Chief Executive
Closing date: 28 May
Salary £166,810
The role
You will work effectively with Members to develop and implement the Council’s vision and strategic direction and ensure the organisation is appropriately structured, managed and resourced. You will provide dynamic, strategic and visionary leadership to ensure that all services meet the diverse needs of our local residents, communities, economy and visitors. Acting as an advocate for the Council at local, regional, and national level, you will enhance the Council’s reputation and influence. You will form robust strategic partnerships to deliver whole system and whole place leadership for Cheshire West and Chester. If this sounds like you, review the full job role profile below.
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This is a career-defining opportunity to take on one of the best local government leadership roles in the sector and help us take the next steps in our journey towards excellence.
For more information contact:
Luke Judd at Starfish on 07435 270 659 or luke.judd@starfishsearch.com or to apply go to http://starfishsearch.com/jobs/cwcc-ce/
Additional background information:​
Who we are
Cheshire West and Chester is a council that helps you to play your part to make a difference. We have a great reputation locally and nationally, made possible by amazing colleagues working together to achieve great things and with ambitious plans for the future.
We are a unitary authority formed in 2009, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined, serving a population of 357,000 with a workforce of just over 3,400. We are a council to be proud of, with high-performing children’s services, a strong economy, productive cross-border partnerships and integration with health.
However, there are further opportunities ahead of us, including our commitment to tackling climate change, enhancing the customer experience, extending life chances, and enabling an inclusive economy – all of which need innovative and empowering approaches to achieve our ambition. We will soon be developing our next Corporate Plan and an exceptional Chief Executive with the necessary drive and leadership skills will be key to our success.
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The Council has a history of excellent financial management which has enabled the delivery of significant savings to the local taxpayer whilst still investing in priority services. It has continued to deliver significant savings year on year whilst maintaining delivery of high-quality services to its residents. This has recently been recognised in the feedback from the Local Government Association (LGA) Peer Review.
However there continues to be significant financial uncertainty and challenge for all local authorities due to high levels of inflation and increasing demand pressures, particularly in Adult Social Care and Children’s Social Care. This makes planning for the future important and the Council is in the process of developing a four year budget aligned to the Council Plan and a 10 year Capital Vision.
