Assistant Group Manager (Bereavement Services) - GLA13065

Glasgow City Council; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated leader to manage the Bereavement Service in Glasgow. This role involves overseeing service provision in Crematoria and Cemeteries, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, and managing a supervisory team. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, along with a solid understanding of Scottish and UK bereavement practices. If you are passionate about making a difference in the community and have the experience to lead a team effectively, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a vital service in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or relevant management experience required.
• Strong interpersonal, persuasion, and negotiation skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Bereavement Service across all Crematoria and Cemeteries.
• Ensure compliance with legislation related to burials and cremations.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Persuasion Skills

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Relevant Management experience

Job description

Job Description

A rare opportunity has arisen to lead, manage and develop the Bereavement Service in Glasgow.

The successful candidate will provide efficient and effective management of service provision across all our Crematoria and Cemeteries including governance, day to day management of the Bereavement Services manager and the supervisory team, liaison with external statutory bodies, out of hours provision, submission of and adherence with all relevant documentation and legislation in relation to burials and cremations.

You should be educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or have relevant Management experience and have strong interpersonal, persuasion and negotiation skills with experience in communication with senior public and private sector officials.

You will have working knowledge of Scottish and UK bereavement practices, procedures and legislation and have substantial experience in developing and managing teams within the Bereavement Services sector involving various sector stakeholders, and associated budgets.

You will be able to explain complex or contentious information with a range of audiences in addition to having the ability and experience to translate strategy into deliverable and tangible actions using robust project management principles.

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Further Information

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