Southwark Council · London · £39k–£45k
This is a live UK-based role at Southwark Council, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 25 September 2026. Listed as open until 29 October 2026.
Why Southwark? Do you see yourself leading a high-performing business support team in a fast-paced environment where your work helps safeguard children and young people? Can you use your experience to drive service performance, manage resources effectively, and support staff to achieve their best? Does the idea of joining a forward-thinking council that is committed to excellence, collaboration, and making a real difference in the community excite you? If yes, we have the perfect role for you! Our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Business Support Manager to join our amazing team and help make a difference today. What You'll Be Doing As the Business Support Manager for MASH, you will lead and manage a team of Management Information Officers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality business and information support services. You will oversee service performance, staff development, resource management, and operational processes that enable timely and effective decision-making by Social Work teams. Working closely with managers across the service, you will help drive continuous improvement and ensure business support arrangements add real value to service delivery. What We're Looking For We are seeking a motivated and organised leader with a strong commitment to delivering excellent support services and achieving positive outcomes. You will have: Experience of managing and supervising teams within a busy service environment. The ability to allocate workloads, set performance standards, and monitor outcomes effectively. Experience managing sickness absence, performance issues, and staff development. Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. Experience supporting recruitment, induction, training, and employee development activities. The ability to analyse service demands and deploy resources effectively to meet business needs. For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert. Contact Information: For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Avion Grant at Avion.Grant@southwark.gov.uk Additional Information Hours of work: 36 hours per week, Monday – Friday Location: 132 Queen’s Road, Peckham, London, SE15 2HP Type of contract: Permanent This position requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance at Enhanced – Children’s (Barred) level. Benefits and more information: https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/ Recruitment Timeline: Advert close date: 11:59pm on Monday 12th October 2026. Shortlisting date: to be confirmed. Interview date: to be confirmed. The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappoint…
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