Corporate Services Director

Organisation: Transport Focus

Role: Corporate Services Director

Location: London or Manchester

Salary: £85,000 gross per annum

Benefits: Generous pension scheme and 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), employee assistance programme, flexible working (minimum 2 days a week in the office).

Closing date: 5pm, Friday 4 October 2024.

About us

We are the voice of Britain’s transport user. We ensure they’re at the centre of tomorrow’s policy decisions and that future investment in the transport network is focused on their needs and experiences. We listen to the public and find out their experience of using, or trying to use, Great Britain’s railways and England’s bus, tram and major road networks. We bring together transport providers and share these views so problems can be fixed but if they are more challenging to resolve, publish an improvement plan. Our analysis, drawn from data and insight across the industry, puts the voice of the transport user at the heart of decision making – in Westminster, Cardiff, Holyrood and with the Mayors of our great city regions.

We have recently undergone a full organisation restructure to set us up to succeed. As a result, there is a significant amount of change happening internally at the same time as changing how we deliver more impact for external stakeholders through our business plan.

And that’s where you come in!

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join an ambitious organisation at a pivotal time for transport users and for our people.

About you

We are interested in the skills and experience you bring, not just the job titles on your resume. Reflecting our ambition and commitment to be more representative of all transport users, we aim to build teams that draw upon the widest range of experiences, talent and ideas, and for that reason welcome applications from the broadest range of backgrounds and communities.

To be successful you will have:

• A dynamic, strategic approach to your work with a strong emphasis on growth and development, all while maintaining financial discipline.
• A CCAB accountancy qualification
• The ability to think strategically, creatively, and critically about the best course of action to achieve desired objectives, with the capability to influence situations to reach the right outcome as quickly as possible.
• Experience of managing, and reporting on business planning processes.
• Experience or knowledge of public sector finance and procurement guidelines and procedures.
• Outstanding team-building skills. Ability to unite a team around a vision and bring them with you. Garner confidence and acts with integrity, promoting a culture that gets the best out of a team.

How to Apply

For an informal conversation about the role and your suitability, or to discuss any adjustments you require through the recruitment process, please contact Matt Malone of GatenbySanderson on matt.malone@gatenbysanderson.com.

To apply, please visit our website via the button below.

Recruitment timetable

Application deadline is 5pm, Friday 4 October 2024.

Panel interviews are expected to go ahead in Manchester/London w/c 28 October 2024.