Assistant Director - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Leeds, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Financial and Business Support Management Expertise and Leadership The post holder will lead a team responsible for the delivery of the financial management, business support and organisational development functions and will: Take lead responsibility for the financial management processes supporting the effective delivery of NIHR Academy research training programmes, associated contracts for support services and budget management for the running costs of the NIHR Academy Executive.

Provide advice to the Academy Executive Board and other groups as required on financial and business support implications of strategic decisions and new policies.

Lead the development, delivery and improvement of business support processes, procedures and services to ensure continued effectiveness in delivering the activities of the NIHR Academy Executive.

Take lead responsibility for effective delivery of business support services and corporate governance in line with DHSC requirements, including coordination of annual planning and reporting, equality, diversity and inclusion policy, continuous improvement, development and maintenance of a business continuity and disaster recovery plan and corporate risk register.

Take lead responsibility for contracting and procurement processes and facilities and office management. Oversee recruitment processes and provide HR policy advice for the NIHR Academy Executive.

Take lead responsibility for translating national strategy as it relates to the NIHR Academy and devising and managing implementation plans on a national scale, including supporting the delivery of NIHRs Strategy, Best Research for Best Health.

Ensure delivery of their portfolio is in line with NIHR Academy standard operating procedures (SOPs) and DHSC requirements.

Ensure the NIHR Academy Executive meets its key performance indicators (KPIs) and delivers an annual programme of work in line with business plans.

Take a leading role on organisation wide initiatives of national strategic importance to NIHR, working with colleagues and other senior leaders from different NIHR locations.

Support analysis and evaluation of their portfolio of work and oversee the implementation of changes agreed as a result of evaluation.

Member of the NIHR Academy Executive Board The post holder will be a member of the NIHR Academy Executive Board and will be expected to:

Deputise for the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Strategic Operations and Director of NIHR Programmes at national meetings, as required.

Implement and manage change, devising and communicating new policies where necessary Play a key role in cross NIHR and national strategic initiatives and projects, taking on a lead role where necessary.oversee the implementation and delivery of new initiatives and projects as they arise Contribute to the overall leadership of the NIHR Academy Executive including playing a key role in setting organisational culture, structure and governance.

Communication and Engagement The post holder will:
Lead and support the development of reports and papers for strategic and policy meetings and publications.

Liaise with other national programmes, wider NIHR, Department of Health and Social Care staff, other key funders of health and social care research and the academic community as necessary.

Deliver presentations to national stakeholder groups and relevant conferences.

Take lead responsibility in the development of briefings requested from various sources including DHSC, NIHR Centres Executive Board, other government departments, other stakeholders and partners and ministers offices (including Parliamentary Questions, and Select Committees).

Act as a representative for NIHR Academy and NIHR more widely at national meetings, workshops and conferences, often having to defend NIHRs position in a public setting.

Provision of leadership to the Finance and Business Support team The post holder will lead the team responsible for the delivery, evaluation and improvement of finance and business support for the NIHR Academy.

This will involve:
Providing leadership, advice and support to the team in maintaining and developing current and new streams of work.

taking responsibility for planning highly complex workloads with a broad range of activities, some that are on-going and some which require formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies.

The workloads can be highly evolutionary needing to adapt plans in a rapidly changing environment.

Taking responsibility for planning highly complex workloads with a broad range of activities, some that are on-going and some which require formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies.

The workloads can be highly evolutionary needing to adapt plans in a rapidly changing environment.

Developing and oversee team goals and objectives in order to deliver against key milestones and KPIs. Creating and maintaining a culture of inclusivity. Ensuring delivery of activities and projects in line with business plans and KPIs.