Project and Business Support Manager

The Project and Business Manager will be an integral member of a dynamic, professional, and proactive team providing comprehensive and effective change and improvement leadership for the trust. The post holder will drive and coordinate the planning and delivery of the innovation, change and improvement team’s programme of work, including the development of project plans with appropriate phasing timescales and budgets to ensure delivery against key project milestones using appropriate project planning approaches; The Project and Business Manager will actively participate in the team’s improvement work, at providing project management expertise to these activities. The post holder will work flexibly to manage the day-to-day business and administrative activities of the team and will deal with confidential and sometimes sensitive information of a commercial, personal, and financial nature.Reporting directly to the AD, the post holder will also provide dedicated and confidential administrative and business support. The role will involve collaborative work across all Trust divisions and will require travel across the geography of the Trust, as necessaryProject SupportMaintain the team portfolio to agreed quality expectations on time and make appropriate adjustments and offer solutions if targets are not met. Own the governance calendar (stage-gates, boards, huddles); publish agendas; collate and quality check papers; ensure timely circulation.Produce high-quality reports, minutes and maintain action/decision/other logs; chase updates and report status.Maintain the documents and style guide; ensure version control and secure filing on SharePoint/Teams.Business & People AdministrationDiary management: manage diary/inbox/briefings; create schedule for the Associate Director (AD); gatekeep sensitively and escalate with options/impacts.Recruitment/Onboarding: adverts, interview logistics, candidate comms, pre-employment checks, induction schedules.ESR/people admin: starters/leavers/changes, leave/absence, supervision and appraisal scheduling, training compliance reports.Finance/Procurement: raise POs, process invoices/GRNs, corporate card/expenses, travel bookings; support budget monitors with accurate trackers (no budget setting.Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from CentralPlease note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.We look forward to receiving your application!For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Brownstone Job title: AD, Development, Transformation & Innovation Email address: helen.brownstone@sabp.nhs.uk