The Role:
The Southwark Markets and Street Trading Team is looking for a Senior Commercial and Admin Officer to assist the Street Trading Manager in overseeing the administration and business development of the Markets and Street Trading operations.
To lead a team providing administrative support, to ensure that the business unit provides an efficient and effective service, which meets service, legislative and council policy requirements, through business co-ordination and administration of contracted works, services and infrastructure.
To organize the daily priorities for commercial and admin officers including, work planning, task allocation, target setting, monitoring performance.
To deputize for the Markets Manager and Markets Team Leader with all admin and commercial issues and bookings of pitches and promotional stalls in their absence
In this role, you will supervise commercial and administrative officers who will report directly to you. You will provide guidance on street trading practices when the Street Trading Manager or Team Leader is unavailable.
You may occasionally be the primary contact for the department and must handle all queries promptly and concisely. Your ability to manage conflicts under challenging circumstances and experience in dealing with complaints are important aspects of the role.
You will be responsible for coordinating with technical support to ensure the smooth operation of the online booking system.
Providing financial and performance data to ensure the preparation of accurate reports and effective debt management is also part of the role.
About Southwark
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You:
We are looking for an individual with an excellent standard of literacy and numeracy. Ideally, you should have experience in financial management and familiarity with finance systems like SAP. The ideal candidate will be exceptionally organized, able to handle high work volumes, build strong relationships with traders, and address queries efficiently. Proficiency in IT and familiarity with our licensing system are essential. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, are necessary. A good understanding of street trading legislation and licensing policy is required.
Additional salary details
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 15/05/2024
Interviews :15th May 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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