Corporate Services Manager - RCN02647
| RCN Northern Ireland HQ | £66,909
Contract type: Permanent
Corporate Services Manager
RCN Northern Ireland HQ, 35 hours, permanent
Salary range per annum £66,909 – £75,492
There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.
We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
As a Corporate Services Manager, you’ll use your positive attitude, your knowledge of health and safety and your skills to deliver a seamless facilities service to our staff and members.
In this role you will provide operational leadership and expertise, managing and co-ordinating staff and activities relating to the delivery of efficient and cost-effective Corporate Services for RCN NI members and staff.
You will lead the Corporate Support Team and to deliver the RCN NI Corporate Services Events strategy including existing programmes and events and provide excellent customer service via reception. To develop new event opportunities that aim to benefit NI members. Manage the Team Administrator’s workload and coordinate requirements with other teams within the directorate.
This role will mean that you will lead on the management of all existing services and local contracts within RCN NI and responsible for managing RCN NI procurement of services; building effective relationships with suppliers, whilst ensuring best pricing and service is provided.
You will also manage Health and Safety to ensure a safe working environment for staff, members and visitors.
To join us you’ll need excellent problem-solving skills and, ideally, a background in a relevant area such as health and safety and facilities management.
Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do. The ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between departments is at the heart of this leadership role.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after our staff, members and visitors. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us, and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme, we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities. The RCN Northern Ireland is committed to equality of opportunity. In this instance applications from the protestant community would be particularly welcome as this community is currently underrepresented in our workforce. We want to provide an environment to attract, retain and motivate the best.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Fionnuala Newton, Corporate Services Manager on 02890 384600.
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: 10 March 2025
Closing date: 11.59pm on 30 March 2025
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.
Assessment centre and Interview date: 11 April 2025
Interview date: 11/04/2025
Contracted hours: 35