Senior Transformation and Improvement Specialist - Lyndhurst, United Kingdom - New Forest District Council

New Forest District Council

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Lyndhurst, United Kingdom

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Senior Transformation and Improvement Specialist

Location:
Lyndhurst

Salary:
£50,240 - £53,457 per annum (up to £55,538 for exceptional performance when in post)

Basis:
Full time

Date posted: 04/04/2024

Do you want to be an influential part of an exciting and rewarding transformation journey that makes a real difference?

Are you ambitious and determined in delivering high quality, efficient services designed around the customer?

Are you passionate about enabling and sustaining change?

Exciting times for us here at New Forest as we embark on a high profile and ambitious transformation programme to improve services for our residents, businesses, and visitors as well as our staff.

We are looking to develop a new team to take us on this journey with an underlying culture of challenge and continuous improvement.

This is an excellent career opportunity for a senior transformation and improvement specialist who wants to be involved at the outset of significant change, developing and harnessing new approaches that support organisational change and increase efficiency whilst improving value to our customers for a Future New Forest.

About you:

You will be an ideas person, who can suggest innovative solutions and identifying and delivering opportunities for improvement.

As a team player you will have a collaborative and engaging approach, working with and understanding others to deliver the best outcomes in line with our transformation objectives.

You will be committed to the highest standards in project delivery, a highly motivated positive person with strong analytical and decision-making skills and the ability to keep calm under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

You will proven experience of building strong and effective relationships across departments and within the programme team to enable buy in with a collaborative and engaging approach to the delivery of improved service outcomes and a culture of continuous improvement.

You will be trusted to take ownership of your work.

The role:

You will assist in the strategic development of corporate projects, leading and managing specific projects aimed at improving and reshaping business processes, challenging what we do and where necessary drawing up business cases, and ensuring benefits are clearly identified and realised.

The role will be dynamic and varied, working with teams across the organisation on a range of significant change projects.

Whats in it for you?

28 days annual leave (plus an additional weeks equivalent after 5 years' service)
Local Government Pension scheme
Onsite parking
Employee Assistance Programme
Hybrid working
Wide range of employee discounts at high street retailers, including supermarkets, stores, and restaurants
Cycle to Work scheme which could save you around 40% on cycles and accessories

What makes us the place for you:
The New Forest District really does have it all. A natural environment that includes stunning beaches and a national park offers a fantastic quality of life. An organisation that is embarking on a new chapter under new leadership.

As one of the largest districts in the country, with 6 towns and a close relationship with neighbouring conurbations, the New Forest provides a supportive environment in which everyone who works for us can help drive our ambition.

The place and the people are changing, and the council is responding to these changes with enthusiasm for the future by supporting a New Forest that shapes its ambition around delivering for its residents and the local area.

We will be at the heart of the action as 3 of the Solent Freeport development sites will be in the district, with growth that includes one of Europe's first net-zero towns and a transformation programme that will bring greater innovation and improvements in local services designed around local people.

We are proud of our new values for 2024, please watch this short video to find out more.

We believe that all our employees make a valuable contribution to the work of the council and that's why we encourage a trusting and open culture where each employee is supported and respected equally, in an inclusive workplace.

We also recognise the value of a highly motivated and engaged workforce and we actively promote a good work/life balance and embrace workplace wellbeing.

If you have the proven experience, passion, and positivity to make a real difference to how we work and deliver our services, we may have just the Place for you

Closing Date: 5th May 2024

Interview Date: 16th May to include presentation and formal interview

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Pay:
£50,240.00-£53,457.00 per year

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