Assistant Director – Regeneration & Property Services
Salary: Up to £91,383
About us
Situated in North Worcestershire, Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council share management and services across the two organisations. The Councils are committed to being a customer driven organisation, with our customers at the heart of everything we do; focused on improving on delivery services that make a difference to the community that we serve.
The role
Following the closure of North Worcester Economic Development and Regeneration, which was a shared service with Wyre Forest District Council, Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council are establishing a new service area that will cover Regeneration, Economic Development and Property Services under the management of a new Assistant Director of Regeneration and Property Services and are seeking to recruit a highly skilled individual who can lead the two councils’ regeneration and economic development ambitions and manage the public and commercial buildings and assets portfolio.
You will provide effective leadership and development for the above service areas, ensuring the necessary changes to culture and practice to further improve service delivery and outcomes for customers as well as ensuring that the strategic purposes and corporate priorities of each Council are met and that all residents receive services which provide high quality provision and value for money.
Key Requirements
To assist the Chief Executive and Executive Directors in providing strong and effective corporate management of both Councils through:
- Be a member of the corporate management team and help create and embed the necessary changes in culture and practice to meet the needs of both Councils.
- Contribute to the achievement of both Councils’ overall objectives by aligning the services to its vision, strategic purposes and corporate priorities, working with colleagues across both Councils to effectively and efficiently deliver joined-up programmes, projects, policies and initiatives, optimising the effective and efficient use and deployment of resources.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all elected members as appropriate.
- Build effective working relationships with internal and external partners, stakeholders, and communities of interest in order to develop and improve services.
- Promote a positive image of both councils externally and represent the councils in discussions with partner organisations and stakeholders.
- Undertake, as required, responsibilities of Duty Officer for Out of Hours / Emergency planning.
- Ensure all services within the remit positively contribute to addressing climate change.
- Development of economic and regeneration strategies for both Council areas and ensure that we have a strong experienced representative at local, regional and national bodies to secure external funding and raising the profile of BDC and RBC as places to do business.
- Lead and manage the Regeneration, Economic Development, Town Centre Management, Property and Asset Services and Engineering and Design Teams delivering excellence across the service through the development of high performing teams, effective delegation, communication, cross-authority working, prioritising customer service and satisfaction across all areas
- Lead and innovate in the development of new approaches to service delivery to ensure continuous improvement in performance, value for money, and quality of services for customers
Skills & Experience
- Relevant professional qualification or equivalent demonstrable vocational experience and evidence of continuing professional development
- An in-depth knowledge and management experience in at least one of the areas under the responsibility of this post and professional experience of managing economic development and regeneration projects specified in the job description in a demanding, complex and politically sensitive environment
- A good understanding of a wide range of policy and operational issues, as well as experience of achieving significant service outcomes, in at least one of the significant services specified in the job description
- Proven success in leading a large multi-disciplined team through major change, managing the integration of functions into a customer-focused service that significantly contributes to the achievement of corporate priorities
- A successful track record of operating in a complex political context and winning the respect, trust and confidence of all Councillors, staff, residents and partners
- A strong track record of achievement in developing, managing and implementing service strategies that underpin the delivery of progressively higher standards of service and cost reductions within challenging organisational circumstances
- Experience of planning, monitoring and managing service budgets
- Evidence of having used diversity (in its broadest sense), in a very practical way, to increase levels of organisational performance
- Demonstrates a commitment to self and staff development.
Additional Information
This is a new service and a new Assistant Director role. A draft structure for the new service area has been developed but some services will transfer in as is and the post holder will need to review and implement the revised structure of the Economic Development and Property Services.
We offer our staff a range of benefits, which you can find out more about on ‘Working at the Councils‘. This post has an annual leave entitlement of 34 days, moving to 39 after 5 years’ service.
For more information about the role, please see the documents provided below, along with our consultants contact details and the recruitment timeline.
Recruitment Timeline
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact our Recruitment Consultant Ruksana Begum from Opus People Solutions on ruksana.begum@opuspeoplesolutions.co.uk or 07850570078.
Closing Date: Monday 6th May 2024 at 11.59PM
Candidates will be required to attend a face to face Assessment Centre, which will include a Data Analysis and Stakeholder Panel, Psychometric Testing and a Technical Assessment. Successful candidates following the assessment centre will be required to attend face to face Final Interviews on the dates below which are subject to final agreement:
Assessment Centre: Thursday 16th May 2024
Final Interviews: Tuesday 21st May 2024
To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button. You will be redirected to WMJobs to apply with your CV and a Supporting Statement.
Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two sides of A4 in font Arial size 12.