Head of EUIT Business Management

Head of EUIT Business Management (EU Exit)

London

£55,989 - £70,490

Two-year fixed-term appointment with the potential for extension or permanency

Other opportunities are available in our Bristol and York offices.

With large and wide-ranging responsibilities, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) works collaboratively to protect the environment and to maintain and grow the rural economy. Our vital work is far-reaching and complex. Plus, the UK’s impending exit from the EU continues to set us absorbing challenges. Join us as Head of EUIT Business Management and you will contribute to the development of new approaches and policies affecting millions of people across the country. This is a career-defining opportunity that offers networking and professional development.

Working within the EU International Trade (EUIT) directorate, as Head of EUIT Business Management, you will be at the helm of the three teams who provide administrative, support and portfolio management services to one of the biggest and fastest-growing departments in the organisation.

The three teams that you will be leading are:

1. Business Support – providing administrative support to those involved in European and international negotiations. This team also provide recruitment support and secretariat services.
2. Director and Deputy Director Support – providing ‘private office’ support to two Directors and their nine Deputies.
3. Portfolio management – providing projects reporting and design. Managing any inter-dependencies between these programmes, this team also provide secretariat support to a strategic departmental board. 

Across these three teams, you will:

• Line manage two grade 7 Senior Team Leaders, and a wider team of around 30 people, ensuring high-quality services are being provided to the directorate’s 400+ colleagues, and that shared goals are being met.  
• Build strong networks and relationships with the view to creating communities that will support Defra’s aims. As such, you will establish connections with internal and external stakeholders, including those in other government departments and industry professionals.
• Coordinate strategies on a wide range of issues, garnering support from your team of experts to ensure your objectives are successfully met.
• Identify potential risks before they become a problem, planning how you will respond to or counteract these challenges.

As Head of EUIT Business Management, you will likely be a highly organised individual, with a background in leading and improving administrative or private office teams. With experience in business administration or operational management, you will be adept in project management tools and methodologies, and you will be confident in your ability to manage risks and issues. To be successful in this Head of EUIT Business Management role, you will also have hands-on experience of identifying and securing the resources you need to guarantee the success of your projects, delivering them on-time and within budget. As a natural leader with the capacity to work in partnership with colleagues, the Head of EUIT Business Management will know what it takes to generate results from their team and help them achieve a shared goal. You will ideally be qualified in Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), PRINCE2 Foundation or Practitioner, or Agile Project Management Foundation or Practitioner.

We aim to support the professional and personal wellbeing of everyone in Defra.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave
• Contributory pension
• Staff bonuses and recognition
• Salary sacrifice benefit options
• Employee discount scheme

We also offer flexible working and a variety of learning and development opportunities.

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