Director of Law, Governance & Compliance (Monitoring Officer)
East Midlands Combined County Authority
£105,000-£120,000
East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is a first of its kind authority. We’re ambitious, forward-thinking and we are a growing organisation. By bringing decision-making closer to our region, we want to empower and support communities and our businesses to create and seize new opportunities. We’re creating a region that is more prosperous, sustainable and inclusive.
The investment programme outlined in our first devolution deal is now well into delivery, and our agenda looking ahead is to secure deeper devolution for the East Midlands region, secure greater outcome for our residents and use our coordination and convening power to enhance East Midlands resources.
THE ROLE
EMCCA is on an exciting journey and we would need someone for this role to match our aspirations – we need this individual to be more innovative, more ambitious and more driven to make this far more than your standard Monitoring Officer role.
This is a strategic role. At EMCCA you will set the direction and develop of our devolution approach for the benefit of our residents. The role will lead on Governance, Legal and Information Governance, with the postholder reporting directly to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Mayor and other senior officers to provide advice, guidance and direction and deliver effective governance arrangements and compliance with legislation.
You will be driving compliance in a new organisation which will allow you to help build the best services from the bottom up. You will be building legal services that need to drive multiple areas of decision-making and support fascinating and ambitious programmes and projects.
Governance and partnership working is at the heart of this agenda. We have an embedded partnership approach which is innovative and effective. We are committed to the delivery of good governance, transparency and accountability in everything that we do. We strive to ensure that decision-making is effective, proportionate, open to test and challenge and taken to deliver benefits to the region.
You will be an individual with determination to enable EMCCA to deliver for our residents, which leading on innovative solutions and versed in making change happen through good, open decision making.
We are seeking an exceptional candidate with the communication skills, leadership experience and sound judgement to work successfully with colleagues and partners to ensure good governance and robust decision making. You will have the appropriate legal qualifications and Combined Authority and Local Government knowledge with experience of systems leadership.
INFORMATION
For further details, please click on the role profile and useful links below, or for more information please contact Luke Judd on 07435 270659 or luke.judd@starfishsearch.com or Tim Farr on 07756 293292 or tim.farr@starfishsearch.com.
ROLE PROFILE PROPOSED STRUCTURE CHARTTimeline
Closing date: Monday 21st April 2025
Longlisting: w/c 5th May 2025
Technical interviews (online): w/c 12th May tbc
1:1 with the CEX: Wednesday 14th May 2025 (10.00am – 12.00pm)
Shortlisting: Monday 19th May 2025
Stakeholder session: Tuesday 20th May 2025
Appointments Committee Interviews: Thursday 29th May 2025