Area Manager – England South and East

WEBRECRUIT; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Area Manager for South and East England. You will lead client strategy, manage service delivery, and develop strategic plans while ensuring the highest standards of performance and safeguarding. The ideal candidate has a relevant bachelor’s degree and proven team management experience, alongside a strong understanding of budget preparation and funding. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including a flexible working arrangement.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Attractive pension scheme

Simply Health membership

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced parental pay

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant field.
• Proven team management skills and experience.
• Experience in budget preparation and securing funding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of client strategy in the area.
• Manage service delivery and relationships with local bodies.
• Drive performance and set high expectations for staff.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Project funding

Budget preparation

Equality and diversity consideration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

Area Manager – England South and East

Responsibilities

• Effective leadership of our client’s strategy in your Area
• Ensure that the organisation is represented in your Area at appropriate local and regional groups and bodies
• Manage Service Delivery in your area
• Ensure data is collected and recorded properly to enable impact demonstration and business development
• Develop and deliver a strategic plan for services in your Area
• Build and sustain good relationships with commissioning bodies in respect of your Area
• Drive the effective performance of the Area by providing leadership which sets high expectations for staff, addresses development needs and tackles any poor performance effectively

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree level qualification or equivalent professional qualification in Leadership, Management, Health, Social Care, Social Sciences, Education, Business Development, Community Work, or Public Health
• Proven experience of building, managing and enabling a successful team, supporting their development, and managing their performance
• Experience of identifying new approaches to underpin strategy and progressing new opportunities and translating these into sustainable, funded projects in the community
• Previous experience of preparing a budget, securing funding for projects / programmes and having financial accountability for successful implementation
• Foster and cultivate opportunities for funded work on a sustainable footing
• Awareness of the issues around safeguarding and how these can affect young people and adults at risk
• Ability to consider equality, diversity and inclusivity in all your decisions and actions

Salary : £48,226 per annum (SCP 37) progressing by increments to £52,413 per annum (SCP 41)

Hours : 36 hours per week

Location : Home based in South and East England

Contract : Permanent

Benefits : You will receive 28 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership, enhanced sick pay and enhanced parental pay.

Closing date : 7th December 2025

Our client is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Our client is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. They expect all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.