Business Manager to the Chief People Officer (CPO)

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Business Manager to support the Chief People Officer at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. This is a pivotal senior management role at the heart of the People and Culture directorate. You will operate with a high level of autonomy and discretion, ensuring the effective management of the Chief People Officer's business, priorities, and strategic agenda. You will play a key role in coordinating the delivery of organisational objectives, leading programmes of work, and ensuring that the directorate operates efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced and complex environment.

Main Duties of the Job

• Manage the day-to-day business of the Chief People Officer, ensuring priorities and objectives are clearly articulated and delivered.
• Lead and oversee strategic programmes and projects to support delivery of directorate and Trust-wide objectives.
• Provide high-quality briefings, reports, and presentations to support decision-making at executive and Board level.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, building strong partnerships across the Trust and beyond.
• Coordinate performance management arrangements and ensure delivery against plans, targets, and key priorities.
• Support the Chief People Officer with Board business, ensuring timely and high-quality submissions.
• Provide oversight of budgets and financial performance across the directorate.
• Horizon scan national policy and external developments, advising on implications for the Trust.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential: Degree or equivalent experience; postgraduate qualification or equivalent; significant senior management experience including working at a strategic level in complex organisations; proven track record of leading programmes and delivering organisational change; experience of supporting decision-making in complex and fast-paced environments; experience of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders. Skills: ability to analyse complex information, excellent communication skills, strong organisational skills, knowledge of People/HR functions within the NHS or similar environment.

Desirable: Professional qualification in the field of People Management.

Additional Information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Address: London Ambulance Services HQ, 220 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8SD. Website: https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/. Contact: Tara Nurse, Head of Recruitment, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].