Generic business manager
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,760 to £36,429 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2025 |
| Location: | Cardiff, Cardiff County |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | HM Prison and Probation Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Overview of the job
The role supports the Deputy Director/Heads of Group to provide leadership and management to a HMPPS directorate dealing with a diverse range of issues, which includes management of the Deputy Director/Heads of Group workload, liaison with the offices of the Chief Executive, other Directors, Ministers and might also include management of the Directorate’s Corporate Hub. The environment is demanding and the job holder will need strong influencing and relationship management skills and develop a good level of knowledge of issues across the range of the Directorate’s Group’s business. The job holder will be able to speak authoritatively about the work being undertaken and make decisions that reflect the needs and priorities across the directorate. The job holder will be a first port of call for information from staff both within HMPPS and from outside and will undertake projects and pieces of work on behalf of the Deputy Director/Heads of Group when required. The Business Manager is responsible for supporting the Deputy Director/Heads of Group in the day to day duties, ensuring that they are fully briefed on all pertinent issues in readiness to represent the organisation and the directorate at both internal and external meetings.
Summary
The purpose of this role is to support the Deputy Directors/Heads of Group with the delivery of the Directorate business plan, providing personal support ensuring the Groups (and ultimately the Directorate) are able to deliver their key deliverables. They will be required to interface within HMPPS/NPS, MOJ Directors offices, other Government Departments and other key stakeholders and will be responsible for maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the Group(s) business with a particular focus on corporate issues. This is a demanding and busy role where the job holder will need strong influencing and relation management skills. The job holder will be required to undertake projects and pieces of work on behalf of the Directorate.
The role supports the Deputy Director/Heads of Group to provide leadership and management to a HMPPS directorate dealing with a diverse range of issues, which includes management of the Deputy Director/Heads of Group workload, liaison with the offices of the Chief Executive, other Directors, Ministers and might also include management of the Directorate’s Corporate Hub. The environment is demanding and the job holder will need strong influencing and relationship management skills and develop a good level of knowledge of issues across the range of the Directorate’s Group’s business. The job holder will be able to speak authoritatively about the work being undertaken and make decisions that reflect the needs and priorities across the directorate. The job holder will be a first port of call for information from staff both within HMPPS and from outside and will undertake projects and pieces of work on behalf of the Deputy Director/Heads of Group when required. The Business Manager is responsible for supporting the Deputy Director/Heads of Group in the day to day duties, ensuring that they are fully briefed on all pertinent issues in readiness to represent the organisation and the directorate at both internal and external meetings.
Summary
The purpose of this role is to support the Deputy Directors/Heads of Group with the delivery of the Directorate business plan, providing personal support ensuring the Groups (and ultimately the Directorate) are able to deliver their key deliverables. They will be required to interface within HMPPS/NPS, MOJ Directors offices, other Government Departments and other key stakeholders and will be responsible for maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the Group(s) business with a particular focus on corporate issues. This is a demanding and busy role where the job holder will need strong influencing and relation management skills. The job holder will be required to undertake projects and pieces of work on behalf of the Directorate.
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