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Operations Manager

Birmingham City Council, Birmingham

Operations Manager

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Birmingham City Council, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 days ago, 22 Apr | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 87f219f0888e47a8b12710e50a14abac

Location ref: Birmingham

Full Job Description

  • Lead daily operations of a national specialist enforcement investigation team.
  • Coach, develop and lead specialist staff, including experienced Investigators.
  • Oversee complex investigations, ensuring legal compliance, and investigative excellence.
  • Manage key stakeholder relationships, including engagement with Police forces across England.
  • Shape national strategies to disrupt organised crime through financial intervention.
  • Represent the service nationally, contribute to media activity, and produce high-level reports and prosecution files.
  • Deliver essential operational duties such as warrant executions, safeguarding decisions, custody actions and on-call responsibilities.
    • If you have the expertise, drive and leadership capability to take on this high-impact national role, we'd love to hear from you.

    Do you have experience in Trading Standards, financial investigation or a related enforcement service? Are you ready to accelerate your career in a fast-moving, nationally recognised law-enforcement environment? If so, this is your opportunity to develop specialist skills while contributing to vital work that protects vulnerable communities. Birmingham City Council's Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) leads the fight against illegal lending and financial exploitation across England. We are seeking an Operations Manager to lead a specialist enforcement investigation unit delivering high-profile, complex criminal investigations with real national impact. If you're a skilled senior manager or law-enforcement professional looking for a role where your work disrupts organised crime, shapes national strategy and safeguards the public, we want to hear from you! We're looking for an Operations Manager who brings…
  • Strong track record in managing complex investigations at Crown Court.
  • In-depth understanding of PACE, CIPA and RIPA and disclosure.
  • Proven ability to produce high-quality, court-ready prosecution files.
  • Experience leading and developing specialist staff in a law-enforcement setting.
  • Strengths in strategic planning, risk-based targeting and national enforcement work.
  • Exceptional leadership and communication, including stakeholder and public engagement.
  • Confident decision making under pressure in operational and safeguarding scenarios.
  • Strong digital and analytical capability, with MS Office and law-enforcement systems.
  • Commitment to professional integrity, Health & Safety and continuous development.
  • Full UK driving licence with ability to travel nationally.

    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.
    • 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. For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed., Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
    • We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

  • Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund - with generous employer contributions
  • Enhanced Holiday Entitlement - 30 days, increasing with length of service
  • My Rewards Scheme - access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
  • Health and wellbeing support - independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health, In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

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