Senior Corporate Services Officer - Belfast, United Kingdom - Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People

Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
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Senior Corporate Services Officer

Deputy Principal

£40, ,191 (under review)

Reporting to:
Chief Executive

NICCY no later than 12 Noon on

Friday 1st December 2023

Background
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) was established under legislation (Commissioner for Children and Young People [Northern

Ireland] Order 2003), to provide an independent voice to promote and protect the rights of children and young people in Northern Ireland and to represent their interests.


Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to support the Chief Executive in the management of the

Corporate Services Department including performance and outputs in line with business needs.


Salary


The salary for the post will be within the range of £40,300 - £43,191 (under review) within which the pay progression will be determined by performance.

The starting salary offered will be the minimum of the scale.


Annual Leave


In addition to the usual 12 days public and privilege holidays, you will enjoy an annual leave allowance of 25 days rising to 30 days after 5 years of satisfactory service.


Working Hours
The normal conditioned hours of work are 37 hours per week excluding meal breaks,

Monday to Friday. On occasion the duties may include some evening and weekend working.

NICCY operates a flexi working system.


Pension Scheme
NICCY offers all new employees an attractive pension package. Further details can be found on the Principal Civil Service Pensions Scheme (Northern Ireland) website.


Location
BT2 7DP


Probation
Confirmation of your appointment will be dependent upon the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of 12 months. If your performance, conduct or attendance during this period is not satisfactory your appointment may be terminated. All appointees will be expected to demonstrate a track record of effective service within this period.


Job Title:
Senior Corporate Services Officer

Duration:
Permanent

Work Style Hybrid Working (2 days in the office)

Reports to:
Chief Executive

Hours: 37hrs (with flexible working opportunities)

Main Duties and Responsibilities:


Purpose of Role


The main purpose of this role is to support the Chief Executive in areas of governance and administration including those relating to Human Resources, Finance and Communications as set out below.


Corporate Services

  • Support the Chief Executive in the management, monitoring and quality assurance of performance and outputs of the Corporate Services (CS) Department;
  • Assist in the preparation of papers for the Chief Executive on relevant governance, monitoring and performance matters;
  • Contribute to the provision of timely information for periodic returns and reports;
  • Play a collective role in budget management whilst managing departmental budget;
  • Contribute to and implement effective organisational risk management strategies and arrangements to ensure that NICCY meets its' statutory and corporate responsibilities;
  • Support the Chief Executive in the development of Corporate and Business Plans;
  • Ensure the development and implementation of the CS departmental work plan;
  • Develop and maintain procedures to monitor and provide evidence of the impact of
NICCY's work for / on behalf of children and young people in Northern Ireland.


Line Management Responsibilities

  • Participate in the recruitment and induction of relevant Staff;
  • Line management of members of the Corporate Services Department in line with relevant
NICCY policies e.g. Human Resources, Finance and Communications Officers;

  • Support and motivate Corporate Services Staff to achieve relevant business objectives;
  • Conduct regular 11 supervision & support sessions and annual appraisals, and set objectives in collaboration with post holders as per job descriptions and business needs;
  • Allocate tasks at appropriate levels of responsibility to staff within your remit whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability for results;
  • Take such action as may be necessary in adherence to NICCY policies and procedures;
  • Promote NICCY's policy on equality of opportunity by personal action and in the management of all staff for whom s/he has professional responsibility.

Human Resources

  • In conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, lead the development of the NICCY People
Strategy;

  • Working in conjunction with the HR Officer to ensure timely submission of the Equality
Scheme, Disability Action Plan and the annual reporting to the Equality Commission.

  • Coordinating Freedom of Information and Subject Access requests.
  • Development of appropriate learning and training programmes within NICCY;
  • Advocating for safe working practices in line with Health and Safety guidance by assisting colleagues in taking suitable measures to safeguard the health and safety of all NICCY employees and visitors.
  • Manage the scheduling
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