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Salary: £47,620 - £53,310 inclusive of all allowances
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Full time, Permanent
Workplace category: Hybrid
Attachments: Job Information Pack
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Business Manager
Are you an experienced, proactive and people-focused manager looking for your next opportunity in a dynamic and high-profile HR environment?
We’re looking for a Business Manager to join our People & HR team at the heart of the City of London Corporation. This is a strategic and operational leadership role that ensures the smooth and effective functioning of our HR department, directly supporting the HR senior leadership team.
About the Role
As Business Manager, you’ll lead and coordinate departmental planning activities, including the Business Plan, budget forecasting and business continuity. You’ll oversee projects from start to finish, ensuring they are delivered in line with internal governance, corporate priorities, and risk frameworks.
You will manage a team of Business Support Officers, ensuring high performance and alignment with wider HR goals. The role is varied and strategic, requiring engagement with senior leaders, Elected Members and stakeholders across departments. You'll be expected to handle confidential and sensitive matters with the utmost discretion and professionalism.
Key responsibilities include:
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Managing strategic business and project planning for the HR function.
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Acting as the primary liaison between the Business Support Unit and senior HR leadership.
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Supporting high-level governance, HR SLG briefings and external partnerships.
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Ensuring delivery of critical services to HR Boards and Working Groups.
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Conducting research and data analysis to inform projects and policies.
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Managing and mentoring a small team to support effective HR operations.
About You
To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
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Significant experience in a business management role, ideally within local government or a complex organisation.
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Strong people management skills and the ability to lead and motivate a high-performing team.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce briefings, reports and presentations tailored to a range of audiences.
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Strong project management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
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High-level interpersonal skills, and the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders, Elected Members and Chief Officers.
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A high level of IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office.
Your ability to use initiative, solve problems, and adapt to emerging priorities will be essential. You will also need sound judgment, discretion, and a proactive mindset when dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.
Why Join Us?
Working at City of London Corporation offers a unique opportunity to work in one of the world’s most historic and dynamic cities. At City Corporation, we’re committed to making a real difference. You'll play a key role in our transformation journey – helping to deliver meaningful change, improve people outcomes, and blessed, shape the way we operate as an organisation.
Our vision: one team, one purpose
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In People and HR, we are working to new standards for how we work together aligned to the following principles:
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Accountability: We will own our outcomes, learn from mistakes, and strive for excellence.
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Proactivity: We will anticipate needs, communicate clearly, and act with a customer-first mindset.
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Courage: We will challenge the status quo, face conflict when necessary, and champion diversity of thought.
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Trust: We will empower our people, foster safe spaces for dialogue, and celebrate our successes.
You’ll be joining a supportive team that values innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning and that is aligned to our greater vision and purpose for People and Human Resources.
Closing date: 12 noon on 29 July 2025
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To apply online please click the Apply online button below.
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OPHR709 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.
We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.