Assessment and Awards Manager
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
11/01/2023
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 05/02/2023 23:59
Salary:
£67,347 - £69,474 p.a. (Band 1) (relocation package available)
Job Category:
Executive / Managerial
Employment Location:
Green Lane Council Offices, Spennymoor plus Hybrid Working
Further Information
We are looking for a transformative leader to join our Resources Directorate to deliver an effective and efficient Assessment and Awards service to our communities.
This is a great opportunity to develop and implement key strategies to maximise benefit take-up and promote financial inclusion and drive forward key actions to address poverty across the county.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
You will have responsibility for the strategic direction and operational management of a customer focussed Assessment and Awards service. This includes Council Tax and Business Rates billing, administration of Housing Benefit, Council Tax, Council Tax Reduction, Discretionary Benefits and the assessment of contributions for Adult Social Care.
As an effective communicator you will play a key role in delivering service improvement objectives, working with partners and other services to ensure residents receive the support they need.
WHAT WILL YOU NEED?
This is a key role within our service, so we are looking for someone with the drive and ambition to deliver outstanding results. You will need:
• Experience of working in a senior role within revenue, benefits, financial services, support or customer services
• Experience of implementing and managing change and business transformation, proactively pursuing continuous improvement
• Experience of interpreting complex and changing legislation and developing and implementing policies
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to think analytically, strategically and creatively
You will need a Level 7 management qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent experience as outlined in the person specification for this role.
BENEFITS AND REWARDS
We want to be sure that every member of staff feels valued and rewarded for their individual contribution and believe we’ve got everything you’d expect from a large organisation.
We offer:
• Competitive salaries, with opportunity for incremental annual increases until you reach the top of your pay scale.
• Various flexible working options including a hybrid approach.
• Current holiday entitlement of 26 days per year, rising to 31 days after five years continuous local government service. Entitlement will increase by one day from April 2023.
• Attractive pension scheme.
• Salary sacrifice schemes (including car and cycle) and access to employee discounts on goods, services, and travel.
• Wellbeing support.
• Access to ongoing training and development.
Benefits and rewards are subject to individual terms and conditions.
If you would like to know more about our rewards and benefits package, please follow the link: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits
IS THIS ROLE FOR YOU?
For further information or confidential discussion, please contact: Delina Teklehaymanot on 07752791517 / Delina.Teklehaymanot@penna.com
Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.
Interviews are scheduled to be held week commencing 13th February 2023.
To apply for this vacancy please follow the link below:
https://sourcing.penna.com/clients/durham-county-council/assessment-and-awards-manager/
Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer.
Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise the value of difference, having a diverse talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and can provide support throughout the recruitment process, for more information please refer to the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion page on our website.
In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Important Information for Members of the Local Government Pension Scheme:
HM Revenue and Customs impose two controls on the amount of pension savings you can make without having to pay extra tax. These controls are known as the Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance. The Annual Allowance is the amount by which the value of your pension benefits may increase in any one year without you having to pay a tax charge. You are most likely to be affected by the Annual Allowance if you receive a significant pay increase, and/or you are a high earner. More information about the Annual Allowance can be found at the following link: https://www.lgpsmember.org/docs/LGPS%20factsheet_AA.pdf.
The Lifetime Allowance is the total value of all pension benefits you can have without triggering an excess benefits tax charge, and is calculated by multiplying your annual pension by 20 and adding any lump sum you take from the pension scheme. If the value of your pension benefits when you draw them is more than the Lifetime Allowance, or more than any protections you may have, you will have to pay tax on the excess benefits. Since 2016/17 the Lifetime Allowance has been set at £1 million, increasing each year in line with inflation. More information about the Lifetime Allowance can be found at the following link: https://lgpsmember.org/docs/LGPS%20factsheet_LTA.pdf
If you are successful in your application for this post and wish to find out more about these controls, please contact the Pension Section at pensions@durham.gov.uk.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.