Description
Business Manager
Location: Sheffield / Hybrid Working
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
Salary: From £35,700 - ££42,263 Depending on experience
Please note that any same band and job family internal moves will not present any pay increase
Key Benefits
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* 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
* 15% employer pension contribution
* Flexible working
* Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
* Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
* Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more
The Role
We are currently recruiting for a new Business Manager to work within our Banking Team.
The Business Manager will report to the Head of the CBOs’ Office with a dotted line to Director Banking Product Strategy. The Business Manager plays a key role in supporting the efficient operation of the Banking Arm and contributes to the achievement of the Banking Arm’s strategic objectives.
This role involves working closely with both the Head of the CBOs’ Office and the Director Banking Product Strategy to ensure that all Banking Office related activities, both internal and external, are effectively coordinated, escalated, and delegated as appropriate. The Business Manager will also focus on maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. Responsibilities include preparing briefings, presentations, and communications for the Co-CBOs and the CBOs’ Office, collaborating with relevant teams. The Business Manager line manages the Banking PA team and as a key figure in the Banking Office will be expected to role model high professional standards for colleagues across the Banking Arm.
The Business Manager will also be tasked with advancing new initiatives and projects emanating from the Banking Office. The overall objective and aim are ensuring effective coordination and collaboration across the Banking Arm and BBB.
To be considered for this role you must have experience of working in the financial sector and/or government/public sector and you will have also worked with Ministers and/or Executives previously.
You will be able to demonstrate strong networking and stakeholder relationship building skills
and have an awareness of BBB’s structure, mission, objectives and wider strategy or an ability to quickly gain this understanding from undertaking similar roles.
You will be an expert user of Microsoft suite of software and have a wide knowledge of other software to enable you to rapidly work with the technology the Bank uses.
Previous experience working in or associated with Whitehall private office would be a distinct advantage as well as experience in project co-ordination or management experience as well as experience in Public Affairs.
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The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.
Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.
With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.
As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).
At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.