Temporary Higher Executive Officer - Practice Manager
Posted 4 days 11 hours ago by Brook Street
Temporary Higher Executive Officer - Practice Manager
1 year temporary assignment with a possible extension
£19.10 per hour paid weekly
Hybrid working pattern
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting senior management within the Litigation and Employment Groups, helping to deliver core business objectives through effective people management, financial oversight, workforce planning, performance reporting, and operational leadership.
The successful candidate will lead a team of Executive Officers, oversee the recruitment and onboarding of temporary staff, manage reporting cycles, monitor budgets and staff costs, and provide valuable management information and performance analysis to support decision-making.
Key Responsibilities- Line manage a team of Executive Officers, ensuring objectives are met and performance is effectively managed.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and support to team members.
- Manage projects and workstreams within the team.
- Oversee the recruitment and onboarding of temporary workers and maintain relationships with recruitment suppliers.
- Monitor temporary worker expenditure and staffing commitments, escalating risks where appropriate.
- Ensure accurate maintenance and review of data and management information.
- Monitor and report on staff costs and budget expenditure.
- Oversee the booking and payment of external training and associated invoices.
- Identify and manage risks to business delivery and support continuous improvement.
- Produce and analyse management information to support operational and strategic decisions.
- Work effectively in a fast-paced environment, balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Proven line management experience, including performance and capability management.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
- Experience managing workloads, projects, and competing priorities.
- Excellent analytical skills and experience working with data, performance information, and reporting.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience monitoring budgets and financial information.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal.
- Confidence engaging with colleagues at all levels across the organisation.
- Ability to identify risks and implement effective solutions.
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.