Business Manager to the Director of Strategy, Planning & Partnerships

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

Business Manager

Director of Strategy, Planning & Partnerships – (Band 6)

Location: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (across the Health Board footprint)

Contract: Permanent, Full‑time (Band 6)

Department: Planning Directorate

As Business Manager to the Director of Strategy, Planning & Partnerships, you will play a pivotal role in the smooth running of the Planning Directorate and its role in supporting the effective business of the Health Board. You’ll be the trusted conduit between the Director and senior colleagues across ABUHB, Welsh Government and partner organisations—keeping work on track, issues de‑escalated, and decisions well‑briefed.

The post holder will work on their own initiative and demonstrate high levels of integrity, innovation and commitment to the Health Board, proactively and continually looking to identify new and more effective and efficient ways of delivering corporate and business elements.

A constant need for the post holder to handle highly confidential and sometimes very contentious and sensitive information of a personal, financial and political nature and will therefore be relied upon to observe and comply with specific and implied confidentiality rules and policies.

Main duties of the job

Main Responsibilities Include

• Be the Director’s key channel of communication with the CEO, Chair, Executive Directors, IMs, LAs, RPB partners, MSs/MPs and external stakeholders—handling complex, sensitive information with tact and diplomacy
• Plan and coordinate the Director’s workload (diary, papers, briefings, deadlines) to meet both proactive and reactive demands; organise formal meetings, prepare agendas/minutes, and track actions to closure.
• Drive high‑quality briefings and outputs: research complex topics, synthesise information, and produce clear options, letters and reports to inform timely decisions.
• Strengthen executive office systems: implement robust correspondence tracking, records management (confidentiality assured), and office protocols so service continuity is clear even in others’ absence.
• Strengthen executive office systems: implement robust correspondence tracking, records management (confidentiality assured), and office protocols so service continuity is clear even in others’ absence.
• Support performance processes: coordinate annual reviews for direct reports to agreed timeframes, ensuring governance discipline is maintained.
• Event & visit support: assist with workshops, events, meetings and Ministerial/VIP visits to the Health Board.
• Communication: have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Skills

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Language
• Working in an NHS environment
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

Essential criteria

• Educated to Degree level or relevant experience
• Good working knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Experience of transcribing and minute taking
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in the management of business and office procedures