Total 4 Manager level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Blackburn, BB1 7DY

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be experienced in leading and managing school business, financial, HR, and site operations. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and will be able to use appropriate Information Management and Financial Planning software. We currently use SIMS and ACCESS. In return we can offer a supportive, professional environment where staff work closely together, regardless of role, to achieve positive outcomes for all of our students.

The successful candidate will be appointed on their skills and experience, however, as important to me will be your approach, attitude, and beliefs. You can use our website to find out more about what we do and why we do it. Choosing the school for the next stage of your career is an important one and, to that end, we welcome prospective applicants to visit before deciding to apply.

What the school offers its staff

You will be supported in post by a Finance Officer and will join our Senior Management Team as we continue to provide the very best all-round education for our young people.

Thomas Keble is a Single Academy Trust and we are the school of choice locally with awaiting list in each year group. As a school community, we work hard and go the extra mile for our student body, who in return are warm, welcoming, and well-motivated. Our last Ofsted inspection was in July 2023 and the school was graded as ‘Good’. The statements below are taken from this report:

“Leaders have created a nurturing environment which supports pupils to learn and achieve well.”

“Pupils’ behaviour is calm and friendly and disruption to learning is rare.”

“Leaders have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum.”

“Pupils feel happy and safe at school”

Commitment to safeguarding

Thomas Keble School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff, Trustees, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. Our aim is to ensure child protection concerns and referrals are handled sensitively, professionally and in ways that support specific needs of the individual child. Through providing a caring, safe and stimulating environment we aim to foster an atmosphere of trust, respect and security. Our staff form a part of a wider safeguarding system for children and will work together with children’s services, the police, health services and other agencies.

Department: Adults & Health

Terms and Conditions: Permanent, 37 hours per week

Shortlisting Date: 11th October 2024

Interview Date: 21st October 2024

Are you looking for a new opportunity in Local Authority Finance? This could be the one!

We are looking for a qualified, talented, motivated, experienced and enthusiastic accountant to join the Adults & Health Directorate and take responsibility for leading our Adult Care Finance and Performance teams. The post will have a dual reporting line to our Section 151 Officer and Strategic Director of Adults and Health ensuring that our services can operate within a business focused approach.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Local Authority finance professional with the right value base and preferably Adult Social Care experience, to join our senior leadership team and help take our services to the next level.

You will take responsibility for our finance teams and performance monitoring team developing the plans necessary to deliver excellent services to our residents. You will have the opportunity to really influence the direction of the services and support our staff to make the continuous improvements needed to enable our services to flourish.

The successful applicant will play a vital role in supporting the development of our social care and public health services, offering inspiring leadership to our teams and influencing the strategic direction of our services linked to regulatory and business plan requirements. We are on an improvement journey and have brought together a range of services including for example commissioning, finance and performance, which with your expertise, will support the Directorate to operate within budgets and evidence compliance with a range of regulated activities.

You will join a supportive team with a commitment to striving to be the best we can be and be committed to improving the lives of vulnerable people in the borough and the communities in which they live.

For a further discussion please contact either;

Mark Warren, Strategic Director Adults & Health Mark.Warren@blackburn.gov.uk
Katherine White, Deputy Director Adult Social Care, Katherine.White@blackburn.gov.uk or
Dean Langton, Strategic Director Finance & Resources Dean.Langton@blackburn.gov.uk

For further information and to apply: https://shorturl.at/ZhpME

Recruitment pack

The Business Manager will: * Be the designated signatory for the Grimsby Garden Centre budget, and will manage income and expenditure with integrity. * Research and identify new business opportunities including new markets, growth areas and trends, including sourcing goods and working with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of seasonal stock. * Lead on customer experience, ensuring high quality merchandise is available and displays are appropriately planned, managed and maintained in line with seasonal demand, working with the Communications and Marketing team to implement and create in-store displays and offering accurate and timely information and guidance to staff. * Have the responsibility for the management of the contractual relationship between Grimsby Garden Centre and their suppliers and customers. * Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal staff and external suppliers, ensuring that any agreed actions/objectives are delivered within agreed timescales. * Be responsible for line management of staff resources within the team, including supervision and performance reviews, and the management of any disciplinary, performance, attendance, or grievance matters. MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL PLANNING Set out a strategy for Grimsby Garden Centre detailing long-term goals backed up by a tactical plan outlining the objectives and short-term activities required to achieve the longer-term goals. Work with the Communications and Marketing Lead and Commercial Manager on the formulation of a marketing and communication strategy, in line with the strategic plan, and ensure implementation. Research and identify new business opportunities including new markets, growth areas and trends in line with the strategic plan. DELIVERY AND MONITORING Translate the Grimsby Garden Centre strategy into delivery plan and monitor progress. Produce quarterly reports for Navigo Business Development Sub Committee (BDSC) highlighting progress against plan. Manage the updating / development and maintenance of comprehensive and legally compliant policies that support the objectives and operations of Grimsby Garden Centre. OPERATIONAL PLANNING Manage the process and systems for effective resource management ensuring that services are provided to customers in line with targeted dates whilst maintaining the balance of agreed staff ways of working. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT / CHANGE MANAGEMENT Develop and maintain a standard operating procedure and set of processes for Grimsby Garden Centre to include both training delivery and administrative tasks and determine ways to continually improve business and staff performance. Analyse information received in relation to Grimsby Garden Centre performance from a variety of sources to understand where areas of improvement / change are required and develop systems / processes / tools to enable implementation and measurement of success. Lead on the review, development and implementation of materials and documentation ensuring compliance with brand guidelines where applicable, strengthening the Grimsby Garden Centre brand and its awareness. Manage the implementation of new materials and documentation from a comms/promotional perspective when required. NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Represent Grimsby Garden Centre at a range of forums as the leading point of contact for customers and respond appropriately to challenge and opportunity, including promoting the business and its achievements at local and national awards, flying the flag for both the business and Navigo as innovators in commercial/mental health provision. Highlight the therapeutic benefits of gardening and green activity as beneficial to wellbeing, investigating a variety of options and proposals to achieve this. FINANCE As the designated signatory, introduce a process / system to effectively monitor and regulate incomings and outgoings in relation to Grimsby Garden Centre and organise regular update meetings with Finance Department to ensure income and expenditure is on track. Authorise all necessary returns for salaries (including consultants/suppliers), ensuring that timesheets are accurate. Devise and maintain a system that accurately records overtime and time in lieu worked by all team members (including consultants). LINE MANAGEMENT Set clear objectives for the administration resources within Grimsby Garden Centre and hold regular supervision and performance reviews. Offer regular opportunities for 2-way feedback Identify any ongoing or immediate personal development needs and learning requirements to ensure that they have the correct skills and competencies for the role. Highlight any performance issues in a timely manner and introduce measures to resolve including action plans, coaching and / or training. Manage any disciplinary, attendance or grievance matters promptly and effectively, ensuring that Workforce Policy is followed.

Join us in our mission to drive technological transformation. We are a dynamic team committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions. Currently, we are in partnership with a Victorian agency dedicated to emergency services, embarking on an exciting journey of cloud migration and transformation. This role requires 1-2 days a week onsite presence in Blackburn North Vic and possibly more days whenever required. We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Technical Project Manager, specializing in cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure, for a 6-month contract role. This position is pivotal in overseeing our cloud migration projects, transitioning from on-premises infrastructure to Azure and multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead public and private cloud platform build deliveries, with a focus on Public Cloud Enterprise Landing Zone delivery.
• Ensure alignment with Azure CAF (Cloud Adoption Framework) and WAF (Web Application Firewall) in delivering cloud solutions.
• Drive standardization of shared and reusable public cloud services for enterprise usage.
• Experience in Colo Private Cloud Platform build delivery is desirable.
• Manage cloud migrations, including VM Ware and Oracle Databases, from on-premises to multi-cloud environments.
• Conduct workload migration analysis, wave planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Implement effective change management and hypercare post-migration.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders, ensuring a smooth and efficient transition to cloud infrastructures.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Technical Project Manager in cloud technologies, specifically Microsoft Azure.
• Solid background in public and private cloud platform delivery, preferably with Azure CAF and WAF aligned experience. Oracle Public Cloud delivery experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated expertise in cloud migrations, particularly from on-premises to multi-cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of workload migration processes and change management.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams.

• Adept at problem-solving and technical decision-making.

If you are a seasoned Cloud and IT Infrastructure Project Manager, looking to expand your career in shaping the future of cloud technology , we look forward to your application!