Head Of Service (Culture And Leisure)

Positive Employment; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A public service organization in Exeter is looking for a Head Of Service – Culture And Leisure to join their Operational Management Board. You will provide strategic and operational support while leading Culture and Leisure services. This hybrid role involves collaboration across various sectors and ensuring an inclusive workplace culture. You will be responsible for strategic planning and managing substantial budgets. This temporary position offers a pay rate of £50.00 per hour and requires a degree level education.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership and senior management experience in a complex organisation.
• Evidence of controlling and managing substantial budgets.
• Evidence of cultivating a high-performing culture.

Responsibilities

• Work in partnership across management boards and with stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and direction in data management across the organisation.
• Lead and improve Culture services including RAMM and Leisure Services.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Partnership formation

Cultural awareness

Continuous improvement

Education

Education to Degree Level or equivalent

Job description

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Head Of Service – Culture And Leisure for our client a government organisation in Exeter. The successful post holder will work as a member of our Operational Management Board, delivering against our corporate ambitions and priorities by offering strategic and operational support to the Culture and Leisure services. To provide excellent management and leadership that ensures the organisation delivers its vital services. This role is a temporary contract initially for 6 months with the possibility to extend. The role is a hybrid role and you will be expected to attend the office or one of the business areas at least 40% of the working week.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Work in partnership across the operational management board (OMB), senior management board (SMB), public and private sector partners, customers, and central government to drive the delivery of services.
• Provide inspirational leadership, management and development of the organisation workforce that creates a professional, supportive environment that champions EDI and, in turn, enhances the organisation's ambitions to remain an Employer of Choice in the local employment market and beyond.
• Be a proactive member of our operational management team ensuring we have a collaborative approach to leadership at operational level.
• Provide leadership and direction in terms of data including principles, policy, standards, quality, prioritisation and usage across the whole of the organisation.
• Work with local political leadership to ensure that elected members’ will is expressed and understood by officers, and is implemented within the constraints of appropriate probity, legality and the agreed financial envelope.
• Work to develop an organisational culture that is open to, and curious of, innovation, continuous improvement and the development of new models of service delivery and ways of working to ensure the most effective and efficient use of resources in the execution of the organisation’s priorities and responsibilities.
• Lead, promote and challenge an inclusive culture both within the service and across the wider organisation, with a particular focus on our safeguarding responsibilities and role as a corporate parent.
• Lead the management, development, performance and continuous improvement of all Culture services including, RAMM, Historical Guildhall, Underground Passages, Custom House, Corn Exchange, Mayoralty & Leisure Services.
• Be responsible for and contribute to Culture and Leisure strategic and business plans and effective policies that form a customer centric service.
• Actively seek out and secure government and other externally funded programmes of work and interventions in relation to the Culture and Leisure portfolio.

Personal Requirements:

• Educated to Degree Level or equivalent relevant to Culture and Leisure Services.
• Evidence of Continuing Personal and Professional Development (CPD) in relation to the Culture and Leisure Service portfolio.
• Extensive leadership and senior management experience in a complex organisation.
• Evidence of controlling and managing substantial budgets.
• Evidence of cultivating a high‑performing culture that delivers cost‑effective outcomes.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of the Culture and Leisure service portfolio.
• Skills and experience in forming productive partnerships at a senior level that delivers improvement across an organisation.

Working Hours: 37 hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday - Friday

Pay: £50.00 per hr

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