We’re partnering with a well-established organisation to recruit a Team Leader to oversee a structured funding and operational process within a regulated environment.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing end-to-end application processing, improving operational workflows, and leading a small team. The role balances operational delivery, compliance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement.
You’ll play a key role in ensuring decisions are supported by high-quality information, processes are robust, and the function operates efficiently and consistently.
About the Opportunity
This role combines operational leadership, compliance oversight, and process improvement. You’ll lead a small team responsible for reviewing applications, managing workflows, and ensuring decisions are made in line with policy and regulatory requirements.
You’ll also focus on improving systems, introducing efficiencies, and strengthening reporting and documentation to support governance and decision-making.
- Lead, coach, and oversee a small team, ensuring quality, consistency, and strong decision support
- Manage end-to-end application and assessment processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance within a regulated environment
- Review complex applications and provide balanced, objective recommendations to support governance decision-making
- Ensure adherence to legislation, policy, and internal controls, maintaining robust, audit-ready processes
- Drive process improvement initiatives, including automation and system enhancements, to improve efficiency and reduce risk
- Develop and deliver reporting, metrics, and insights to provide transparency and support strategic decision-making
- Build strong stakeholder relationships internally and externally, while contributing to broader operational and strategic initiatives
What You’ll Bring
- Proven experience leading or mentoring a small team within an operational, compliance, or process-driven environment
- Strong background in structured workflows, application assessment, or regulated environments (e.g. banking, insurance, government, or similar)
- Ability to review information objectively, apply policy, and provide clear recommendations to support decision-making
- Experience improving processes, documentation, and systems to drive efficiency and reduce risk
- Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships
- Hands-on, organised, and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
What’s on Offer
- Newly created leadership role
- Opportunity to shape processes and systems
- High-impact role with senior stakeholder exposure
- Mix of leadership and hands-on operational work
- Competitive salary package
Next Steps?
Here at Tribe, we’re currently experiencing a very high volume of applications, so it may take us a little longer than usual to get back to you.
To make sure we can continue supporting both candidates and clients to the highest standard, we kindly ask that all expressions of interest are submitted via this advert. This helps ensure your details reach the right consultant quickly, and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
If you have any specific questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Sarah Lewis on 027 221 0767 for a confidential chat.
At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.
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