Telford and Wrekin is a great place to live, work, visit and do business. This Council is shaping the borough and its future, leading and working with communities, residents and businesses to create a better Borough by investing, protecting and caring to foster a real sense of pride in our community.

The Council is now looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to take the Council and the Borough forward and on to the next level.

We are seeking a person who can build on the innovation of the past and adapt to the challenging and changing nature of local government, while ensuring residents and communities are at the heart of what we as a council do day in and day out. You’ll be exploring new models of service delivery, and generating new income streams to limit cuts to our front-line services. We will also lobby government for a fairer funding deal and for investment in our Borough as Telford moves from ‘new town’ to ‘young town’.

You’ll take the Borough forward through the significantly changing times and challenges to ensure that we are fit for the future, punching well above our weight, both regionally and nationally.

In every decision we make, we will continue to seek new ways to work in partnership and co-operation with our communities to understand their priorities and address them. Underpinning this are our Co-operative Values of Openness and Honesty, Ownership, Fairness and Respect and Involvement.

We need a dynamic Chief Executive to lead and deliver our ambitious vision for the future.

It goes without saying that the successful applicant will have a real opportunity to lead and drive change. They will also have the support of a passionate, hard working group of members and colleagues. The work will be challenging, varied, exciting and above all rewarding, and knowing our staff and management teams, with some fun along the way too.

I look forward to receiving your application.

Cllr Shaun Davies
Leader Telford & Wrekin Council

Telford & Wrekin is a unitary council located in Shropshire, which borders North Wales and is surrounded by Cheshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire & Worcestershire. Telford is located beside the M54, giving access to the M6 within 15 minutes and connectivity to the M5, M42 and M1. Telford is approximately 3 hours from London, 1 hour 45 minutes from Manchester and only 40 minutes from Birmingham.

Telford and Wrekin is rightly described as a place of contrasts - the rural and historic sitting alongside ‘new town’ housing and modern industrial estates. Given new town status in the 1960’s, Telford has grown rapidly over the past 50 years around existing Borough towns including Madeley, Wellington, Oakengates, Hadley and Dawley. Two thirds of the Borough surrounding Telford is classified as rural, and includes the historic Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site, the symbol of the Industrial Revolution.

Our population is forecast to grow from around 178,000 to 196,500 by 2031 and is also ageing and becoming more diverse. The Borough’s population is ‘younger’ than the national position, although with the fastest growth being in the 65+ age group the age profile of the Borough is now much closer to the national age profile. It is estimated that 10.5% of the population are from an ethnic minority. Telford and Wrekin is a place of socio-economic contrasts with parts amongst the most deprived, comparable with inner cities, and the least deprived nationally.

The Borough has a diverse manufacturing sector, a burgeoning tourism sector and research and development facilities. It has a strong focus on manufacturing - important sectors of the local economy include polymers and advanced engineering- as well as food and drink, construction and retail.

Telford is a regional and national focus point for both housing and job growth. Despite challenging conditions faced by the housing market, the Borough has seen year on year growth in housing since 2007 and is ranked as one of the fastest growing areas by Centre for Cities report for the past 3 years. 2014 saw the opening of Southwater; a £250m town centre development including a range of cultural, leisure, retail and event facilities, which has since been expanded with the addition of a new hotel and additional retail outlets.

There are lots of ways to get around the Borough. There is an extensive public transport network, including buses and trains. There are also numerous cycle tracks, bridleways and footpaths. Telford is a great place to bring up a family, alongside the extensive range of leisure and cultural activities.