Head of Business Support

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Public Sector Resourcing Full time

**Head of Business Support - Inside IR35)**

**Contract Term: 6months**

**Contracting Authority: Department for Transport**

**Location: Hybrid - London or Birmingham 2 days a week**

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**As a Head of Business Support your main responsibilities will be**:

- Leading the Business Support team providing directorate wide guidance and assistance with core business support functions including (but not limited to) recruitment & resourcing, workforce data management, on-boarding new starters, IT Focal Point service, directorate business plan, business continuity and management assurance.
- Act as the main point of contact for recruitment and resourcing queries for the directorate. Leading on centralised recruitment function including business and workforce planning.
- Lead and line manage a high performing business team (2 x HEOs and 5x EOs and 1x AO), ensuring priorities are clear and staff are fully supported in delivering their objectives, regularly reviewing workload and wellbeing
- Supporting SLT by leading on directorate level corporate returns and commissions relating to workforce matters. Leading key stakeholder engagements with HR and Finance teams as well as other delivery partners within DfT and beyond.
- Supporting the Deputy Head of LITUP in managing processes relating to the Local Recognition Awards on a quarterly basis.
- Feeding into and supporting the wider Roads and Local PMO sharing best practice and developing network of contacts.
- Leading, and supporting the team in continuous improvement of our processes and service to the directorate.
- Oversight of the Co-Director’s office, ensuring the highest standards of support for our senior leaders.
- Ad-hoc business support duties dependent on directorate priorities.

**You’ll have relevant experience in**:

- Experience of working in a high performing corporate support role, ideally with knowledge of recruitment and finance
- Strong inter-personal skills with experience of leading a team and building good working relationships across teams including with senior managers.
- Experience of organising work both methodically and at pace, diligently forward planning and tracking ongoing tasking.
- Experience of working as part of a team where collaborative working enables you and colleagues to deliver against key objectives.

**Disability confident**

**We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.**

**Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.**- Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._



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