Total 3 Director/C-Level job vacancies in Bournemouth, BH8 9UY

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
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University Hospital Dorset is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers in the NHS. It was created in October 2020 by bringing together two Trusts: Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch.

The new Trust has a turnover of approximately £750m and employs over 9,000 members of staff.

We are seeking to appoint a new Group Director of Operations to our Medical Care Group for a fixed period of 12 months. The Medical Care Group is one of three Care Groups in the Trust. It covers all aspects of medicine and is split across four directorates including Emergency & Urgent Care, Older People's Services and Acute Care, Networked Medicine and Specialist Medicine across all Trust hospital sites.

Base Location: Bournemouth & Poole

Interview Date: TBC



The Group Director of Operations is a key leadership role with the Trust, responsible for the safe and effective delivery of services. The successful applicant will work as part of a triumvirate to deliver the strategic ambitions of the Trust.

The total Care Group budget to manage is £220 million and a staff group of circa 2500 members.

The post holder will be accountable for the performance of their Care Group alongside the Group Director of Nursing and Group Medical Director in delivering national and local health care priorities, ensuring clinical quality, delivery of all constitutional standards, patient safety, finance and improving patient and staff experience.



Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.



Strategically, the Care Group Director will have a key enabling role in aligning site operational priorities with the ambition and vision of supporting the delivery of the Dorset Clinical Services review.

This is an exciting time to join the team with the transformational and investment programme to transform the local area, creating a new, state-of-the-art elective and planned care hospital.

The successful individual will be an astute, driven, flexible and determined individual who has a proven history of successful relationship building in order to deliver our strategy. You will have a strong track record of delivery and be considered inspirational and engaging by both staff and external partners.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

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Serco Environmental Services, a division of Transport and Community Services, is at the forefront of delivering essential municipal waste collection, street cleaning, and grounds maintenance services across England. With a combined turnover of approximately £140m per annum, our focus is on continuing to transform our business to enhance operational efficiency, modernize workforce practices, and drive sustainable growth. As we embark on this journey, we are looking for Performance and Compliance Director to help us drive productivity, efficiency, and compliance to achieve those goals.




Flexible (South ideally to accommodate contract visits)



Serco Environmental Services, a division of Transport and Community Services, is at the forefront of delivering essential municipal waste collection, street cleaning, and grounds maintenance services across England. With a combined turnover of approximately £140m per annum, our focus is on continuing to transform our business to enhance operational efficiency, modernize workforce practices, and drive sustainable growth. As we embark on this journey, we are looking for Performance and Compliance Director to help us drive productivity, efficiency, and compliance to achieve those goals.

As the Performance and Compliance Director, you will play a pivotal role in steering our Environmental Services sector towards its strategic goals. Reporting directly to the Managing Director for Environmental Services, this position offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of our services and make a significant impact on our success.

Your Role and Responsibilities

- Strategic Leadership: Contribute to the development of sector strategies and plans, ensuring alignment with our growth objectives and operational excellence.
- Growth and Financials: driving financial performance across the sector, ensuring the achievement of revenue and risk management whilst also working with colleagues in our Growth function to successfully prosecute bids, winning new business and retaining existing contracts.
- Operational Excellence: Lead the transformation activities to standardize processes, improve data use, and ensure commercial and operational compliance across the sector.
- People and Culture: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, safety, and inclusivity, developing a team of leaders and professionals who are engaged and motivated to excel.
What We're Looking For

- Demonstrable leadership experience in complex outsourcing or operational environments, with a track record of driving change, developing organisational culture and delivering results.
- Highly numerate with strong strategic thinking and analytical skills; with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Experience in managing commercial performance, with a focus on growth and operational excellence.
- A commitment to our values, with the capability to inspire and develop a high-performing team.
- Level 5 Management qualification, and Yellow/Green Belt or PMO Qualification preferred.
- Experience of leading and motivating teams at all levels
- High impactful, articulate and a strong relationship builder with the ability to influence at all levels
Why Join Us?

- Impact: Play a key role in transforming environmental services for communities across England.
- Growth: Be part of a sector with significant opportunities for expansion and innovation.
- Flexibility: Enjoy the benefits of a flexible location and hybrid working arrangements.
- Culture: Join a team that values diversity, innovation, continuous improvement and is committed to making a difference.
What we offer

- A competitive six figure salary
- Company car or car allowance
- Bonus potential of up to 30%
- 10% contributory pension
- 25 days holiday a



About SercoAt Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
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