Team Manager

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The Team Manager is one of three Team Managers within the Directorate Operations Team who will each hold the strategic and operational lead on the defined areas of responsibility: managing, developing, implementing, and monitoring the range of services, supporting the Primary, Nursery, Special, Secondary, Central Support sectors and teams within the Education Directorate.

You will lead on Compliance and Risk and:

• manage specialist officers responsible for the delivery of Compliance, Risk, Health and Safety and devolved Finance, quality management, and data management activities within the Education Directorate.
• plan, anticipate and identify customer, directorate and corporate performance improvement requirements and priorities.
• ensure appropriate financial procedures and audit control are implemented.
• manage and lead on all aspects of school transportation, in partnership with Transportation Services
• identify, and analyse the impact of, developments in legislation, codes of practice and industry best practise in relation to compliance, risk, health and safety at work and financial management and initiate the development of new or amended strategies, policies, procedures, training programmes and actions, as necessary, advise, and persuade senior managers, Headteachers and all school and operational staff of the need to take actions in relation to risk and health and safety in the best interests of the organisation, its employee, pupils and stakeholders.
• monitor service quality and performance in relation to risk, compliance, health and safety, financial and data management, ensuring compliance to relevant legislation, standards and specifications, and Fife Council and the Education Directorate policies.
• liaise with external regulatory agencies, including the Health and Safety Executive, Public Health, Audit Scotland, sharing best practise and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

Qualifications, Registration and Skill Requirements

· Educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a degree or equivalent.

· Experience of operational delivery within public sector, successful business change, resource management, performance management and quality management,

· Experience of driving, managing and supporting organisational change and service improvement.

· Consultancy, facilitation and influencing skills.

· NEBOSH (or equivalent) General Certificate in Health and Safety (essential)

· NEBOSH Diploma in Health & Safety (desirable).

You will be able to:

• work with the Service Manager, the Directorate Operations Team, Education Managers, Improvement Officers, School Leaders and practitioners to develop, plan and take forward the Directorate’s strategies relating to Compliance, Risk and Finance.
• identify, plan and assess progress of projects and manage their interdependencies in support of specific outcomes.
• report on progress to various Education forums, Councillors, Fife Council Committees, and to Scottish Government as required.
• Chair meetings/represent the Service in cross-service working groups and projects
• consistently model positive behaviours in dealings with others.
• undertake research/benchmarking.
• analyse complex issues and determine creative and practical solutions.
• reconcile competing priorities and deal with ambiguity and complexity.
• respond to customer needs, aligned with strong organisational and business awareness and provide constructive challenge where appropriate.

For more information, please contact: Kevin Funnell, kevin.funnell-ed@fife.gov.uk