Business Manager to Chief Executive

Key duties of the role include:
Hold strategic and operational responsibility for the Chief Executives private office and executive business management arrangements, the executive business management function, executive briefing and correspondence arrangements, Executive Management Team business planning and action tracking, and the associated policies, systems, workforce and budgets Provide operational leadership for the Chief Executives Office and corporate business management function, establishing consistent service standards, priorities, operating arrangements and performance expectations.

Provide strategic and operational support to the Chief Executive and Executive Management Team, ensuring effective and efficient discharge of statutory and organisational responsibilities. Acting as a strategic partner and key interface with Executive Directors, senior leaders and system partners, building trusted and effective relationships across the organisation and the wider Integrated Care System Providing day-to-day strategic support to the Chief Executive, including complex briefings, advice papers, presentations and research.

Ensuring the Chief Executive is fully and appropriately briefed for all meetings, decisions and external engagements. Exercising judgement, initiative and autonomy in prioritising issues, escalating risks and resolving problems independently where appropriate. Leading the delivery of business management, executive administration and governance support to the Chief Executive, ensuring key meetings, priorities and decisions are effectively planned, recorded and progressed. Ensuring effective agenda management, horizon scanning and briefing for Executive Committee and other key forums, ensuring outcomes and actions are clear, communicated and tracked.

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board