Business Manager (NSCAH Team)(ID5106)

Government Recruitment Service; Weybridge; Presencial; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

The NSCAH Business Manager role at Weybridge reports to the NSCAH Business Lead and Office Manager, driving essential operations for the National Science Centre for Animal Health. You will autonomously refine and run the function with oversight, and have opportunities to lead in Programme Support Office areas.

Key duties include building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, leading procurement governance, managing annual budgets, and coordinating finance and recruitment activities to

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with NSCAH HoD, to assist them in their HoD obligations to APHA.
• Lead engagement with Finance to control information, and co-ordinate queries/requests-for-information between NSCAH, APHA Finance, and NBC.
• Establish an annual Departmental budget and monitor/update spend and forecasts as necessary.
• Manage the governance process around procurement requests of the NSCAH budget.
• Represent NSCAH as the Local Quality Manager, and ensure that the Department fulfils all quality obligations, e.g. ICQA and audits.
• Forecast the NSCAH recruitment profile and report progress to central APHA and NBC; manage the Establishment List.
• Administer NSCAH governance meetings, such as the monthly Senior Management Team meeting, Team Brief, and grade check-ins.

Descrição da vaga

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and works on behalf of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Our diverse teams of over 3,000 skilled and committed professionals come together to provide research, advice and support to UK Government for safeguarding animal, public and plant health for benefit of the environment and economy.

APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, because it helps us be more innovative and make better decisions. We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer, offering equitable opportunities for all individuals. Our goal is to build a diverse workforce, and we hope to attract applications from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups.

The National Science Centre for Animal Health (NSCAH) Department represents APHA on National Biosecurity Centre (NBC) projects at its Weybridge headquarters. NSCAH has business obligations to ensure its smooth running, and strong integration into corporate workstreams and initiatives. This role is the engine that drives those business operations, with responsibility for autonomously refining and running the function with oversight and support from the NSCAH Business Lead and Office Manager. There is also opportunity to lead on areas within the Project and Programme Support Office.

Relationship Building

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the:
• NSCAH Head of Department (HoD), to assist them in their HoD obligations to APHA
• NSCAH Business Lead and Office Manager, to develop and follow a strong vision, and ways-of-working, for the NSCAH Business area
• NSCAH Departmental colleagues to ensure that NSCAH fulfils its Departmental business obligations to APHA
• NBC Finance Team
• Science Business & Admin Team Lead
• Science Business Manager network
• APHA Quality Network

Finance and Procurement

• Lead engagement with Finance to control information, and co-ordinate queries/requests-for-information between NSCAH, APHA Finance, and NBC.
• Work closely with Finance to ensure that Defra/corporate policies are understood and implemented efficiently to avoid duplication.
• Ensure preparedness of the Department, and the HoD, for regular APHA Finance meetings, such as Star Chamber.
• Establish an annual Departmental budget and monitor/update spend and forecasts as necessary.
• Manage the governance process around procurement requests of the NSCAH budget.
• Manage monthly Financial Forecast Tool (FFT) Return
• Manage and communicate the correct use of work-recording codes for NBC projects to ensure accurate time recording by NSCAH colleagues.
• Lead on NSCAH procurement, including developing and managing an end-to-end process for, and managing, procurement activities of the Department, and providing support and advice on procurement processes.

Quality and Audit

• Represent NSCAH as the Local Quality Manager, and ensure that the Department fulfils all quality obligations, for example, completing the ICQA, or leading the Department though all quality audits, including preparing the team through holding surveillance and mock audits.
• Line manage the NSCAH Quality Rep

Recruitment& Workforce Planning

• Manage NSCAH’s end-to-end recruitment process, working with APHA and Defra recruitment teams.
• Forecast the NSCAH recruitment profile and report progress to central APHA and NBC.
• Manage the Establishment List

Governance and Reporting

• Administer the required NSCAH business Departmental meetings, such as the monthly Senior Management Team meeting, the monthly Team Brief, and grade check-ins. This includes developing agendas with the chair, preparing slides where necessary in conjunction with the chair and wider team, taking minutes, actions, and decisions, and managing actions and decisions logs.

Information Management

• Manage the flow of information within NSCAH, including controlling information storage in repositories i.e., SharePoint Online, Content Cloud, Personal OneDrives etc.

Science Transformation Project and Programme Support

• Deputy Secretariat for NSCAH Decision Panel
• Secretariat for NSCAH Quality Check Group

Corporate Duties and other responsibilities

• Line or functional management of one EO post for Business Support. This includes management through setting goals and reviewing performance, mentoring, and supporting development and learning.
• Lead the end-to-end annual NSCAH People Survey process, from ensuring team population of survey, to analysis of results, communication of key points, generation of action plan for improvements, and follow-through of actions.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Business Manager (NSCAH Team)(ID5106)

Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £40,056 to £40,056 a year Hours: Full-time Location: KT15 3NB Job type: Permanent Posting date: 5 Nov 2026 Closing date: 18 Nov 2026

Summary

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and works on behalf of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Our diverse teams of over 3,000 skilled and committed professionals come together to provide research, advice and support to UK Government for safeguarding animal, public and plant health for benefit of the environment and economy.

APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, because it helps us be more innovative and make better decisions. We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer, offering equitable opportunities for all individuals. Our goal is to build a diverse workforce, and we hope to attract applications from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups.

The National Science Centre for Animal Health (NSCAH) Department represents APHA on National Biosecurity Centre (NBC) projects at its Weybridge headquarters. NSCAH has business obligations to ensure its smooth running, and strong integration into corporate workstreams and initiatives. This role is the engine that drives those business operations, with responsibility for autonomously refining and running the function with oversight and support from the NSCAH Business Lead and Office Manager. There is also opportunity to lead on areas within the Project and Programme Support Office.

Relationship Building

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the:
• NSCAH Head of Department (HoD), to assist them in their HoD obligations to APHA
• NSCAH Business Lead and Office Manager, to develop and follow a strong vision, and ways-of-working, for the NSCAH Business area
• NSCAH Departmental colleagues to ensure that NSCAH fulfils its Departmental business obligations to APHA
• NBC Finance Team
• Science Business & Admin Team Lead
• Science Business Manager network
• APHA Quality Network

Finance and Procurement

• Lead engagement with Finance to control information, and co-ordinate queries/requests-for-information between NSCAH, APHA Finance, and NBC.
• Work closely with Finance to ensure that Defra/corporate policies are understood and implemented efficiently to avoid duplication.
• Ensure preparedness of the Department, and the HoD, for regular APHA Finance meetings, such as Star Chamber.
• Establish an annual Departmental budget and monitor/update spend and forecasts as necessary.
• Manage the governance process around procurement requests of the NSCAH budget.
• Manage monthly Financial Forecast Tool (FFT) Return
• Manage and communicate the correct use of work-recording codes for NBC projects to ensure accurate time recording by NSCAH colleagues.
• Lead on NSCAH procurement, including developing and managing an end-to-end process for, and managing, procurement activities of the Department, and providing support and advice on procurement processes.

Quality and Audit

• Represent NSCAH as the Local Quality Manager, and ensure that the Department fulfils all quality obligations, for example, completing the ICQA, or leading the Department though all quality audits, including preparing the team through holding surveillance and mock audits.
• Line manage the NSCAH Quality Rep

Recruitment& Workforce Planning

• Manage NSCAH’s end-to-end recruitment process, working with APHA and Defra recruitment teams.
• Forecast the NSCAH recruitment profile and report progress to central APHA and NBC.
• Manage the Establishment List

Governance and Reporting

• Administer the required NSCAH business Departmental meetings, such as the monthly Senior Management Team meeting, the monthly Team Brief, and grade check-ins. This includes developing agendas with the chair, preparing slides where necessary in conjunction with the chair and wider team, taking minutes, actions, and decisions, and managing actions and decisions logs.

Information Management

• Manage the flow of information within NSCAH, including controlling information storage in repositories i.e., SharePoint Online, Content Cloud, Personal OneDrives etc.

Science Transformation Project and Programme Support

• Deputy Secretariat for NSCAH Decision Panel
• Secretariat for NSCAH Quality Check Group

Corporate Duties and other responsibilities

• Line or functional management of one EO post for Business Support. This includes management through setting goals and reviewing performance, mentoring, and supporting development and learning.
• Lead the end-to-end annual NSCAH People Survey process, from ensuring team population of survey, to analysis of results, communication of key points, generation of action plan for improvements, and follow-through of actions.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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