Assistant Business Leader in Bromley

Overview

Position: Crematorium Assistant Business Leader

Location: Beckenham Crematorium, Beckenham

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: £35,000 per annum

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting day-to-day operations and helping keep services running smoothly
• Leading and motivating teams in a supportive, people-first environment
• Getting involved in budgeting, performance tracking, and service improvement projects
• Ensuring standards, safety, and legal requirements are met
• Working with funeral directors, partners, and families with professionalism and empathy
• Stepping up to lead when the Business Leader is unavailable

Who This Role Is Great For

This role is ideal if you’re ready to step into leadership or build on existing management experience. You don’t need to have worked in crematoria before — what matters most is your attitude, emotional intelligence, and willingness to learn.

You Might Be a Great Fit If You:

• Enjoy leading people and making services better
• Are organised, calm under pressure, and emotionally aware
• Want a career with progression, stability, and real-world impact
• Are comfortable working in a sensitive but rewarding environment

Experience We’re Looking For

• Supervisory or management experience in any service-based environment
• Strong communication and people skills
• Basic financial or performance management experience (training provided)

Nice to Have (but Not Essential)

• Experience in bereavement services, facilities, healthcare, or public service
• Leadership or management qualifications

What’s In It For You

• Clear development and progression opportunities
• Training, mentoring, and support to grow as a leader
• A stable role in an essential, future-focused service
• Competitive pay, pension, and benefits
• A workplace that values wellbeing, respect, and balance
• Company pension, life assurance, and employee assistance programme
• Annual company bonus

What Are the Next Steps?

If this sounds like the right role for you and you’re ready to bring care and professionalism to an essential service, simply click the ‘apply’ button. A member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

About Us

We are Dignity, one of the UK’s oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria. From launching the UK’s first funeral plan to helping shape modern regulation, we have led the way in supporting families with care, compassion, and professionalism. Now we are building the UK’s leading end of life company. As part of the Dignity Group, we also operate Farewill, the country’s largest will writer and one of the UK’s top probate providers. Today we are over 4,000 people across the UK, all driven by the same goal: to care for families with compassion and make the UK a world leader in end of life care.

FCA Statement

We’re regulated by the FCA, so some roles may be subject to background checks.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We know that diverse teams make better decisions, build better products, and create a better place to work. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your life looks like, we’d love to hear from you. And if there’s anything you need to make the process more accessible, please let us know.

Other

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable. We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.