Service Manager Business Funding ES/ES36c

Service Manager Business Funding - ES/ES36c

Salary £34,356 pa (pay award pending) |
Location Leeds

Do you want to work for an organisation that values you as an individual?
An organisation that will support your professional development?
What about an organisation that has Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of everything that it does?
How about an organisation that does all these things and more?
Yes? Then look no further than the West Yorkshire Combined Authority! Listen to what our staff say on our 'Life at West Yorkshire Combined Authority' webpage.

We currently have a vacancy for a Service Manager (Business Funding) to join our Business Sustainability team.

We are creating a proactive flood resilience team as part of our business sustainability support. The flood resilience team will work across our business sustainability and capital grants team, primarily promoting flood resilience and climate readiness through the delivery of a capital grant scheme designed specifically for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across our region. You will play a key role in managing a small, dedicated team supporting the drive towards net zero and becoming climate ready.

The wider business sustainability team that you work alongside will be a catalyst for SME sustainability and resilience in our region – aiming to support local businesses with a fantastic, flexible package of advice and funding to plan towards net zero and climate readiness.

If you want to find out more about the team you could be working with at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority visit our 'Meet the Business Sustainability Team' webpage.

To find out more about the work the Combined Authority is involved with take a look at our latest news stories.

The Role

Reporting into the Senior Service Manager (Access to finance), the key responsibilities are but not limited to:

Project manage delivery and finances of flood resilience and other capital grants schemes alongside the business sustainability support and access to finance teams.
Deliver and maintain excellent working relationships with key programme stakeholders, partners and funding organisations.
Line management of Programme Support Officers.

Review the Role profile provided for more information about the responsibilities.

About you

You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:

Educated to Degree or equivalent relevant education or experience in business sustainability.
Practical experience of successfully performing in a similar role.
Experience of managing complex programme/project budgets.
Experience of prioritising, planning and organising workloads to manage expectations and deadlines.
Experience of managing people including appraisals, performance management, disciplinary, recruitment and selection.

Our offer

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

28 days Annual Leave (increasing upon years of service) plus bank holidays
Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme
Free Travel on rail and buses across West Yorkshire with the M-Card (Zones 1-5)
Flexible Working Practices with Health & Wellbeing initiatives to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals.

We have also recently undergone a major office refurbishment and have bright, airy, modern office space, with all latest technology, and just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station. We also have agile working options too if you would rather work from home, or another suitable location, as well as a generous flexi-time scheme.

Have a look at our Employee Benefits webpage to find out more.

To apply

If this sounds like your next role, please upload your anonymised CV, and complete the application form on our application website telling us why you would be a great fit for our role.

Please apply by 11:55pm on Sunday 11 June 2023.

If you want to have an informal chat about the role please contact Paul Collins, Senior Service Manager (Clean Growth), on 0113 251 7476, or email Paul.Collins@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

Further Information

The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity. or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.

Applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met.

Whilst agile working is an option for most staff, there is an expectation that employees are able to attend the office in central Leeds as and when required.

Candidates will be notified of invitation to interview by e-mail and interviews will be carried out either by phone, video or face to face. If you have any difficulty with the type of interview you are invited to, please inform the recruiting manager at your earliest convenience to enable them to consider an alternative solution.

Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases, on an annual basis.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to respond to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful. We do however thank you for your application and encourage you to continue looking for roles on our Careers with Us website page.

Candidate information will be retained by the Combined Authority for six months.

Terms and conditions

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has recently been in consultation with employees and Trade Unions to review the Terms and Conditions of Employment and Staff Benefits.

We are pleased to announce that these proposals have been accepted and work is currently underway to implement these.

Service Manager Business Funding ES/ES36c