Manager Business Support

4 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch City Council Full time

The Business Support and Continuous Improvement unit supports the wider organisation in providing a range of meaningful services that empowers Business Units to achieve organisational goals.

In your role as Business Support Manager you will lead the function with support of two Team Leaders and focus on:

- Leading and mentoring two Business Support Team Leaders, ensuring an outstanding level of leadership across the Business Support function.
- Working with Head of Unit to provide clear strategic direction, objectives, priorities and outputs for Team Leaders to deliver on.
- Contributing to the planning, design and implementation of new workstreams, harnessing opportunities to empower the organisation and develop our people.
- Acting as an advisory and support to the unit Head and General Manager as required
- Empowering and motivating others in order to achieve strategic goals.

To be successful in this role, you will have experience leading a similar function within a large-scale organisation and creating a high performance culture that drives, supports and inspires talent and staff engagement. As this is also a shared service across the organisation, you will be adept at building and maintaining relationships across all levels.

If you're a leader who likes to muck in, your "hands on" approach will fit in well. If you share our passion for making Christchurch a great place where people want to be, then why wait - join us

Working for the Christchurch City Council allows you to contribute directly to the community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents and visitors. You will also benefit from:

- Access to training programmes, workshops, and development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements - WFH, adjustable start and finish times, option to purchase extra leave.
- Collaboration - exposure to wider areas of the organisation
- Benefits - a variety of benefits for Council staff from health schemes to retail discounts.

Through collaboration, innovation, and a strong commitment to community, the council provides an environment where one's skills and passions can shine, making it an exceptional choice for those seeking purpose and impact in their career.

Feel like you don't meet every single requirement of the job description?

**Additional information**:

- Hours of work_ - Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
- Location_ - This position is primarily based at Christchurch City Council Civic offices, 53 Hereford Street,_

**_ Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date._



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