Business Development Manager - REQ02796

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC16 - £62,531 - £68,701

Join us at the forefront of innovation and community development. North Lanarkshire Council is dedicated to improving the lives of our residents through strategic planning, strong partnerships and a commitment to excellence in governance and service delivery. We have a shared ambition for inclusive growth and prosperity for all, where North Lanarkshire is the place to Live, Learn, Work, Invest and Visit.

We are looking for an experienced, dedicated professional and highly motivated individual to lead a well-regarded team responsible for oversight of the Business and Digital Programme Management Office, the Contracts and Finance to support delivery of a multi-functional service, the Council’s Business Change Programme and development of the Workforce of the Future requirements to ensure a skilled and knowledgeable workforce within the Service.

You will play a critical role in helping the Council achieve its objectives as set out in the Plan for North Lanarkshire and its newly refreshed Programme of Work. Working a hybrid model of home-working and office-based within Civic Square, Motherwell, you will have responsibility for a varied portfolio of services including establishing and managing an approach to prioritise, plan, execute and manage the delivery of business change activities as well as overseeing the delivery of contracts with a significant value and with a portfolio of community benefits. Knowledge of Programme Management and Resource Scheduling is required to ensure the delivery of business change and benefits realisation along with an awareness of current development opportunities to support the Workforce for the Future required to sustain service delivery requirements.

Educated to degree or equivalent level, you should have extensive management experience and be skilled in the development of strategies goals, strategies and polices. Evidence of developing and maintaining constructive working relationships is essential.

The job description provides an overview of the duties required and the specific tasks that would be undertaken within each team. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Linda Johnston, Business Strategy Manager at johnstonl@northlan.gov.uk

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our  Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***