Cheshire East is a big borough with huge potential.  Home to 400,000 people – it’s a place with fantastic assets, great connectivity and serious economic clout. With a new Leader and Deputy Leader, and a new Chief Executive in place, the council is embarking on a major reset to ensure our financial sustainability and protect essential services – creating a council that is fit for the future and that can continue to deliver our ambitions for the borough.

This includes recruiting a new team of outstanding senior officers who will play a fundamental role in our transformation journey and make a huge impact across the council and the borough.  We know we have a challenging journey ahead of us – but the building blocks are in place and we are determined to emerge as a stronger and more innovative council, with the right people and the right structure in place.   Ultimately, this is about our communities and residents.  The prize ahead is our ability to offer them the excellent services and support they deserve and fully release the borough’s potential.

THE ROLE

As our new Executive Director and statutory S151 officer, you will be responsible for strategic leadership and operational performance of the range of ‘core’ business enabling functions which underpin the delivery of Council services and responsibilities. These include Finance (including revenues and benefits, and procurement), People (including HR, OD, culture and customer experience) and Improvement (including engagement & communications, transformation, strategy policy & performance and digital).

You’ll be a driver of change and improvement across the council, delivering a clear road map for our new MTFS. We are looking for resilience, confidence and a proven track record of managing change and improvement programmes. You will thrive on the opportunity to play a critical role returning the council to a position of financial stability and operating as part of a committed new leadership team.