Ceremonies Team Leader - Lewes & Crowborough
- Organisation
- East Sussex County Council
- Number of positions
- 1
- Location
- Lewes, Crowborough
- Salary
- £33,962 - £36,377 per annum
- Closing date
- 14/07/2024
- Department
- Communities, Economy and Transport
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Full Time
- Hours
- 37
- Job type
- Registrars
- Job reference
- orbis/TP/254602/41335
- Job reference
- orbis/TP/254602/41335
- Number of positions
- 1
- Location
- Lewes, Crowborough
- Salary
- £33,962 - £36,377 per annum
- Closing date
- 14/07/2024
- Organisation
- East Sussex County Council
- Department
- Communities, Economy and Transport
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Full Time
- Hours
- 37
- Job type
- Registrars
Do you want to join a dynamic team?
East Sussex Registration is a dynamic and busy team delivering key services to the entire community. Every year across our Register Offices around the county we register thousands of births and deaths, as well as conducting thousands of weddings and civil partnerships. We also facilitate Citizenship Ceremonies for hundreds of people and reproduce tens of thousands of certificates from our historic archives dating back to 1837. People come to us at major events in their lives and count on us to deliver what they need, so our teams make a big impact on local communities and services. Our service is used by the residents of, and visitors to, East Sussex.
The Role of Ceremonies Team Leader is to lead by example. They represent a positive role model in the management and oversight of the effective and compliant provision of all ceremonial activity within our Register Offices and at Approved Marriage Premises across the county. Line managing the Ceremonies Registrars they oversee marriages, civil partnerships, citizenship ceremonies and non-statutory ceremonies. Ceremonies Team Leaders have responsibility for the day-to-day relationship management with Approved Marriage Premises, and are also an integral part of the Operational Management Team (OMT) influencing the progression and development of the whole Registration Service.
A Ceremonies Team Leader’s typical day could include:
- Enhancing customer service excellence
- Operational management of all ceremonies, including supervision of staff
- Working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
- Management of, and safeguarding the security of, certificates
- Working with the Strategic Management Team (SMT)
- Overseeing income generation streams, process improvement, ceremony delivery enhancements
- Responsibility for hosting meetings, professional training, technical assessments and group forums for Ceremonies Registrars
The successful candidate must be resilient, self-motivated, highly organised and demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence and accuracy.
Occasional weekend working is required for this role and due to the nature of the work a regular presence in the office is required.
This role involves working at both our Lewes and Crowborough Register Offices and travelling to our Approved Marriage Premises in those areas.
To apply for this role, please click the 'Apply Now' button. In your application you should use bullet points to explain how you meet the essential criteria of the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification including supporting examples.
Interviews will take place on Friday, 26 July 2024
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Julie Dewis - Ceremonies Manager at julie.dewis@eastsussex.gov.uk to request a phone call.
Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.
Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.
Equal Opportunities
East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.
