Business and Planning Lead - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Early Years Alliance

Early Years Alliance

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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About The Role

We are looking for a
Business and Planning Lead for
A Better Start Southend (ABSS) and you might be just the person we need

Are you ready for your next challenge? Can you work in a busy environment, whilst supporting a range of services committed to bringing about real and lasting change for babies, children, families and their communities in Southend on Sea?

This is a key role working with a range of teams across the whole of the Programme to deliver on the A Better Start Southend's strategic and business priorities.

If you are interested in this opportunity to contribute to a major initiative to transform the lives of local children and their families and leave a sustainable legacy in the City, then please apply.

This role will have a hybrid working arrangement of 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Specific days will be agreed with your line manager once established into the role._

About us:

In 2014, the Early Years Alliance, in partnership with Southend City Council, was awarded £40m by the National Lottery Community Fund to innovate and develop interventions to improve the life chances of over 13,000 babies and young children across Southend on Sea over a 10-year period.

The Early Years Alliance is the largest early years membership organisation and voluntary sector provider of quality affordable childcare and education in England. An educational charity, the Alliance represents the interests of over 14,000 member settings who deliver care and learning to over 800,000 families every year.

Benefits:

26 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees
Enhanced sickness pay
Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
Enhanced sickness pay

and paid bereavement leave

Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
Vitality membership wellness and fitness app including lots of great health benefits, rewards, telephone, and face to face counselling
Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
A dedicated mental health First Aider to support your mental well being

Main duties:

Lead the business planning processes for A Better Start Southend.
Coordinate the strategy refresh and facilitate the update of the ABSS corporate strategy, taking into account the legacy and sustainability focus of the next two years.
Establish excellent, supportive working relationships with department, team and thematic work area leaders.
Ensure that business plans are developed in conjunction with leads, and that they are regularly reviewed and monitored to drive progress.
Lead the governance process and ensure alignment with the business planning process.
Ensure that the flow of papers meets the needs of the Partnership.

Essential criteria:

A management or business qualification at degree level (or working towards)
Experience of inputting into, reviewing and monitoring business plans
Experience of leading a thematic area of work, related to organisational business or strategy
Experience of working within a governance framework
An understanding of how governance works and decisionmaking flows through a governance framework
Experience of leading individuals within an organisation, either through line management or matrix management
Can demonstrate the ability to set out complex ideas succinctly so that they are accessible and able to be understood by people at different levels
Able to translate knowledge, skills and previous experiences to solve problems
An understanding of the impact of business planning on resource planning
Knowledge and understanding of how planning, governance and decisions ultimately impact babies, children, parents and families in Southend on Sea
Experience in using Microsoft office tools such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Hours per week:

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37.5 (part-time working will be considered)

Weeks per year:

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52

Contract:

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Fixed Term - 12 months with possible option to extend

Interview date:

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Tuesday 2nd May 2023

About The Service
The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.**The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment.