Total 7 Manager level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Worthing, BN11 2DH

The Opportunity

Salary: Hay B £56,713 to £59,946 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, full time

Location: Countywide - your base location can be from Chichester, Worthing, Horsham, or Bognor. You will need to travel across the county to locations that are not always accessible by public transport.

Closing date: 12 November 2024

Interview date: 18 November 2024 at County Hall, Chichester

Are you experienced in safeguarding children?

Do you have a passion for leading others?

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) are looking for a Business Manager for West Sussex Safeguarding Children's Partnership.

The vision for the West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP) is to develop "an assured Safeguarding Partnership, which collectively engages with children and their families, enabling them to thrive."

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced manager to provide strategic level to support our partners, being instrumental in managing how each partner agency safeguards and promotes the welfare of children. You will lead three partners: Sussex Police, NHS Sussex, and West Sussex Children's Services.

You will provide on-going support to statutory partners and the Independent Scrutineer, with wider multi-agency impact, and will manage the Partnership Business Team. This high-profile role is essential in improving safeguarding arrangements and front-line inter-agency practice.

You will be pragmatic in your problem-solving decisions, make judgements based on analysis and principles, and tackle varyingly difficult situations of a technical, professional, or people related nature.

We need someone who is passionate about safeguarding children by providing a clear county wide understanding of best practice and experienced in working with partner agencies at a strategic level. You will be self-motivated and experienced in management or leadership, with the confidence to manage, oversee and advise on safeguarding with detailed understanding of statutory and relevant guidance, knowledge of policies and procedures and the ability to provide specialist advice and information to others.

For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.

About Us

The West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP), hosted by West Sussex County Council, is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how the relevant organisations in each local area will co-operate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and ensuring the effectiveness of what they do.

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 statutory guidance sets out expectations about how we, as a safeguarding children partnership, provide help, support, and protection for children and their families.

The business team within West Sussex Safeguarding Partnership is agile and dynamic and drives forward the safeguarding priorities for the children of West Sussex. This team is fast paced, motivated and passionate about delivering their service. A key role for the business manager is to engage with partner agencies such as the Police, Health and Districts and Boroughs to ensure the best possible outcomes with sustainable positive change.

For further information about us and about working in Children's Social Care at West Sussex County Council, please visit the West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership website to find out more.

Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05431.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact our Embedded Coordinator Safeguarding team at

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.

In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

Your expertise and passion are valuable in assisting with the protection and preservation of our beautiful countryside. In a role where each day varies, you can make a significant impact.

Salary: £45,441 to £48,474 per annum.

Location: Your main office will be in Clapham Depot nr. Worthing, and you will also work across depots and sites in West Sussex. You will have the opportunity to occasionally work from home, with this being determined by the service's needs.

Contract: Permanent.

Working pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per week. Flexible working options available, to be agreed with your line manager.

Employer Pension Contribution: 19.70% this alters per annum on the 1 April each year.

Annual leave: 30 days holiday + Bank holidays = 38 days.

Following surveys of the county's tree stock, the County Council has developed an Ash Dieback Action Plan to tackle the impact of Ash Dieback and promote long term recovery and resilience in our treescape. Would you like to lead on this?

As Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of the Highways Action Plan and manage activities to achieve objectives. You will collaborate with Arboriculturists to create work packages, engaging with stakeholders and landowners to effectively remove ash trees.

You will be responsible for managing budget and resources to ensure optimal value. Using project management skills and tools, you will track progress, update the business case, and secure funding for future removal requests. You will manage a small, dedicated Ash Dieback team, consisting of Project Support Officers and Arboriculturists.

The role will include:

• Preparing and presenting reports and briefing papers.
• Managing projects involving contractors, traffic management, and landowner liaison to ensure best value.
• Ensuring County Council compliance with laws and creating a safe environment by advising on ash dieback implications and negotiating with landowners to minimise risk to Council land.
• Providing accurate advice to partners, stakeholders, and employees to ensure policy compliance with regulations.
• Supporting projects and improvement programs to meet deadlines, budgets, and standards.
• Managing a small team to support contract delivery.

What we need from you:

• Strong problem-solving skills to anticipate and resolve issues independently, make pragmatic decisions impacting service directly.
• Relevant advanced theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge associated with operating a demanding project management service.
• Skilled in leading a team, able to set and monitor goals, develop individual skills, provide effective team communications and carry out recruitment as necessary.
• Highly developed customer service skills and the ability to seek and introduce continuous improvement and innovation, for self and team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable evidence of applying in depth specialist knowledge and providing advice in relation to specific specialist area.
• Demonstrable evidence of managing an effective, efficient professional quality service to a range of customers and clients.
• Experience of managing and monitoring budgets and projects for a specific service within a specialist, technical service.
• Experience of staff management and support.
• Relevant advanced theoretical or organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies associated with operating a demanding and customer focussed service.
• Full current driver's licence.

Rewards and Benefits

We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good laugh, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits:

• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• A generous pension scheme.
• A strong supportive management team.
• Training and development opportunities, including a range of apprenticeships, technical training, coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• A range of discounts including Argos, Samsung, Asos, B&Q and many more.
• Free access to employee assistant programmes.
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
• A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

Apply now and be a part of shaping the future of transportation in West Sussex.

Click the apply button below, upload your CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description. Remember to give examples.

Are you a dynamic, self-motivated individual with a successful record of ICT project management? Are you devoted to continuous improvement, delivering benefits for organisations and their customers? Can you turn a challenge into an opportunity? We may just have your ideal job!

The ICT Governance, Change and Assurance Team engages with the business community across SCC and external partners to understand how technology can support their needs and ensure that they implement the right solution, gaining maximum benefits from their investments. Alongside work for business area we currently have an extensive portfolio of technical projects. We are looking for the right individual to assist the team in delivering this exciting and challenging work.

Interview dates: Thursday 11th and Friday 12th January 2024

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a range of technical and business change projects, ensuring that our 'Cloud First' strategy is at the forefront.

As a Senior Project Manager this will include managing complex projects and programmes of work.

Our Senior Project Managers also provide mentoring and guidance for more junior roles, and as part of the team encourage colleagues to develop ensuring the team strives to be the best it can.

The ideal candidate should

• possess excellent inter personal skills, acting as a translator between business, suppliers and ICT
• be highly motivated, self-starter with a drive to succeed
• have a track record of successful project deliveries, with a ‘can do’ attitude
• be able to deal with a range of issues and conflicting demands, knowing when to escalate
• provide a calming influence even under pressure

If you would like to discuss the role then please contact Cynthia Whale via email on cynthia.whale@staffordshire.gov.uk

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme