About The Role
Role: Business Systems Manager
Location: Chorley Council and South Ribble Council
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary: £43,693 - £44,711
Closing Date: 9 February 2025
We’re seeking an experienced Business Systems Manager with strong project management skills to lead the charge in revolutionising our business systems, data intelligence, AI, and automation. If you have a passion for technology and a drive to make a tangible impact, we want to hear from you.
What you’ll be getting up to
* Systems Development: Lead the development and testing of business systems across the councils. Collaborate with various services to identify, design, implement, and manage systems and business improvements.
* Project Management: Lead ICT business systems and data intelligence projects, utilizing project management methodologies and ensuring benefits realization.
* Stakeholder Management: Advise senior managers on the implementation of new products and technologies, ensuring informed decision-making.
* Technical Expertise: Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of services to ensure technology aligns with delivering effective and automated outcomes.
* User Support and Training: Support the training of users in relation to business systems, data, and information, fostering a knowledgeable and capable workforce.
* Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate the business systems team and analysts, building a strong and integrated function that can respond to the needs of both councils effectively.
Who we’re looking for
* Proven experience in business systems management.
* Strong technical knowledge and the ability to align technology with business goals.
* Excellent project management skills, with experience in leading ICT projects.
* Ability to advise senior management on technology implementation.
* Strong communication and training skills.
* Leadership experience with a track record of building and managing effective teams.
Other requirements
* This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.
Our Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Hybrid/agile working from day one
* Local Government pension
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
* Volunteering days
* Free parking
* Car Allowance
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.
About Us
At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.
Working Together
We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
Additional information
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices. We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website. If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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