St. Brelade’s provides a
service to over 10,000 parishioners and businesses across a varied scope of services,
including Parish Rates, Driving Licence applications, Liquor Licensing advice
and Dog licences. We are looking for a
motivated and competent management professional to provide administrative,
financial and technical management of all services including the output of the
administration and manual teams. You will need strong financial acumen to
account for the delivery of Parish services and support the development of new
services across this dynamic Parish. The role involves the planning of
Parish Assemblies, overseeing budgets, regulatory reporting, and financial
analysis. As the head of the Parish team, you will also lead Parish
initiatives including Public Elections and community engagement together with
managing the Parish Estate, reporting
directly to the Connétable on all issues. Applicants will ideally be
an experienced and qualified accountant/bookkeeper with a proven management
record and ability in juggling multiple priorities and budget
responsibilities. As a service provider we require an excellent command
of verbal and written English, the adaptability to learn new processes, a
proficiency in office systems, including Quick Books and the ability to learn
other core applications. Above all you need an unflustered approach to
and exceptional flair for leadership, negotiation, teamwork and customer service. You will
need to acquire familiarity with Jersey Law as it applies to Parish
administration.