Operational Services Manager - Derbyshire

Morgan Hunt is recruiting for an HR Operational Services Manager to work with a Council based in Derbyshire on a Temporary basis. The details of the job are below:

Hours: Full-time 37 hours - 8am to 4pm - Mon to Fri

Pay Rate: £30ph Ltd

Duration: 3 months on going contract

Location: Derbyshire

JOB SUMMARY

To have managerial responsibility for directly delivered and contracted operations of the Council's Operational Services Unit.

To ensure the authority's waste collection, street cleansing, grounds maintenance and fleet services are delivered professionally and concisely into the public arena. To lead, design and implement large scale projects, initiatives and new services identifying service savings and efficiencies for the services.

Suitable Candidate

Ideally extensive local government experience and in an Environmental Services field. There will be lots of HR casework to handle, so the preferred candidate will be comfortable, and experienced, around HR matters.

It will require dealing with formal staffing decisions through from 'in the moment management' through the preparation of extensive case files for formal hearings.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General

1. Lead all the operations within the Operational Services Unit ensuring that services are provided to an excellent standard, maintaining compliance where appropriate and achieves high levels of customer satisfaction.

2. Design, monitor and review contractual and performance management targets.

3. Rectify all unsatisfactory performance in employment issues arising within the workforce, operational delivery and contracted service

4. Develop and implement proposals for continuous improvement in operational performanc

5. Develop, maintain and review operational policies, procedures and plans to improve service delivery, meet committee and corporate objective

6. Use benchmarking or other appropriate techniques agreed with the Head of Operational Services to maintain an awareness of performance achievements of comparable organisations for the purpose of continuous improvement for Council service

7. To recruit, manage and develop staff in line with corporate and unit objective

8. Provide advice, information and attend meetings and training as required

9. To provide reports for and attend appropriate Council Committees, working groups and meetings as agreed with the Head of Operational Service

10. Represent the Council at meetings with external organisations as agreed with the Head of Operational Service

11. To support the achievement of the Council's Corporate Plan, observe Corporate Values and promote environmental sustainabilit

12. Control the operational service budgets and other resources in pursuance of the Council's aims and objectives and in accordance with the Council's Standing Orders and Financial Regulations, including the co-ordination, production, management and monitoring of the service's budget and performanc

13. To ensure the appropriate compliance with the Council's Health & Safety Policy and adhere to all operationally specific Health and Safety legislati

14. To support, promote and comply with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion actions and requirements when undertaking the duties of this post.

15. To comply with the Employee Code of Conduct and Ethics

16. To respect the sensitivity and confidentiality of any information that they may have access to regarding clients/customers in adherence with the Data Protection policies of the Council.

17. To perform appropriate duties as and when required by the Council's emergency procedures both inside and outside normal working hour

18. Undertake such other duties commensurate with the experience of the post holder and the grading of the post as may be reasonably delegated from time to tim

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