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Assistant Director Business Services

DO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY.

Are you ready to do something extraordinary, break the mould and help redefine the future of local government?

Hounslow people are bright, energetic and ambitious, unwilling to accept second best and resolute in their commitment to customer excellence. Together, we are committed to revolutionising services and customer experience, breaking down barriers and lifting our offering to a new level that no one could have dreamed of from a public sector organisation.This is a role for someone passionate about change.

Succeed in this role and you will have created an environment where business processes and systems support and empower our front line staff, where continuous improvement and innovation are second nature and where the latest developments in technology are embraced to enable our teams to deliver world class public services.You will be an energetic, passionate and inspirational strategic leader with a track record that includes significant expertise and experience in leading a range of business and support services to deliver outstanding outcomes in periods of change.

Expert in business process redesign and continuous improvement, you will also bring knowledge and experience of driving systemic change and improvement using tools such as Lean, Six Sigma and Systems Thinking.The closing date for applications is Monday 10th December. For more information or to apply, please visit this link or contact our retained consultants, Mark Bearn or Laurence Wolahan of Hays Executive.T 020 7259 8743. Email here.

To apply please visit this link.

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