Business Manager (Hybrid)

Business Manager (Hybrid) needed in Haringey, £298 per day PAYE – Reference: RQ1507867

This role will lead overall business management and administration of the Placemaking & Community Development, providing essential support and promoting best practices across various functions.

You will be responsible for ensuring smooth operations and high-quality support for the Head of Inclusive Economy and various service delivery teams, including Business Engagement, Local Economy, Haringey Learns, and Haringey Works; and for the Head of Placemaking on exciting placemaking initiatives in Tottenham and Wood Green.

The role will require the candidate to manage and maintain efficient business processes and will require collaborating with business partners and enabling services to ensure effective delivery of the Inclusive Economy Service Plan.

High-quality stakeholder engagement skills as you will oversee and coordinate communication with members, senior officers, and external funders

You will promote and deliver best practice in financial and project management and service key directorate boards to ensure programme outcomes are achieved in alignment with corporate objectives.

1. Responsible for the overall business management and administration of the Placemaking & Communities department, applying rigorous financial management and business planning approach to project management to ensure that delivery is on time and within budget.
2. To support the department in managing revenue and capital budgets and ensure the integrity of financial monitoring, grant funding claims and day-to-day finance transactions, including through the use of SAP.
3. Supporting high-quality governance and decision-making on Placemaking and Inclusive Economy projects and programmes, including servicing meetings of Boards, steering groups and working groups as required, minuting meetings and ensuring agreed actions are monitored.
4. Working with project leads to make effective use of project management tools such as planning, risk assessment and reporting, budget and resource management, procurement, communication, issues logging and progress reporting.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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