Job Title
Line Manager
Direct Reports
Location
Job Purpose
Regional Support Executive
Head of Branch Strategy
No direct reports
Wimbledon
To support the Head of Branch Strategy and London to work with
London branches and strategic plans. The role will be combination of
varied administrative, project and coordination duties to support
delivery within the department.
Nature and scope
CIPD is the professional body for those involved in people management and development.
CIPD is incorporated by Royal Charter and is a registered charity. CIPD currently has many
branches and groups (geographical and special interest groups) throughout the UK and
Ireland that are run by volunteer branch officers and committee members.
Branches provide a key channel for member and potential member engagement at a local or
country level. They support members by informing them about our latest research and
other CIPD services. They also support members with their career development, and often
develop and maintain good relations with local centres offering CIPD programmes. An
essential component of their work is to provide low-cost CPD by hosting local events and
activities which enable local practitioners to network and learn from each other. Our
branches act as advocates for the CIPD locally in support of our National and International
member objectives.
Branches also have a constitutional role. Each branch has a number of constitutional and
none constitutional roles that enable the branch to fulfil its corporate and local
responsibilities in support of members and potential members. The branch also elects a
representative to Council, the Institute’s advisory body. Additionally, Council elects the
members of the Board (except honorary officers elected at AGM). The Board is the primary
governance body of the Institute and exercises all but a few powers reserved to Council.
This role’s responsibilities are wide ranging and varied, acting as a key support to our
Regional Head of London and on an ongoing review of our branch activity and structure to
ensure that they are fit for purpose to the future. The role is an excellent opportunity to be
exposed to a sizable change programme and have exposure to a number of senior
stakeholders whilst also helping ensure that we remain on track and making progress against
objectives. It is an excellent opportunity to improve and prove a wide range of skills and
enhance commercial understanding. The role requires an unusual mix of administration,
thinking and judgment and will require working outside of normal office hours, with
occasional work on weekends.
Key accountabilities
1.
Support the Head by delivering communications and logistics across the region to
ensure things run smoothly, managing conflicting priorities to ensure effective and
on time delivery.
2.
Managing logistics for Council and AGM in conjunction with Secretariat team
3.
Administer project plans, budgets and carry out basic reviews of data to look for
opportunities to improve delivery and outcomes for the area
4.
Prepare documentation and papers for meetings
5.
Other ad hoc duties as required
Contacts
Internal
Branch Development Team
Market Development Team
Executive Team and PA’s
Institute Secretary
Membership Team
QA Team
Marketing, Digital and Web Teams
Policy and Capability teams
Finance Team
IT Support Team
Customer Services
Grosvenor Gardens staff
External
CIPD members/Non members
Committees/Members
Branch Chairs and other branch officers
Volunteer committee members and friends of
committee
Council and Board
Dimensions
Financial
Branch refunds
Invoicing
Staff
N/A
Other
Branch communications
Branch web presence
Branch visits
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
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Educated to at least GCSE standard
Good communication skills.
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A good level of IT skills is essential, particularly Word/Excel/PowerPoint
and previous experience of workplace databases would be desirable
Able to understand and manage web-based solutions within the role
Good organisational and planning skills are also required
Clear and confident communicator, both in the spoken and written word as there is
a need for the post holder to communicate and negotiate with staff, suppliers,
volunteers at all levels
The role is based at CIPD’s headquarters in Wimbledon. The role may require some travel
throughout the UK, usually to attend meetings held outside office hours in support of
volunteer activities or when hosting meetings externally.
Note: This job profile is aimed at describing the core output that should be achieved in this
role. It is not intended to include specific tasks, temporary activities or projects. This generic
approach in writing overall purpose and accountabilities supports focus on key outputs and
flexibility in a changing context. Specific results to deliver each year in your role based on
your job profile are listed in your individual objectives.
You are required to demonstrate appropriate levels of competence and behaviours against
CIPD’s values and core competencies. Full details of our values and competencies are listed
on our website: http://www.cipd.co.uk/cipd-hr-profession/jobs/living-our-values.aspx