Business Manager Job at USS (London)

Job Description

In your role as Business Manager, you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to act as a strategic partner and trusted adviser to the Group General Counsel (GGC), enabling the effective leadership, prioritisation and delivery of the GGC function. The role will support the translation of strategic objectives into clear priorities and actionable plans, ensuring alignment across the GGC management team and effective coordination of key initiatives. In partnership with GGC Operations and other functional leads, the role will help ensure the function operates in a joined-up, focused and outcome-driven way. Through oversight of strategic priorities, leadership team effectiveness and cross-functional coordination, the role will enable the GGC to drive performance, maintain organisational alignment and deliver against its most critical objectives.

Job Responsibility

Partner with the GGC Management Team to shape and deliver the team’s strategic priorities, ensuring clarity of objectives and alignment to wider USS goals
Support the translation of strategic objectives into clear, actionable plans, ensuring priorities are well defined, sequenced and deliverable
Oversee the tracking and delivery of key strategic initiatives, ensuring appropriate focus, pace and accountability across the GGC management team
Proactively identify, assess and escalate risks to delivery supporting timely and effective resolution
Lead or coordinate delivery of high-impact, cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the GGC, ensuring clarity of scope, ownership and outcomes
Support the resolution of complex or sensitive issues that cut across teams or require senior stakeholder engagement
Ensure lessons learned and continuous improvement are embedded across key initiatives
Act as a trusted adviser to the GGC, supporting effective decision-making through insight, briefing and prioritisation support
Enhance effectiveness of the GGC management team, including forward planning and ensuring clear follow through on actions
Support the GGC in setting and driving a clear direction for the team, ensuring consistent understanding and alignment
Support the GGC on organisational design, talent and succession planning
Facilitate effective communication and cascade of key messages, priorities and decisions
Act as a central point of coordination across Legal, Governance and GGC Operations, ensuring activities are aligned and interdependencies are effectively managed
Work closely with GGC Operations to ensure strategic priorities are supported by appropriate resource and budget planning
Ensure that key initiatives requiring input across the team and/ or across multiple stakeholders are joined-up, well co-ordinated and delivered in a cohesive manner
Support the GGC and management team in maintaining a high-performing well managed function, including clarity of objectives, accountability and performance tracking
Support the GGC and work closely with the Governance and Legal teams to drive high-quality advice and reporting from the GGC function to Boards and Committees
Identify opportunities to enhance effectiveness, improve ways of working and strengthen collaboration
Contribute to fostering a positive and inclusive team culture
Build strong relationships across the organisation, including with senior leaders, to ensure the GGC function is well understood, aligned and effectively supported
Support the GGC in preparing for key internal and external engagements – ensuring clear, consistent and high quality messaging
Represent the GGC team in key forums as appropriate

Requirements

Experience working with a large and complex organisation with a complex stakeholder environment
Proven track record of project management and delivery across multiple business areas, effecting positive change
Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and drive enhancements to ways of working, processes and team effectiveness
Experience of effective management of executive/non-executive relationships
Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to influence and drive matters to successful completion
Track record of successfully building effective relationships across an organisation and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders
Trusted, discreet and proactive in anticipating needs and adding value
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
Previous experience as a Business Manager, Chief of Staff for a division or equivalent

What we offer

Great starting salary
Generous annual leave package
Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing
Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership
Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent
Employee Volunteer Day’s to support the communities where you work and live
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