Senior Manager

About the Team This is an exciting time to join the Rapid Resolution Team which operates as a centre of excellence within the Professional Regulation directorate. The Team act as trusted advisors to the Executive Director and senior leadership team within Professional Regulation thanks to their combined strengths of technical mastery, strategic big picture thinking and ability to lead transformational change. This combination of skills is essential to support the business to emerge from a period of uncertainty and instability and deliver an ambitious programme of change which will improve the experience of everyone involved in the fitness to practise process and ensure the operating model is fit for the future. This is the organisation's top priority. The Team is responsible for translating the vision set by senior leadership into robust, sustainable changes to the operating model. The Team lead on design and delivery of cross-cutting initiatives which break down departmental siloes and encourage strategic thinking, such as the strategy for the new legal service contracts. The Team operates in a matrix management structure to influence changes to ways of working across teams, mentoring other managers to support and encourage cross-cutting whole process thinking and working alongside them to embed change. The Team’s sophisticated operational know-how, ability to translate insights and ideas into robust operational plans and hands on approach ensures they have the credibility necessary to influence effectively and deliver through a network of others. About the role The purpose of this role is to act as a trusted advisor to the Professional Regulation Executive Director and senior leadership team, combining strategic, technical and operational expertise and working at pace to lead design and implementation of innovative changes to the fitness practice operating model which deliver results. About You To be successful in this role, we are looking for a candidate with the following skills and experience: Project leadership : experience in identifying areas for improvement, conducting root cause analysis, and leading innovative, cost-effective projects to deliver improvement aligned with the organisation's objectives Delivery planning : demonstrable experience of managing complex delivery plans, handling dependencies, and mitigating risks to meet milestones and deliver results. Autonomy : demonstrable ability to work independently, with minimal direction from senior leadership. Change management : experience of developing strategies to support adoption of the changes required by a project, informed by a blend of change management processes and tools and understanding of the operations. Collaboration and leadership : strong collaboration, matrix management, mentoring, and consensus-building skills. Equality, diversity and inclusion leadership : a track record in leading efforts to tackle inequality and support inclusion and diversity.