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NEL is an ambitious and innovative organisation that provides expert support and advice to NHS and other organisations to assist the delivery of improved health services. We deliver an extensive range of services including contracting, analytics, clinical services and ICT to name a few.

Our clients are based across London, Essex, Kent, Surrey, East Anglia and other parts of England.

We aim to be a trusted advisor and indispensable partner for our customers. We want to be an organisation that is thought of positively by people who work for us and with us and has a clear set of ethics and values that underpin everything we do.

To find out more about us please visit www.nelcsu.nhs.uk

NEL CSU invites applications from highly professional and motivated individuals to apply for the role of Business Manager to the Executive Director of Finance. This is an excellent opportunity to work as Business Manager, supporting the Central Finance team through the provision of confidential, professional project and business management support, facilitating effective and efficient internal operations and customer services.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual; the post holder will deliver a varied portfolio of work, operating flexibly, providing a senior management resource to the wider team addressing issues as they arise.

The post holder will need to be able to move comfortably between a number of highly-skilled, unrelated tasks, quickly picking up new things and creating or implementing items from scratch, without guidance or supervision. They will be required to swiftly develop a detailed understanding of the business, and to maintain a thorough understanding of the NHS, the political climate and working for a senior leader within a complex environment.

The post holder will have responsibility for the professional and efficient operations of the office in dealing with a complex array of internal and external, NHS and commercial stakeholders. The post holder will act on behalf of the Executive Director of Finance, providing a comprehensive and confidential support function in achieving aims and objectives.

For further details on this job, please refer to the JD attached. Please note that you must pay careful attention to the essentials and desirables of the job specification role when preparing your supporting statement.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

NEL is a Disability Confident Employer; applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria on the Person Specification will be invited to interview. For a confidential discussion about support during the recruitment process or any reasonable adjustments you may require please contact our specialist disability advice line on: 03000-032130, NELCSU.DAL@nhs.net or text:07950-891225.

When making your application, please use the supporting statement section to demonstrate how you meet the competencies, person specification and the values of NEL.

We communicate with applicants primarily via email so please check your email account regularly.

Due to the volume of interest we receive, if you have not heard from us within a month of the closing date you should assume that your application was not successful.

Note that we reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.