Directorate Business Officer

Role Responsibility

We are pleased to announce the opportunity for a KR10 Directorate Business Officer for an 18 month fixed term contract, to be part of the Business Delivery Unit within the Adult Social Care and Health Directorate. Adult Social Care and Health is embarking on its innovation change programme Making a Difference Everyday (MADE) and this is a great opportunity to join us in this journey.

The Business Delivery Unit (BDU) supports the business to deliver high quality outcomes for the people of Kent. The unit helps to set the Strategic direction and priorities, shaping the future for the Directorate. The successful postholder will sit within the Directorate Business & Planning team and play a significant role in supporting the Directors, and their management team, to carry out their strategic activities in a coordinated and planned way.

This post is suited to someone with outstanding communication and organisational skills. This is a busy and varied role and suited to someone who can demonstrate the capacity to cope with a wide variety of tasks, adapting to change and dealing with matters of urgency. You will be expected to lead by example, prioritise and process tasks in a timely and accurate manner. You will take ownership on carrying out tasks on behalf of the management team and providing assurance on matters of importance. IT literacy and digital skills are a must, the ability to demonstrate, embed and develop these skills within the team and business are important to driving us forward.

If you feel you have the required skills and experience for this role then we encourage you to apply for this opportunity. To discuss this in more detail please contact Jade Caccavone Directorate Business Support Manager 03000 410211.

Please note this role would normally be based at Maidstone but due to Coronavirus, the successful applicant will initially be expected to work from home.

Interviews are proposed to take place on the 4^th February.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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.

Contact Details

Jade Caccavone Directorate Business Support Manager 03000 410211.

About the Company

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.