We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Rotherham to assist with the appointment of a Head of Health and Safety, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay : £34.56 - £43.48 per hour Responsibilities: Develop a customerfocused service that is responsive and flexible with regard to a variety of customer needs and delivered to a high standard. Identify clear objectives for service delivery, including management of risk, and develop and performance manage relevant action plans to ensure effective and efficient implementation Assess political pressures and agendas on service delivery and tailor plans/activity accordingly Pursue best practice and value for money within the Service through the establishment of effective systems of target setting, performance management and procurement Initiate, manage and implement major change initiatives in service delivery which may have a significant impact on either customers, employees or systems ensuring effective risk management and review of subsequent outcomes Experience: Substantial and successful direct management experience in one or more of the services within the portfolio of this post, including policy development, corporate/strategic planning and managing change Experience of managing people effectively within a customer focused, service delivery organisation Successful budget management in a comparable organisation including evaluation of competing budgetary priorities within tight financial limits Successful track record of communicating and working with stakeholders and partners Experience of performance management and quality assurance processes in service delivery Knowledge of current Local Government democratic processes and understanding of the political context Knowledge and a significant understanding of the legislative frameworks and government policy agendas in respect of this field of work Demonstrable experience of successful partnership and multi-agency working Experience of successful project management and delivering services to set standards. Experience of applying risk management in setting strategy and in identifying and managing principal risks to achievement of objectives Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. RQ1423150