37 hours per week
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Assistant Head of Work and Wellbeing to help lead and shape the delivery of our high-quality Work and Wellbeing services. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced leader who is passionate about driving positive outcomes, improving service performance, and maximising our impact.
For our perfect candidate we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits.
More about the role:
The focus of the role is to provide excellent strategic support within Work & Wellbeing, maximising our impact and supporting business growth, and leading the operational delivery of high-performing services, and includes:
* Providing senior strategic support across the Work & Wellbeing portfolio, including business development and stakeholder management
* Building and nurturing strategic relationships with commissioners and other stakeholders across NHS, local authorities, the combined mayoral authority, and other stakeholders, acting as a key contact point and holding ownership of a set of external relationships
* Providing excellent senior operational leadership across a range of Work & Wellbeing services, ensuring that they are high-performing, compliant with our operating procedures, and of high quality
* Leading the strategic development of new services, and taking a significant leadership role in mobilisation of services at scale and pace
* Leading specific service improvement projects within the Work & Wellbeing portfolio
* Supporting the management of complex budgets
* Deputising for the Head of Work & Wellbeing internally and externally, and collaborating across the wider organisation to support SYHA to achieve its strategic objectives
The role will report to the Head of Work & Wellbeing, and will include line management of Team Leaders within the Work & Wellbeing portfolio.
Who you are:
The successful candidate will have:
* Strong leadership skills with senior level leadership experience, preferably in employment or related services
* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
* Skilled at negotiating and influencing in complex / difficult areas and/or a challenging environment
* Demonstrable experience of leading across complex contracts to deliver high performance
* Experience in business development. Able to contribute to bid writing, and to develop opportunities
* Strong strategic thinking skills
Our wider benefits:
* Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
* Pension contribution
* Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
* Hybrid working with 50% time in our Sheffield city centre based office.
* Excellent benefits including:
o SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus advice and resources on health eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
o Westfield Health (employer paid)
o Counselling
o Discounted Gym membership
o Cycle to work scheme
* Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you.