Parks Services Manager

We are looking to recruit a Parks Services Manager to provide leadership of and responsibility for the management of the Parks strategic, development and management teams.

The role will be public facing, working closely with community stakeholders and partners and also working with strategic internal services such as housing, sport, planning, transportation and waste. You will have the skills and abilities to lead teams effectively to deliver outcomes for people through good quality greenspaces, and lead an integrated service.

Main responsibilities and skill/abilities:

To liaise with customers and stakeholders, providing a service to local districts and relevant committees in respect of parks management, grounds maintenance and parks services

To provide direction for the Parks Service through consultation with stakeholders

To provide direction in partnership working through the Partnership Manager to increase income opportunities, including grant applications, seek different service delivery models

To liaise with other internal teams, user/community groups such as Friends of Parks groups

Experience in managing a team, delegating work and prioritising team commitments

Experience of Performance management, applying targets, monitoring and reporting progress

An ability to enthuse and motivate teams and individuals to meet performance targets and standards

Able to work in highly pressured environment and deal with complex and difficult situations

Skills in Partnership working across a wide selection of professions and the public

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.