Position reference: 50141402
Directorate: Growth and Sustainability | Service: Employment & Skills
Salary: £68,076 - £73,366 Plus laptop
Working Arrangements: Hybrid - office and homeworking
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
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Closing date: 19/09/2025 at 23:59

ABOUT THE POST:

Are you passionate about driving forward innovative new approaches to support our Barnsley residents to benefit from work? We’re looking for a skilled System Service Manager to help make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
As part of our Employment and Skills team, we are looking for a dynamic and strategic Systems Service Manager to deliver Barnsley’s trailblazing approach to creating better Pathways to Work.

REQUIREMENTS

. Educated to degree level or equivalent level 6

. Level 7 leadership qualification or equivalent OR extensive equivalent knowledge & experience

• Significant experience in delivery and evaluation of complex, high profile change programmes in an employment and skills landscape.
• Excellent strategic relationship development and strategic leadership skills.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organising, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively and provide consistent high-quality reporting.
• People leadership skills and experience to hit the ground running.

WHEN APPLYING, PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE PREPARED TO START WORK WITH ALL THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS A VALID VISA, RELEVANT TO THE TYPE OF WORK YOU WILL BE UNDERTAKING. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT OUR ORGANISATION DOES NOT POSSESS A HOME OFFICE LICENSE AND, AS A RESULT, IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR ANYONE SEEKING A VISA AS A SKILLED OR TEMPORARY MIGRANT WORKER.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

YOUR ROLE IN OUR JOURNEY

Working in collaboration with System Service Managers across South Yorkshire, you’ll be responsible for driving this initiative forward to create a simplified employment and skills eco system.
Your role as System Service Manager will be key in our efforts to support our residents to access good quality, sustainable jobs and to encourage employers to support economic growth through inclusive recruitment and employment practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this varied and exciting role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Liaising, negotiating, influencing, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at local, regional, and national levels.
• Supporting local employers to create good work opportunities for local residents.
• Leadership and management of all internal employment support programmes.
• Developing and shaping a Trailblazer to move economically inactive people in Barnsley into work.
• Ensuring the momentum of the Commission’s recommendations remains a visible force for change.
• Conducting ongoing data analysis and driving innovation in using insights to support better pathways to work.
• Interpreting complex information to produce solutions, inform strategy development, and predict future circumstances affecting the Service System.