Senior Service Manager

Senior Service Manager

We are working with a well-established charity seeking an experienced Senior Service Manager to lead and develop its Safe Haven service.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for service quality, performance, safeguarding, budgets, contract compliance and continuous improvement. A key focus will be preparing the service for a major retender later this year.

Location: Oxford - Hybrid
Hours: Full or part time considered
Salary: £53,000 full time salary
Contract: Fixed term contract until January 2027

About You

We are looking for someone with:

Strong experience leading and managing services and teams.
Experience within mental health or community-based services.
Experience managing budgets, KPIs, contracts and quality standards.
Strong safeguarding knowledge.
Experience leading change and service improvement.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
The ability to confidently work with commissioners, funders and senior partners.
Experience of crisis alternative services or tendering would be highly desirable.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-led charity and make a real difference to the delivery and development of mental health services across Oxfordshire.

Enhanced DBS and standard pre-employment checks apply.

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