Teqniq is searching for a Head Of Development Managementto work in the public sector.
37 hours per week.
7 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
Purpose of the Role
Lead a grouping of Council services and be accountable for their performance, delivery, improvement, management and review. To ensure professional practice and customer service is delivered to legal and best practice standards. To provide specialist professional advice and expertise to the Council as relevant to this post. Be an active member of the Council's Corporate Management Team and contribute to the wider Corporate Management of the Council and Deputise for your Executive. You will support your Executive Director in driving the Council's operating model and strategy and leading key corporate projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Leading a functional area • Leadership and accountability for a Service comprising a number of functions. • Lead staff and be accountable for Managers in your service, including setting clear targets and objectives, proactively managing workflow and priorities; and carrying out effective recruitment, induction, coaching, and ongoing staff management and development. • Be accountable for effective monitoring, performance management and review mechanisms within your service, using business intelligence to identify trends and ensure continuous improvement in delivery of services. • Accountable and responsible for embedding the new ways of working, attitudes and approaches in your Service, including multi-skilling and knowledge sharing is embedded in all the teams. • Lead and develop skill levels within your service to support multi skilling and knowledge transfer. • Lead the development and implementation of the new organisational structure and ways of working of working in your Service, and proactively collaborate with SLT, other Heads of Service and external stakeholders to resolve issues and identify and implement improvements in performance. • Lead the Services attitudes and approaches and ways of working, encouraging communication and empowerment, ensuring Managers embed this with their teams.
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