Interim Business Manager/Service Manager KB230921

Interim Business Manager/Service Manager (Parks and Grounds Maintenance)

Rate of Pay: Band J- £26-£28per hour or a day rate in excess of around £300-£400 depending on experience. (Inside IR35)

Hours: Full time hours

Location: Working from home but, presence will be required at Taylors Lane/Shidas Lane/Council House

Start Date: ASAP

Contract type: Agency to cover long-term sickness initially 3 months with a possible extension

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

Within this role you would be responsible for the development and delivery of the council's parks and grounds maintenance service. You would be expected to make key decisions at an authority wide, regional and national level.

Duties include to develop strategies and manage people and other resources to deliver the priorities and objectives or as otherwise directed. To effectively manage the provision of high quality services across the borough, addressing and improving customer expectations in collaboration with key stakeholders.

Knowledge and relevant experience in relation to legislation specific to the service area e.g. landscape design and management, horticulture, parks and countryside, Green Flag status and lottery funding is essential.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience of strategic service planning.

Operational presence is required at site's to oversee management of staff.

We require candidates who are experienced, experience of working with elected members would be required.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

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Additional information:

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Tuesday 28th September 2021 12:00pm Midday.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No