Head of Business Unit

The role
Head of Business Unit London, 35 hours per week , permanent £91,368 - £102,048 per annum pro rata* At the Royal College of Nursing, we’re an optimistic organisation. And we’ve got good reason to be. We all share the same voice when it comes to changing the shape of the health policies of the future. And as the largest trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK – with over half a million members – all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. Join us and you will too. We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values. We are seeking an outstanding individual to join our Business Unit Team as the Head of Business Unit. You’ll be an experienced leader who can build and will have oversight of the programmes of work to achieve positive change for the nursing community and those who they care for. As our Head of Business unit, you’ll provide strategic and operational leadership to develop development of business opportunities supporting the RCN to continue on its transformation journey, embedding project management approaches in an enthusiastic and supportive team.
The person
The ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between departments is at the heart of this leadership role. As the Head of the Business Unit, you’ll use your positive attitude, your knowledge of business and project management processes and your ability to deliver effective products and services to support continuous improvement. You will have a strong track record in developing and delivering business strategies that enable the delivery of organisational objectives. You will understand how to manage competing priorities effectively and how to motivate and organise people to achieve timely delivery of objectives. To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
Contact details and timescales
What we offer you We expect you to look after our members and your customers. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages. *We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary. What we deliver for our members is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Departments and directorates have their own hybrid ways of working which put the needs of the service they deliver – whether that’s to members or to colleagues - at their heart, in alignment with our hybrid working core principles. At the RCN it’s unlikely you will work from home for all of your working time. Equally no one is expected to work solely in the office unless your role requires it. You can find out more by having a discussion with the recruiting manager. Our selection process Please submit a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call If you foresee any problems, please let us know. As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities. Contact details For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Davinder S Virdi, Chief Operating Officer via Geraldine Zake, Executive Assistant at Geraldine.zake@rcn.org.uk For more information on the Recruitment & Selection process, please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk Opening date: 19 May 2023 Closing date: 11.59pm on 18 June 2023 If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, this vacancy may close earlier. Assessment & interview date: To be confirmed
Job Reference: RCN02147