Venesky-Brown's client, a public sector organisation in Kilmarnock, is currently looking to recruit a Strategic Lead for a 6-9 month contract on a rate of £30/hour (PAYE). This role will be fully onsite.
Responsibilities:
* Lead and implement change arising from current and future service delivery re-alignments ensuring an integrated, collaborative and proactive approach in the development of new working arrangements with partners and employees.
* Act as an ambassador, working collaboratively across all key national and regional partners and stakeholders and at all times demonstrating integrity and respect.
* Support the development of organisational policy and take the lead in the design and development of theme specific policy and strategy.
* Work collaboratively with the Executive Management Team and other Strategic Leads on key strategy and policy development.
* Work collaboratively with Chief Officer, the Executive Management Team and all Strategic Leads in developing integrated services which respond to local need and demand.
* Ensure the effective implementation of relevant legislation, policy and guidance and providing advice on implications for service performance.
* Demonstrate innovation and creativity in all partnership working in order to build opportunities for service and facility enhancement in line with Strategy.
* Ensure that individual services fuse current working practices to engender a more cohesive and corporate approach to collaborative working
* Maintain an up to date and detailed knowledge of current developments in relation to activities and strategies in order to advise the Executive Management Team and ensure that the service remains at the cutting edge.
* Ensure premise management responsibility for venues within your portfolio, providing the highest standards of care, conservation and security through the delegation of specific responsibilities to specialist teams.
* Ensuring that service design and delivery continues to reflect the needs and requirements expressed by communities.
* Actively create a culture of collaborative leadership promoting a positive outward facing culture of high performing, customer focused service delivery.
* Create and implement opportunities for innovative delivery of all activities in line with the Vision embracing the ethos of flexible, agile and smarter working including a modern, flexible and agile approach to working.
* Work within a best value context, develop and implement areas for improvement supporting continuous improvement of service delivery and ensuring that the vision, mission and delivery planning expectations are exceeded.
* Manage and monitor the delivery of a wide range of programmes, activities, projects and commercial services ensuring facilities are fully utilised, cost effective and customers fully engaged in accordance with the Strategic Vision and Delivery Plans.
* At all times exemplify the culture and values of the organisation.
* Deliver the implementation of a positive ethos through the effective development and involvement of our people and ensure that they are appropriately empowered, trained, valued and supported.
* Lead, develop and manage people in accordance with policies, setting and achieving clear aims and objectives to ensure that action plans and work programmes meet pre-determined performance targets and effective service delivery.
* Facilitate the implementation of a high quality performance culture ensuring a focus upon qualitative and quantitative performance indicators.
* Ensure the effective reporting of statistical information and making recommendations on areas requiring improvement in accordance with key performance outcomes and national statutory requirements as agreed with the Executive Management Team.
* Lead the development and monitoring of service delivery plan ensuring that all resources are prioritised in support of delivery planning objectives and priority outcomes as agreed with the Executive Management Team.
* Ensure maximisation of funding/ income streams to support programme and service development.
* Work collaboratively with other Strategic Leads, identifying creative business opportunities in order to maximise service delivery.
* Manage and monitor the procurement of supplies and services to ensure effective service delivery.
* Promote the principles of project management to improve the effectiveness across all processes.
* Support the Executive Management Team in all service functions by providing the appropriate professional expertise, including deputising for Executive Management Team where appropriate.
* Drive forward commitment to environmental best practice and use resources as efficiently and effectively as possible in the operation of our business.
* Explore new opportunities to promote sustainability.
* Promote the health and safety of employees at work and of service users through the implementation of policy on health, safety and welfare at work and Service Health and Safety arrangements in accordance with all relevant statutory requirements, leading by example.
* Ensure all activities for which the post holder is responsible are delivered in accordance with Equality and Diversity Policies and the statutory, general and specific Equality Duties.
* Ensure that the Customer Service Standards are followed in all dealings with the people we serve.
* Adhere to policies and procedures for good records management across the services, ensuring that the correct information is created, maintained, stored and retrieved in accordance with business need and statutory and legislative requirements.
* Implement and participate in the Review and Development process annually with all team members in accordance with the procedures.
* Ensure all materials and equipment provided to assist in carrying out the duties of the post are properly secured in accordance with policies and procedures.
* Assist in the effective management and monitoring of budget in accordance with Financial Regulations to ensure the most cost effective delivery of services.
* Advise the Executive Management Team, colleagues and customers on policy, preparing reports, briefing papers and statistical information and attending meetings as required.
* Exercise initiative and discretion within the overall strategic framework to support the implementation of delivery planning priorities.
* Represent at appropriate external events and meetings in accordance with the remit and status of the post.
* Attend and where appropriate report to the Extended Management Team meetings, Business Development meetings, Operational team meetings and working groups etc.
* Contribute to the effective development and maintenance of administrative, management information and financial systems.
* Ensure that management information and administrative systems meet the statutory requirements for performance standards set out by national governing bodies and the Data Protection Act.
Essential Skills:
* Degree in an appropriate subject and/or equivalent demonstrable experience
* Demonstrable experience of Continuous Personal Development
* Detailed knowledge of policy relevant to the post.
* Knowledge of Health & Safety related to the remit of the post.
* Ability to engage effectively and build relationships with stakeholders.
* Ability to influence individuals and organisations.
* Ability to manage a team.
* Effective research, analytical and report writing skills.
* Good knowledge of manual and electronic management information systems relevant to the post.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the management role and application of management techniques.
* Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to meet challenging deadlines and carry out workload management.
* Ability to manage a budget.
* Ability to complete tasks within a context of competing demands.
* Ability to build good working relationships at all levels.
* Effective planning and organisational skills.
* Worked in a relevant sector with experience of co-ordinating projects and programmes.
* Managed employees in a customer-facing environment.
* Experience in the development, planning, implementation and reviewing of service strategies leading to increased community engagement to meet with performance indicators.
* Contributed to the development and maintenance of management information systems procedures or work instructions.
* Assisted in the development and implementation of relevant policies, procedures or working practices.
* Assisted in budget management and/ or financial planning activities.
* Contributed to the development of operational plans.
* Experience of maintaining data on a computer based system.
* Experience of developing funding packages to support programmes.
Desirable Skills:
* Post graduate qualification in a related subject.
* Professional Qualification in Leadership and Management
* Knowledge of Project Management methodology.
* Knowledge of legislation relevant to the post
-Proven track record of delivering successful outcomes with diverse groups.
* An understanding of the principles of change management
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