Operations Manager - (North West) Wigan, England
Job description
We’re currently seeking a talented individual to join our Refugee Employability Programme team as an Operations Manager.
You’ll need to be an exemplar leader, applying a range of management and leadership skills to optimise positive performance. Be able to inspire, motivate and lead teams in a high-performance culture and be able to drive contract performance through a network of supply chain partners and a self-delivery management team across a wide geographical base.
You’ll work with colleagues on our Seetec Pluss Senior Management Team in order to identify opportunities for cross-contract collaboration leading to performance improvement in own and others’ contracts. However, we aren’t always looking for someone who ticks every single box we’re looking for someone who has the ability to seek out solutions to problems and have a high level of initiative and motivation.
As an organisation, we deliver a range of Employability & Skills contracts which support unemployed people ‘back to work’. This job role forms part of our Refugee Employability Programme which is a new service that will support the integration of refugees across England.. This role is subject to contract award.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £56,000 to £60,000 p.a. (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
- 2 Volunteer Days
- Company Pension Scheme - 5% Employee 5% Employer
- Health Insurance Allowance
- Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
- Annual Salary Increase
- Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements
- Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets
- Refer a Friend Scheme
Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV!
If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 208282 .
Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our employee owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.
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Location: This will be a mobile role as you will cover multiple locations across the North West of England
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Closing Date: 29 May 2023
Contract: Subject to Contract Award
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Refugee Employability Programme with full accountability to deliver to customer (Department for Work and Pensions - DWP) and budgetary expectations.
- Meet Key Performance Indicators set by DWP for delivery of the Refugee Employability Programme contract in the advertised geographical area.
- Develop and continuously improve Seetec Pluss operations and services ensuring that delivery models remain optimal to meet present and future needs of customers and commissioners.
- Determine budgets for discrete delivery teams in Refugee Employability Programme and support their achievement through ongoing monitoring and management of resources.
For full job description follow the link: Operations Manager
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Experience in delivering high performance outputs via a geographically dispersed team.
- Experience of delivering services to meet rigorous contractual and quality standards.
- Experience in a senior operational management capacity.
- Fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes.
Desirable
- Member of the IEP
- Experience of using management information to drive Continuous Improvement.
- Experience of successful delivery of employability programmes.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent managerial qualifications.
- Understanding of the employability industry & the challenges faced in the employment market for newly unemployed people who may not have searched for work for many years.
- Full driving licence to enable deployment across a number of teams, according to need
Additional Information
SEETEC PLUSS is one of the UK’s leading providers of employability and health services, supporting thousands of people to move into employment each year. Committed to empowering people to better their lives, Seetec Pluss supports individuals from all walks of life to enter and progress in the world of work. We create and source jobs and opportunities, and by focusing on people’s strengths we raise aspirations and help them overcome their barriers to work and develop the skills that employers are looking for. Together, we open up a world of opportunity to individuals and organisations, supporting them with their aspirations today so they can thrive in the future.
Seetec Pluss is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.
As an organisation we are recruiting for a number of Employability and Skills contracts to support the unemployed back to work. This role will play a key part in supporting refuges back into employment.
Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”
Seetec Pluss is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
