Preferred Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• 5+ years operating in a senior leadership capacity (i.e. Director level role)
• Degree educated (preferably Masters), exceptionally strong on business acumen with excellent written and oral communication skills
• Commercial experience: Proven ability of winning and running high value, high performing, high quality, commercially sustainable contracts
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading a multi-contract portfolio through geographically dispersed teams and for multiple concurrent clients

Desirable

• Experience gained within government outsourcing, local authorities, mayoral combined authorities, or other public sector and publicly funded service environments. Experience working in regulated, complex stakeholder settings with an understanding of public service delivery would be advantageous
• Digitally literate with an interest and knowledge of utilisation of emerging technologies

Individual Competencies

• Leading people: Inspirational and progressive senior leadership style with a strong eye for talent development and track record in successful colleague engagement
• Stakeholder management: strong and respected relationship builder with positive internal and external reputation
• Successful growth-related track record of all elements of the growth cycle, from bid support, mobilisation and successful BAU delivery
• Innovation: A natural thirst for learning, challenges the status quo and acts as both a driver and enabler of change, especially in terms of the utilisation of technology
• Strategic Business Acumen
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Growth-Orientated Mindsets
• Solution focused
• Learning Agility

Maximus Competencies

• Embraces Respect
• Partners Effectively
• Creates Innovative Solution
• Focuses on the Customer
• Demonstrates Compassion
• Takes Responsibility & Acts with Integrity

Travel Requirements

Must be able to travel flexibly and freely across London operations according to demand

EEO Statement

MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team.

Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.