Total 18 Director/C-Level job vacancies in CHICHESTER, PO19 1AA

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations Directorwith heavy plant, plant hire, or construction experiencedto join a well-established company. This role offers excellent benefits and a salary of £100,000.

As a Operations Director, you will lead the company's operations, overseeing key areas such as financial performance, customer relations, supplier management, and overall business growth.

What we are looking for:

- Previously worked as a General Manager,Operations Director, Plant Director, Head of operations, Operations Director of operationsor in a similar role.

- Experience in a senior management role.

- Ideallyhave a background in heavy plant, plant hire, Plants hire or construction.

- Familiarity withaccounting, including reading balance sheets, managing sales, overseeing purchasing, and controlling costs.

- Skilled in financial oversight, including reading balance sheets and managing budgets.

What's on offer:

- Competitive salary

- Company car

- Pension scheme

- Additional benefits

This is an excellent opportunity for a Operations Director to advance their career within a supportive and dynamic environment.

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Your new company
A highly successful business that has enjoyed sustained growth in multiple product categories. They are keenly focused on delivering high quality and good value products, always mindful of sustainability and impact on the planet.
Your new role
As Global Technical and Quality Director you will lead an international team in the delivery of key strategies to deliver business objectives, meeting and exceeding customer expectations in food, and non-food, categories. You will continue the development of appropriate KPIs to understand performance in all relevant areas, and drive improvements through technical product innovation, compliance, and due diligence. You will lead and support all R&D projects, bringing market disrupting products and technologies into NPD pipeline, while also enhancing sustainability initiatives.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be proven in a similar leadership position, with strategic responsibilities for technical innovation, manufacturing compliance, human rights due diligence, and sustainability. You will be highly commercially aware with the ability to support commercial business objectives and performance, within an entrepreneurial and fast-moving business. Experience of FMCG products (ideally both food, and non-food), and working with high-street retailers and international suppliers (ideally including Asia) is a distinct advantage. You will be ambitious for yourself and for your company, and enjoy a fast-changing working environment where pace and urgency drive successful outcomes. You will have very strong people skills, and be able to influence at all levels. You will enjoy developing high-performing individuals and teams, harnessing people's skills and supporting their ongoing development.
What you'll get in return
Highly competitive remuneration to suit experience, plus bonus, salary sacrifice EV scheme, and generous benefits.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
Hays are delighted to be working with an energetic, dynamic and growing project management consultancy based in Cambridge. This company has an incredibly diverse and exciting portfolio of projects, keeping the clients at the heart of everything they do, they have formed long-standing client partnerships. They work in Healthcare, Education, Residential, Arts, Heritage, Research Facilities and Commercial.


Due to huge success within the team and continued growth, they are now looking to expand and hire a Project Manager (Senior to Director Level).


Your new role
As the new Project Lead, you'll be responsible for liaising with the client on all aspects of the project, working alongside the client to understand their goals and aspirations. You will also be responsible for monitoring the successful delivery of the project, with financial performance and client satisfaction. In addition to the above, you will ensure compliance, aid coordination between members of the design team and appoint specialists and conduct project presentations.


What you'll need to succeed
Ideally, you will have a diverse range of skills and experience, from building surveying, engineering, architecture, or design management, and would be interested in developing your career in a transformative direction. Preferably, you will be based in Cambridgeshire or London with a track record of project management and delivery of varying scales. You will be passionate about working together with clients and demonstrate a proactive and solution-based approach. It is likely you will be degree qualified, or equivalent, in a relevant industry discipline.


What you'll get in return
Not only will you be joining an enthusiastic and growing team in a central Cambridge location with a portfolio of complex, exciting, and sustainable projects, but you will also receive a highly competitive salary, a mobile phone and laptop where possible, a pension scheme and 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. You will also receive a bespoke and tailored training plan agreed with your managing director to promote and continue your professional development.


What you need to do now
If you're ready to take the next step in your career, click 'apply now' to submit your CV, or call Jack Downes on 01223 464 577 for a confidential discussion on your career aspirations. Even if this job isn't quite right for you, we'd still love to chat about your next career move.


If you know of anyone who may be interested in this role, please do let us know. As a token of our appreciation for any successful referrals, you will receive up to £250 in vouchers.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Main duties by factor: Communications and Relationship skills To communicate complex information to staff both medical and non-medical To be able to provide comprehensive reports on all tests undertaken To communicate effectively with patients, to obtain their consent and cooperation, including patients with physical/learning disabilities, children of confused patients To communicate effectively with relatives of patients To develop good working relationships with other departments within the Trust. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

CMA Executive is delighted to partner with a successful SaaS organisation in the South Coast that has recently secured funding for further growth plans and is now searching for a new CFO to join their Executive Board and help lead the business through its next chapter of progress. Partnering with the CEO directly and acting as a key part of the Operational Board, you will be instrumental in extending the already substantial customer portfolio and scenario planning for the launch of additional products to market. If you are an experienced Chief Financial Officer with a history of completing fruitful transactions, and have a background relating to the Software industry, then please read for further information.

What the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position will involve:

• Leading a small finance Team and growing, developing members of the function and continuing to grow both capacity and develop efficiency, whilst applying a hands-on approach and leading from the front.
• Provide sound and insightful financial analysis to support growth and create better understanding of business performance from end to end.
• As part of an operational Board who have not experienced series of transactions, experience and guidance in this area to the leadership team will be greatly valued.
• Provide full strategic support for future lending and investment opportunities, partnering with the CEO.
• Contribute as a key member of a complex Board structure, including shareholders and private equity investors.
• Develop a robust and workable cash management policy in order to facilitate growth and maintain the value of the business.
• Act as key figurehead for the business during the point of any future transactions, invoking strong negotiation skills.
• Support the CEO and Leadership Team in commercial decision making, working through regulatory matters and ensuring there is efficient processes to deliver strategic goals.
• Manage all relationships with external bodies including Auditors, Banks and advisory services.
• Oversee all financial regulatory matters and provide support with the review of other regulatory concerns.
• Act as a leadership presence in the office in the absence of the CEO and support operations.

Suitable Candidate for the CFO vacancy:

• Fully qualified Accountant with a minimum of 5 years’ PQE.
• Experience of full financial leadership previously, and evidence of developing others, in particular towards succession planning in the CFO position would be extremely useful.
• Strong commercial acumen with an appetite to improve processes and be a self-starter.
• Previous engagement with third party funders, including Private Equity experience will be considered extremely beneficial. Having completed a fruitful shareholder exit/transaction for a business previously is desirable.
• The role is best suited to someone with some experience of working within a mixture of SME and corporate background, with experience related to Software as a Service, ICT, IT, B2B industries.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO):

• This role is set to be highly rewarding given the level of autonomy afforded by the investors and shareholders and the opportunity to build upon a very solid foundation of success already.
• A great compensation package is on offer for the right candidate, including upside in any future transaction.
• There may be some sporadic travel required and this is a ‘visible role’ and therefore required to be in the office more often than not.

CMA Recruitment Group is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role. CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn’t discriminate on any protected characteristics. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that CMA may contact you in connection with your application in relation to CMA providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website. CMA is currently receiving a high volume of applications. Whilst we ensure all applications are considered, regrettably, it may not be possible to respond individually to all applications received.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Associate Director of Nursing Medicine Division role at Epsom and St Helier.

To work with the Director of Nursing, Divisional Director of Operations, and Medical Director to meet the division’s key performance targets, leading effective and efficient delivery operational and clinical services with particular emphasis on effective clinical care, as well as implementing the strategic, financial and operational plans and efficiently deploying the resources of the Directorate.

The post holder will be the lead professional for nurses and nursing teams with Medicine and be an advocate for patients, families and carers in the achievement of clinical excellence. Locally, the post holder will lead on optimising and strengthening the role and responsibility of nurses within the service, ensuring nursing workforce resilience and succession planning.

The Associate Director of Nursing will support the Divisional Director of Nursing at a strategic and operational level and work together to cover the Inpatient/Outpatient Medicine with a strong focus on planned care element in medicine. You will provide visible professional nursing supporting our team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Advanced Practitioners and support teams to achieve the implementation of the Trusts vision and key priorities.










Main duties of the job
• The post holder will lead and support specific portfolios/projects to ensure quality of care, excellent patient experience whilst maintaining financial sustainability and management. They will contribute to and ensure delivery of strategic and operational objectives set by the Trust and Divisional Board.
• The post holder will support the Divisional Director of Nursing in the development of the strategic direction for the Division, working with the Divisional Senior team to support, influence and guide the development and delivery of excellent nursing care.
• The post holder will provide clinical leadership which inspires, motivates and empowers nurses within the Division. In conjunction with the DDN the post holder will ensure that there is optimal deployment of nursing and midwifery staff to ensure that high quality patient care is delivered and monitored.
• The post holder will lead delegated work streams and working in partnership with the Directorate Nursing teams to ensure compliance with the Trust’s strategic direction and the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional strategy and direction.
• The post holder will support the Divisional Director of Nursing in Trust wide developments and support of service transformation to meet the changing needs of staff, patients and relevant stakeholders. and guide the development and delivery of excellent nursing care.







Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.


As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Associate Director of Nursing Medicine Division role at Epsom and St Helier.


This advert closes on Thursday 31 Oct 2024

Please see attached job description to outline role and key responsibilities. This role includes the achievement and management of operational performance and governance standards as well as managing and maintaining training and HR requirements of staff that are within the clinical directorate.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medicine and Urgent Care Divisional management team at Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust as the Service Manager for Emergency Medicine and SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care).


We are looking for an exceptional candidate with a significant level of experience and the ability to perform well in a busy operational role whilst undertaking Trust-wide projects, service delivery and performance responsibilities. The post holder will be expected to work closely with medical and nursing teams to improve the quality of services we are able to offer to our patients across our two-site Trust.


The Trust faces significant financial challenges present through the healthcare sector and will support our current recovery programmes.
We encourage you to apply if you have highly developed communication skills, are an imaginative thinker, and are creative and determined in your approach, to pragmatically manage services at an operational level.


In return you will have full support to enhance your career. This role offers excellent opportunities to gain experience and skills across a variety of different settings

Post holder will be responsible for the Emergency Medicine and SDEC services within the Medicine and Urgent Care Division.

A service manager has a pivotal role in conjunction with Medical and Nursing leads in the delivery of safe, efficient and effective clinical care.

The post holder will be expected to undertake activities such as working closely with clinicians in order to achieve optimal patient care, delivering safe and effective services, ensuring administrative pathway of care is managed effectively, to make decisions and work on projects to enhance care provided within services, and to promote and support delivery of access targets, waiting times and find innovative ways to raise healthcare standards for all.

We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynaecology to 500,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

We also play an active role in the local healthcare economy, and are the lead provider in two innovative health and care partnerships. Together, we are called Sutton Health and Care – you can visit our website www.suttonhealthandcare.nhs.uk.

Please see attached job description to outline role and key responsibilities.

This role includes the achievement and management of operational performance and governance standards as well as managing and maintaining training and HR requirements of staff that are within the clinical directorate.


This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024

About Us

At West Sussex we want every adult to have the opportunity to live a good life in the place they call home, with the people around them that they choose.

The Adults Commissioning Service is a key part of the Adults Services Directorate in West Sussex County Council. It helps to ensure that people can access appropriate and good quality services which enables them to live their lives as independently as possible. Our service is split into three areas:

• Older People Services
• Lifelong and Working Age Mental Health Services
• Enablement and Independence Services

We want to develop efficient and effective services to meet peoples' social care needs, as well deliver preventative services, that provide early intervention to stop needs escalating and help people recover. Our Council Plan and Adults Strategy sets out our ambitions and the key areas of development.

West Sussex values and nurtures talent, and we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential. We can offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our experienced leadership team.

We offer flexible working for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure allowing collaborative and streamlined working. Hybrid working and flexible working provides staff with the opportunity to work from a variety of locations. This helps achieve a healthy work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.

Abbie Johnson, Commissioning & Contracts Service Manager

"I am proud that Adult Commissioning has a supportive and inclusive culture which is focused on supporting staff, I personally I have been given an opportunity to learn and develop my skills as a commissioner working in the Older People's Commissioning Team. There is a real focus and emphasis on working together and with partners and customers to develop and commission services that meet people's needs now and in the future".

Chris Jones, Commissioning Service Manager "A very tangible benefit I have experienced since working in the service is the focus on continuing professional development and the sharing of knowledge/best practice across the service".

The Opportunity

Salary: £115,000 per annum
Working Pattern: Full time, part of Directors out of hours rota
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: County Hall, Chichester (Hybrid working available)
Closing Date: Friday 25th October 2024

Initial Technical interviews and culture conversations to be held via an MS Teams video call on an agreed date. If successful at this stage, you will be invited to the full interview process in person on Monday 11th November 2024.

The Commissioning Adult Services department is experiencing a period of development and opportunity, and the Assistant Director role has become available due to retirement. We are looking for someone to become part of an ambitious, dynamic leadership team, you will play a crucial role in strategising and implementing plans to enhance our services and improve the outcomes for people we support.

Reporting directly to the Director for Adults and Health, the role of Assistant Director is, as part of a departmental leadership team, both strategic and operational. You will form part of the senior leadership team, setting the strategic direction for the whole directorate, creating the right culture and environment for the workforce to flourish and ensuring departmental plans are delivered.

We are looking for someone with a proven track record in delivering and leading the commissioning of complex adult services with excellent strategic management skills and a strong background in adult social care leadership, performance management and partnership working.

This role is a pivotal part of the Adults Social Care Management team and you will work with many stakeholders and partnerships, developing and maintaining a lot of outward facing relationships. As such it is imperative to have strong networking. leadership and relationship management skills.

Hear Alan Sinclair, Director of Adults and Health talk about the role in more detail here: https://youtu.be/9cO07YvGA24

You can also listen to Alan Sinclair, Director of Adults and Health, talk to Carrie Anderson, Market Development Lead Commissioner, about Carrie's experience of working at WSCC, flexible working and her passion - Extra Care here: https://youtu.be/HRrHeUdNFjg

Experience and Skills

The ideal candidate will have strong commissioning experience and collaborative skills to effectively lead and promote an improvement driven culture in order to achieve high-quality results. Demonstrable success in leading teams to improve services and deliver sustainable positive outcomes for adults. Additionally, you will have extensive experience operating within a senior leadership team, guiding and influencing the development of innovative and top-tier services within high-performing teams.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Further Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Renumeration – Attractive salary package with car allowance and private health care

The role

As the Director of Operations for our Managed Estate portfolio you will sit within our Senior Leadership Team and will be responsible for overseeing the performance of our Managed Estate hotels. In this role, you will drive performance, creating value for our stakeholders and work with our Business Development team to identify and secure new management contracts for the company.

This role is remote with national travel required.

Key responsibilities:

• Building and maintaining owner relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with owners, advisors, brand partners, agents, asset managers, investors and other stakeholders to ensure expectations are exceeded.
• Sales and business development: Work in partnership with stakeholders to drive sales strategies and pursue new business opportunities.
• Leading strategic direction: Actively lead the managed estate portfolio in strategy planning, collaborating with other Directors, and bringing innovative ideas to drive business performance.
• Driving financial results: Working with stakeholders to lead budget development, cost control and financial analysis to drive results.
• Driving operational excellence: Drive the implementation of company initiatives, while ensuring operational needs are met.
• Drive Performance: Lead efforts to drive performance for all stakeholders, aligned with their individual strategies, delivering the highest service levels and creating ambassadors to support the company's growth.

Full details of the role will be discussed with the shortlisted candidates. If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, please reach out to our resourcing team at recruitment@kewgreenhotels.com.

What you’ll bring to the team

An ideal candidate for this role should possess:

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role within the hospitality industry, with responsibility for managing multiple properties, with a focus on driving operational excellence, financial performance, and guest satisfaction.
• Financial acumen with experience in budget development, cost control and financial analysis to drive results.
• Demonstratable success in building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, with a track record of delivering value aligned with their individual strategies.
• In-depth knowledge of hotel management, financial management, and operational standards, with the ability to drive performance metrics.
• Experience collaborating with internal senior leadership team and external stakeholders to identify and convert management contracts.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively lead and inspire Cluster General Managers and hotel teams, holding them accountable for delivering performance metrics and ensuring the highest service levels to guests and stakeholders.

Benefits

Our rewards package includes:

• Private healthcare
• Car allowance
• Robust career development opportunities and support for personal growth
• Attractive discounts across many major retailers, restaurants, and events
• Employee and Family and Friend discounts in hotels across the Kew Green portfolio and at partner hotels worldwide
• 50% off food and beverage while staying in our hotels
• 24/7, 365 day per year Employee Assistance Support Line for mental health and wellbeing support, financial and legal advice
• FREE and UNLIMITED access to our Leisure Clubs (gym, pool, steam rooms)

Next steps

A member of the recruitment team will be in touch with those applicants who meet the specification, to book a 15-minute conversation so we can get to know you better. We will explain the role in detail, and you can highlight your skills. If successful at this stage, you will be invited to an interview.

Please see below an indication of the recruitment timeline:

Closing date for applications: 20th October 2024

Telephone screening and shortlisting: from week commencing 14th October 2024

Interviews: from week commencing 28th October 2024

Who is Kew Green Hotels?

Kew Green Hotels is a global company, with a diverse portfolio across leading hotel chains, including IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Hilton, but what unites us all is our values. Please view our website for more details – www.kewgreenhotels.com

CMA Executive is delighted to partner with a successful SaaS organisation in the South Coast that has recently secured funding for further growth plans and is now searching for a new CFO to join their Executive Board and help lead the business through its next chapter of progress. Partnering with the CEO directly and acting as a key part of the Operational Board, you will be instrumental in extending the already substantial customer portfolio and scenario planning for the launch of additional products to market. If you are an experienced Chief Financial Officer with a history of completing fruitful transactions, and have a background relating to the Software industry, then please read for further information.

What the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position will involve:

• Leading a small finance Team and growing, developing members of the function and continuing to grow both capacity and develop efficiency, whilst applying a hands-on approach and leading from the front.
• Provide sound and insightful financial analysis to support growth and create better understanding of business performance from end to end.
• As part of an operational Board who have not experienced series of transactions, experience and guidance in this area to the leadership team will be greatly valued.
• Provide full strategic support for future lending and investment opportunities, partnering with the CEO.
• Contribute as a key member of a complex Board structure, including shareholders and private equity investors.
• Develop a robust and workable cash management policy in order to facilitate growth and maintain the value of the business.
• Act as key figurehead for the business during the point of any future transactions, invoking strong negotiation skills.
• Support the CEO and Leadership Team in commercial decision making, working through regulatory matters and ensuring there is efficient processes to deliver strategic goals.
• Manage all relationships with external bodies including Auditors, Banks and advisory services.
• Oversee all financial regulatory matters and provide support with the review of other regulatory concerns.
• Act as a leadership presence in the office in the absence of the CEO and support operations.

Suitable Candidate for the CFO vacancy:

• Fully qualified Accountant with a minimum of 5 years’ PQE.
• Experience of full financial leadership previously, and evidence of developing others, in particular towards succession planning in the CFO position would be extremely useful.
• Strong commercial acumen with an appetite to improve processes and be a self-starter.
• Previous engagement with third party funders, including Private Equity experience will be considered extremely beneficial. Having completed a fruitful shareholder exit/transaction for a business previously is desirable.
• The role is best suited to someone with some experience of working within a mixture of SME and corporate background, with experience related to Software as a Service, ICT, IT, B2B industries.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO):

• This role is set to be highly rewarding given the level of autonomy afforded by the investors and shareholders and the opportunity to build upon a very solid foundation of success already.
• A great compensation package is on offer for the right candidate, including upside in any future transaction.
• There may be some sporadic travel required and this is a ‘visible role’ and therefore required to be in the office more often than not.

CMA Recruitment Group is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role. CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn’t discriminate on any protected characteristics. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that CMA may contact you in connection with your application in relation to CMA providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website. CMA is currently receiving a high volume of applications. Whilst we ensure all applications are considered, regrettably, it may not be possible to respond individually to all applications received.

Please see attached job description and personal specification for a more detailed description of the main responsibilities for this role.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location: Commutable from Bristol (Hybrid 2 days a week)

Rate: £1000 - £1200 pd Inside IR35

Duration: up to 12 Months

Client: Defence

Software | SaaS | People | Defence | Digital Transformation

What to expect

Experis are working with a defence client who are part of the MoD and specialise in SaaS data products and live services delivered within both the defence and commercial sector across the UK and the rest of the world.

Reporting into the CEO you'll be responsible for the transformation programme from a digital perspective in delivering the future strategy. You'll also head up DDaT profession leading the Technology Division (around 200 colleagues). This includes Cyber Security, Information Management, Software Development & Testing, Architecture, Delivery Management and Technology Operations.

The role will drive forward the development and implementation of the technology strategy, in the context of transformation. It's critical that the CTO is a technology and people leader.

What you'll need

You understand how to shape technology strategies that align resources, quality, and infrastructure to meet business goals.

• An outstanding people leader, able to inspire, engage and develop people and teams at all levels
• A natural collaborator, with well-honed stakeholder management and systems leadership management skills
• Experience and proven ability to work strategically and collaboratively to contribute to corporate development at a senior executive and, ideally, Board level.
• Experience of operating in a commercial environment with an understanding of the impact of environmental factors on the need for changing strategic direction, an understanding of the bigger picture.
• Demonstrable experience of successful innovation and delivery of technology systems and services.

Software | SaaS | People | Defence | Digital Transformation

About Us

At West Sussex we want every adult to have the opportunity to live a good life in the place they call home, with the people around them that they choose.

The Adults Commissioning Service is a key part of the Adults Services Directorate in West Sussex County Council. It helps to ensure that people can access appropriate and good quality services which enables them to live their lives as independently as possible. Our service is split into three areas:

• Older People Services
• Lifelong and Working Age Mental Health Services
• Enablement and Independence Services

We want to develop efficient and effective services to meet peoples' social care needs, as well deliver preventative services, that provide early intervention to stop needs escalating and help people recover. Our Council Plan and Adults Strategy sets out our ambitions and the key areas of development.

West Sussex values and nurtures talent, and we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential. We can offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our experienced leadership team.

We offer flexible working for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure allowing collaborative and streamlined working. Hybrid working and flexible working provides staff with the opportunity to work from a variety of locations. This helps achieve a healthy work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.

Abbie Johnson, Commissioning & Contracts Service Manager

"I am proud that Adult Commissioning has a supportive and inclusive culture which is focused on supporting staff, I personally I have been given an opportunity to learn and develop my skills as a commissioner working in the Older People's Commissioning Team. There is a real focus and emphasis on working together and with partners and customers to develop and commission services that meet people's needs now and in the future".

Chris Jones, Commissioning Service Manager "A very tangible benefit I have experienced since working in the service is the focus on continuing professional development and the sharing of knowledge/best practice across the service".

The Opportunity

Salary: £115,000 per annum
Working Pattern: Full time, Part of Directors out of hours rota
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: County Hall, Chichester (Hybrid working available)
Closing Date: 19th May 2024

Initial Technical interviews to be held via an MS Teams video call on an agreed date. If successful at this stage, you will be invited to the full interview process in person on Monday 3rd June 2024.

The Commissioning Adult Services department is experiencing a period of development and opportunity, and the Assistant Director role has become available due to retirement. We are looking for someone to become part of an ambitious, dynamic leadership team, you will play a crucial role in strategising and implementing plans to enhance our services and improve the outcomes for people we support.

Reporting directly to the Director for Adults and Health, the role of Assistant Director is, as part of a departmental leadership team, both strategic and operational. You will form part of the senior leadership team, setting the strategic direction for the whole directorate, creating the right culture and environment for the workforce to flourish and ensuring departmental plans are delivered.

We are looking for someone with a proven track record in delivering and leading the commissioning of complex adult services with excellent strategic management skills and a strong background in adult social care leadership, performance management and partnership working.

This role is a pivotal part of the Adults Social Care Management team and you will work with many stakeholders and partnerships, developing and maintaining a lot of outward facing relationships. As such it is imperative to have strong networking. leadership and relationship management skills.

Hear Alan Sinclair, Director of Adults and Health talk about the role in more detail here: https://youtu.be/f_ARVh0JICE

Experience and Skills

The ideal candidate will have strong commissioning experience and collaborative skills to effectively lead and promote an improvement driven culture in order to achieve high-quality results. Demonstrable success in leading teams to improve services and deliver sustainable positive outcomes for adults. Additionally, you will have extensive experience operating within a senior leadership team, guiding and influencing the development of innovative and top-tier services within high-performing teams.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Rewards and Benefits

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05104.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!