach their full potential.
This means we care about your professional development and training as well as your personal health and wellbeing. You’ll be joining a supportive and friendly team where you can truly be yourself. You’ll also have access to fantastic benefits such as our pension scheme, great annual leave entitlement and flexible working opportunities to give you the work/life balance that suits your lifestyle and caring responsibilities.
Please see the job description for further information but for an informal discussion please contact Natasha Hughes, Chief of Staff for Chief Commercial Officer:Natasha.Hughes15@nhs.net.
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, especially disabled, female, and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under-represented at this level within our workforce.
Application Form Supporting Statement Guidelines
To help us build a better picture of how you can help us meet our ambitions, we would like you to respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:
• What values, behaviours and leadership expertise will you bring to our team and how will this help us in achieving our goals?
• What expertise do you have of leading and coordinating specialist programmes of scale?
• What expertise do you have in working with senior, diverse stakeholder groups to effect positive change and influence decision making?
• What expertise do you have of developing and delivering strategic plans in a matrix environment at scale that you believe you can bring to the role?
• What sets you apart from the other candidates?
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 9 with a full-time starting salary of £99,891, with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service.
For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum.
This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jan 2024