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Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.

Bereavement Services Registrar
Permanent
Grade D - £45,091 – £51,35
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5hours per week

Birmingham City Council is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic manager, preferably with experience of managing busy cemeteries and crematoria. Birmingham City Council is the largest burial authority in the UK, with 11 cemeteries and 3 crematoria, carrying out around 7,000 funerals each year serving a diverse range of communities.

If you are seeking a challenging role that is never boring and can provide a huge sense of achievement, then this is the role for you.

The post holder reports to the Head of Bereavement, Registration and Mortuary Services and is responsible for the operational management across the three Birmingham City Council owned crematoria and two associated cemeteries in the city, with a requirement to also cover in the absence of the other Registrars. There is also a statutory responsibility to manage closed churchyards across the city.

Applicants will need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and proven employee management abilities. A comprehensive knowledge of the legislation applicable to burial and cremation will be essential as will be an understanding of the need to provide a high quality, sensitive and professional service that can respond to the changing needs of a diverse city.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

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