Team Manager - Taunton, United Kingdom - UK Hydrographic Office

UK Hydrographic Office

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Taunton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

If you offer considerable team leadership experience, this role provides an exciting opportunity to manage a team in support of some of the UK's most important and strategic defence operations.

About the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
UKHO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence.

We work with a wide range of data partners to chart the world's oceans in order to develop and serve world leading software and data solutions to commercial shipping companies, navies andmaritime organisations.

Our products ensure safe navigation and global trade efficiency and support other marine activities including economic development, environmental protection, resource exploration and utilisation, scientific research and security anddefence.

The role

As Team Manager, you will be assuming a key leadership position, leading and managing your team to ensure UKHO provide maritime geo-technical Product and Service expertise in support of maritime operational needs.

Utilising your leadership skills, you willbe responsible for taking a strategic approach to change and development within the team - aligning to wider business direction and priorities.

Your responsibilities will include:

To ensure work is progressed to timeliness and relevant quality standards are met
To act as line manager for Defence Product and Service Managers, undertaking appropriate staff development, coaching and mentoring
To lead change and continuous improvement activity in collaboration with Production Engineering and Defence Development Team, ensuring activities are aligned to MYSDA business direction and priorities

We are committed to developing our management capability as a business, and as part of this there is an expectation that as Team Manager, you will rotate into other teams in order to broaden your experience as part of an ongoing personal development plan.

What we are looking for

We expect you will be a flexible and adaptable individual, with a track record of leading teams effectively through periods of change.

You will be able to understand how your team's activities impact on the wider organisation, possessing the strategic awarenessto identify when business concepts are likely to have a downstream impact on your team's work.

As you'll be leading a team of technical/specialist staff working on a wide variety of tasks/outputs, you will need to possess the agility to ensure the successfuldelivery of multiple workstreams according to time, cost and quality.

In return
UKHO is a great place in which to explore your career potential. While our projects are career-defining, the work/life balance that we can offer you is equally exceptional.

From flexitime, flexible working, an award-winning office environment and a generousannual leave allowance of 34.5 days including public holidays, the opportunities open to you here are hard to beat.

This post provides the added opportunity for national and international travel.

Closing date:
Monday 2nd January 2023.

Interview date:
week commencing Thursday 12th January 2023.

Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. _