Business Manager to Chief Executive

The Business Manager to the Chief Executive leads the Chief Executive's private office and executive business management at NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB. The postholder sets the policies, frameworks and standards for executive business and administration across the ICB. The post carries high autonomy, handling complex and sensitive matters for the Chief Executive and system partners. A master's or equivalent senior experience is required, with extensive experience leading an executive or corporate function.

• Lead strategic and operational responsibility for the Chief Executive's private office and executive business management arrangements, including briefing, correspondence, Executive Management Team business planning and…
• Provide operational leadership for the Chief Executive's Office and corporate business management, setting service standards, priorities and performance expectations
• Develop and implement operating policies, frameworks, systems and standards for executive business management and business administration across the ICB
• Provide strategic and operational support to the Chief Executive and Executive Management Team, supporting the discharge of statutory and organisational responsibilities
• Ensure the Chief Executive is fully briefed for meetings, decisions and external engagements, including complex briefings, advice papers, presentations and research
• Act as strategic partner and key interface with Executive Directors, senior leaders and system partners across the ICB and the wider Integrated Care System
• Exercise judgement and autonomy in prioritising issues, escalating risks and resolving problems independently
• Lead business management, executive administration and governance support, ensuring key meetings and decisions are planned, recorded and progressed
• Manage agenda setting, horizon scanning and briefing for the Executive Committee and other key forums, ensuring actions are clear and tracked
• Work with the Chief Executive, Executive Directors and the Director of Corporate Governance / Company Secretary to turn priorities and statutory responsibilities into programmes of work supported by governance…
• Resolve complex and sensitive matters and give authoritative advice on the management of executive business

• Educated to master's level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level

• Extensive senior experience leading an executive office, corporate business management, governance, administration, performance or comparable organisation-wide function

• Highly developed specialist knowledge of executive business management
• Ability to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate policies and service standards across a major organisational function

• Leadership, coaching or project management qualification
• Experience working at system level (ICS/ICB/ICP)
• Knowledge of national policy drivers relevant to the service