Description PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA Worker Category: Hybrid Worker Salary: £38,700- £41,373 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) Working Hours: 37 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 22nd November 2024 Interview Date(s): 4th & 5th December 2024 About the Role To manage, co-ordinate, develop and deliver a responsive, cost-effective, high-quality customer focused county wide Business Support Service which includes provision of a wide range of technical, administrative, support and advice functions. To work closely with Business Services Managers and Business Support Team Managers to develop an agreed business support service reflecting changing needs and budget envelope, and to monitor performance to ensure business support teams effectively and efficiently support the functions within their remit. It is vital to the future of the department that the post holder is flexible in taking on additional tasks, willing to offer help to employees and treats co-operation and support for colleagues as a top priority. About You To apply for this post, you must have: A degree level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant experience in a business support services setting, Or demonstrable experience identified below. Proven management experience in a relevant setting, including responsibility for staffing and financial resources Experience of interpreting and analysing data in order to improve services, including redacting information Management of financial and budgetary systems Ability to negotiate with a wide range of external agencies and partners Able to work under pressure, within short deadlines & have a flexible and responsive attitude You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Rachel Condon, Business Services Manager Email: rachel.condonleics.gov.uk Tel: 0116 305 8061 How to Apply Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home. By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions .