Circa £107,000 negotiable for an exceptional candidate.
In Finance and People Services, we are dedicated to working with and supporting Council colleagues, schools and partners to improve outcomes for the community.
The Director of Finance & People will be the designated Section 151 Officer, reporting to the Chief Executive.
You will take the service forward through significantly changing times and challenges to ensure that we are fit for the future and you will be exploring new commercial opportunities and new models of service delivery to protect and provide sustainability to our front-line services.
In every decision you make, you will continue to seek new ways to ensure that our priorities and policies are translated into action plans and delivered via cost effective and efficient services.
As the Head of the Authority’s People Services, you will lead by example, reflecting a progressive management approach which champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in line with our Co-operative Council values.
As Director of Finance & People, you will lead dedicated teams, you’ll inspire, influence and drive partnership working with new approaches and innovation to build on these foundations and achieve our plans in a very challenging financial environment.
Ideally you will have a proven track record of providing strategic financial advice to senior officers and to elected Members. You will have demonstrable experience of cross-sector partnership working and be able to plan strategically and to work creatively to identify practical business solutions to problems focused on outcomes for our community.
As you can see, we will have high expectations of the person we appoint to this post and our residents and employees deserve nothing less.
We are looking for our new Director of Finance & People to be a key part of our council’s passionate and highly effective senior management team.
Here in Telford and Wrekin there is a real opportunity to be part of shaping the future of our Borough and really making your mark!
We really want someone who is aspirational and motivated to achieve amazing things for our residents, here in Telford and Wrekin!
As a senior leader, you will be supported with leadership training and development and we have an established offer in place both internally and externally which will help you to achieve and progress.
You will have good leadership and operational skills. You will be a strategic team player – able to form good professional relationships both internally and externally. You will be commercially focused – able to think innovatively around commercial opportunities for the Authority. You will be able to take the opportunity to lead and drive change and are comfortable working with members and senior officers. You will be able to retain and enhance our reputation for being a high-performing, award winning Council, and be able to influence attitudes and opinions.
28 January 2024.