Corporate Business Manager

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Manchester is seeking a Senior Administration professional to oversee corporate governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will hold a degree and master's qualification in business management or equivalent, with substantial experience in administrative roles. Join us to contribute to a dynamic environment focused on quality care and governance.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a master's qualification in business management or equivalent.
• Significant experience in a senior administration role with line management responsibilities.
• Experience of developing and implementing corporate governance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate risk management processes and reporting.
• Prepare insightful communications for senior stakeholders.
• Monitor budgets and manage business planning processes.

Skills

Initiative

Communication skills

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Project management

Education

Degree and master's in business management or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. It also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We\'re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level with additional qualification to master\'s level in business management or corporate governance (including the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators Advanced Certificate in Health Service Governance) or equivalent level knowledge gained from significant experience whilst working at a similar level
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Further training in project management and financial management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge across a range of administration and business management procedures and practices and underpinned by theoretical or practical knowledge or experience
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within a Senior Administration role with line management responsibilities
• Experience of developing and implementing effective corporate governance procedures and policies
• Experience of co-ordinating risk management processes and risks reporting
• Experience and understanding of proven implementation of project management methodologies
• Demonstrated experience of working closely and liaising with very Senior managers
• Proven track record of developing/implementing record management systems and policies, procedures and processes in a business management capacity
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive and confidential environment with diverse stakeholder input
• Experience of drafting briefing papers for senior level meetings, agenda building and providing structure to internal meetings and external meetings
• Significant experience of taking information from several sources and providing analysis, summary and options with detailed report information
• Demonstrable experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Uses own initiative and takes responsibility for own actions & behaviours
• Makes sure themselves and others work in a way that complies with legislation and organisation policies and procedures on health, safety and risk management
• Takes ownership for improving and maintaining a healthy, safe and pleasant work environment. Working across the organisation in accordance with internal policies
• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Identifies the impact of contextual factors on communication and manages people\'s expectations and adapts communication to take account of the intended audience, which will include colleagues at all levels including senior level stakeholders from other organisations.
• Ability to build and maintain a variety of constructive relationships witha broad range of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to actively participate in and lead working groups across the priority areas of Corporate Affairs and engaging colleagues across the organisation
• Advanced key board skills
• Ability to effectively plan and coordinate the delivery of a broad range of complex tasks or programmes of work covering the Corporate Affairs portfolio over medium term adjusting plans and resources in line with changing events and requirements
• Demonstrates motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services and performance where there maybe resistance tochange
• Works autonomously and expected outcomes are defined but post holderhas freedom to determine how best to deliver these. Guide by principles and broad polices/regulations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Corporate Business Manager JD (PDF, 328.6KB)
• Corporate Business Manager PS (PDF, 176.6KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 1000.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)