Business Support Service Lead

2 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Swindon Borough Council Full time
At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that's who we're doing it for - the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you'll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It's all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.


This is a key strategic role within Swindon Borough Council to support the Business Support Service Manager in managing a large team of approximately 60 Business Support Administrators and Leadership Support Officers through their Team Leaders across multiple disciplines.


Your next role


We are seeking to recruit a Business Support Service Lead within our Centralised Business Support team who are motivated, enthusiastic and team players.


You will have experience of working in an administrative-based supervisory/management role within a multi-disciplinary team and working in a performance/quality improvement environment.


Key elements of this role are:

  • To directly line manage our Leadership Support Team, who provide PA-style support to our Chief Executive, Corporate Directors and Senior Leaders and The Leader of the Council, including performance management; advice and guidance; mentoring and talent development
  • To Coach and mentor the Business Support Team Leaders, to develop performance, efficiency, quality & competences
  • Joint responsibility in ensuring a comprehensive service is delivered by both teams through clear reporting of Key Performance Indicators, Service Level Agreement follow up and regular stakeholder engagement, with the Business Support Service Manager
  • To drive through and monitor the implementation of and adherence to common business processes both manual and electronic in relation to both services and that these are mapped and communicated appropriately
  • To drive the continuous improvement of Business Support and Leadership Support across the service areas and ensure joined up working with both teams through the active development of individuals, teams and processes
  • You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act "for the effective performance of a customerfacing role")._

Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.


As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It's why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you'll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We'll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we'll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you'll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don't meet 100% of the requirements.

We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.



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