Job Description
Assistant Head of Work and Wellbeing
Permanent, 37 hours
£46,772 pro rata
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:
1. Providing senior strategic support across the Work & Wellbeing portfolio, including business development and stakeholder management
2. 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
3. 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
4. Leading the strategic development of new services, and taking a significant leadership role in mobilisation of services at scale and pace
5. Leading specific service improvement projects within the Work & Wellbeing portfolio
6. Supporting the management of complex budgets
7. 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:
8. Strong leadership skills with senior level leadership experience, preferably in employment or related services
9. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
10. Skilled at negotiating and influencing in complex / difficult areas and/or a challenging environment
11. Demonstrable experience of leading across complex contracts to deliver high performance
12. Experience in business development. Able to contribute to bid writing, and to develop opportunities
13. Strong strategic thinking skills
Our wider benefits:
14. Salary £46,772
15. Working hours 37 hours per week.
16. Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
17. Pension contribution
18. Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
19. Hybrid working with 50% time in our Sheffield city centre based office.
20. Excellent benefits including: 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 Westfield Health (employer paid) Counselling Discounted Gym membership Cycle to work scheme
21. Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you.