Operations Manager – North and East Midlands
| Posting date: | 16 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,711 to £36,545 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 July 2024 |
| Location: | NG10 1JU |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 361368/3 |
Summary
Are you someone who strives to make a difference to people’s lives? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Do you have a passion for Public Service?
You will be at the centre of DWP’s front line operations helping to positively change people lives in our communities.
Operations Managers are key roles that require flexibility and versatility, being responsible for coaching, leading and building a team to deliver excellent customer service and achieve national performance measures.
They will achieve this by:
- Creating an inclusive team environment, embracing different individual needs, views and ideas.
- Motivating, developing and encouraging teams, and undertaking regular performance reviews and observations.
- Lead by example and provide inspiration, direction and support to colleagues by communicating corporate changes with clarity and purpose.
- Identifying risks to performance and ensuring continuous improvement by ensuring colleagues are capable and empowered to build their skills and confidence.
- Identifying priorities to ensure the delivery of yours and others’ objectives.
- Creating an environment that empowers others to do the right thing for customers, being responsible for delivering an excellent service to achieve quality outcomes.
- A focus on building collaborative working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the wider team and Department to deliver excellent service.
- Being an active member of the Leadership Team, providing visible and effective leadership taking a personal lead in engaging with and communicating key messages and implementing corporate changes.
- Be responsible for achieving national performance measures through the quality of personalised interventions.
- Support work coaches to develop and maintain labour market links and knowledge.
- Support work coaches to deliver excellent service to claimants including vulnerable and those who have complex needs and/or disability.
Please see the candidate pack for additional information about the job roles available.
All roles are office based, front facing positions. Hybrid working will not be considered at this time. Travel across each respective District is expected.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to express a location preference as part of the selection process. If you are offered a role in a location you have expressed a preference for, and you decline the offer or are unable to take up post within a reasonable timeframe you will be withdrawn from the campaign. Please do not select a location unless you are prepared to accept a role in that location.
Candidates should note that if successful in this campaign, you will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before applying for any other lateral moves within DWP.