Description
We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Support Manager to join the Operations team on a temporary basis.
The main focus of this role is to support the Strategy and Business Support Manager with development and delivery of Strategy and Business Support services within Operations, as well as helping them build and nurture partnerships with other organisations and deputise at partnership meetings.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
- Substantial and successful experience in managing teams with effective results and development.
- Educated to at least HNC/HND standard in a discipline relevant to the post or a clear demonstration that the equivalent depth of understanding has been gained through experience within career to date.
- Strong presentation skills and able to project the appropriate image in all situations.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
- Knowledge of the local government sector and challenges it faces.
- Ability to confidently respond to complex issues.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Ability to inspire, motivate in a positive way.
- Excellent people management skills, to foster and build positive relationships between colleagues in various functions within Operations and colleagues in other services/directorates.
- Ability to negotiate and influence others positively in order to achieve satisfactory outcomes relevant to the role.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to equality, diversity and wellbeing through active promotion of these agendas.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the Council's organisational core values and behaviours and a commitment to apply them.
Desirable:
- Experience of working in the waste related industry either in a public sector organisation or an organisation that provides services to the public sector.
- Evidence of a commitment to further accredited professional development.
- Strong evidence of adoption and use of digital technology.