Business Systems Manager

Role Responsibility

A unique opportunity has arisen in Highways and Transportation (H&T) for a Business Systems Manager to join one of the largest Local Authorities in England, Kent County Council.

H&T look after 5,400 miles of road, receive over 200,000 contracts from customers each year, have over 500 staff and manage an annual budget of over £230 million. The opportunities to help managers improve how they work, thus improving the outcomes and experience for residents and our local communities, is both immense and exciting.

This is an exciting opportunity for the post holder to lead the Business Systems Team as KCC moves increasingly towards a digital approach to service delivery.

The successful candidate will be working closely with the Business Manager to ensure improvements to systems across the department

The Business Systems Manager will facilitate the growth of the Business Innovations and Technology Team within H&T which supports data, digital and technological advancement across the department. Currently, core systems used by H&T include Brightly/Confirm, Oracle Business Intelligence and Microsoft Power Bi.

The post holder will be accustomed to working in fast-paced environments, able to manage competing projects to tight deadlines, leading a wide range of meetings and stakeholder engagement events, advising, and influencing stakeholders at all levels both verbally and in writing to improve the business systems across H&T.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interviews will take place virtually online: Tues 2 August and Tues 9 August 2022

Contact Details

For more information regarding this role, please contact Terry Pryde, Business Development Officer, on 03000 413244 or e-mail: terry.pryde@kent.gov.uk, or Mrs Carol Valentine, Business Innovations and Technology Manager, on 03000 418181 or e-mail: carol.valentine@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.