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Our mission is to improve the lives of Liverpool residents, delivering the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and significantly we are also looking to recruit to some of the most important roles for the future of the council and of our city. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months and this is the time for change.

Our service users, residents, businesses, stakeholders and elected members are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our residents quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool and its communities.

Corporate Director, Neighbourhoods and Housing - Salary: £134,215 - £157,900

We are looking for an outstanding, experienced and dynamic Director who will take overall responsibility for the transformation and strategic delivery of the Council’s exciting future neighbourhood delivery model. Essential to the success of this model is working cross-council and with partners, local communities and residents to co-design services and delivery across boundaries to secure Council and City Plan outcomes and impact for every community.

This is a key leadership role in the regeneration of the city and part of the leadership team, with you promoting a culture of continuous improvement, driving transformation across the whole council.

You will be an exceptional and inspirational leader with a strong track record of strategy development, influencing and collaborating within a political setting and leading highly visible and front line public services, including Strategic highways and transport, regeneration and asset-based community development, strategic and operational housing including homelessness services, libraries and leisure services, stronger communities and public protection.

If you have ambition for yourself and this city, if you thrive on challenges and getting results, share our values and strive to make others feel valued, we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion in confidence, please contact:

Marek Dobrowolski -  Partner, Lead for Place, Regeneration & Partnerships on M: + 44 7793 529 576 or Marek.dobrowolski@berwickpartners.co.uk

Ardiana Hashani - Researcher on M:+44  7392 113 183 or E: Ardiana.Hashani@berwickpartners.co.uk

(Closing Date - Monday 27th March, 9am)

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Corporate Director, Children & Young People - Salary: £134,215 - £157,900

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and in addition to this we are looking for more great talent. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool.

Our communities, social care practice, stakeholder trust and commitment to delivering for and representing our diverse communities are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life.

In this role, you will have professional and statutory responsibility for the leadership, strategy and effectiveness of the council’s children’s services. You will be coming in to lead a directorate with a dedicated team, a strong improvement agenda and a commitment to move to the family safeguarding model. You will have to demonstrate a proven track record of success in Children’s services leadership. You will be excellent at the management of financial resources, providing Members and officers with high quality strategic advice and you will champion our values on equalities, diversity and inclusion both within the council and for our residents and communities.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Ali Tasker on 07514 728 114 or Ali.Tasker@penna.com and Dawar Hashmi on 07513 706265 or Dawar.Hashmi@penna.com

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

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Director Adults Social Care and Health opportunities -Salary: £106,675 - £125,000

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and significantly we are also looking to recruit two of the most important roles for our future and current community. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool and its communities.

We have a compelling vision of the future and are driven to deliver exemplary improvement and best in class service provision for Adult Care and Wellbeing. We are looking for a compassionate and experienced leader who can support our integration agenda and positively address health and social inequalities. You will have substantial senior management experience in adults social care- assessment, safeguarding and quality care delivery services with a successful background of achievement in managing change and transformation.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Carol Coyle on 07500 887849 or Carol.Coyle@penna.com and Pete John on 07701 305617 or pete.john@penna.com

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

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Director Children’s Social Care - Salary: £106,675 - £125,000

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and significantly we are also looking to recruit two of the most important roles for our future and current community. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool and its communities.

We have a firm belief and commitment to ensure that all children and young people have the best possible start and ongoing development to achieve the best possible outcomes in their life journey. You will share that passion and be an experienced social worker and systems leader with substantial senior management experience. You will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of improving children and young peoples’ services through true partnership and collaborative working in a large agency or organisation.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Carol Coyle on 07500 887849 or Carol.Coyle@penna.com and Pete John on 07701 305617 or pete.john@penna.com

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

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Director Economic Strategy, Skills and Sustainability - Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

As Director of Economic Strategy, Skills & Sustainability, you will have a fantastic opportunity to shape and deliver economic prosperity across Liverpool, ensuring the City’s growth sectors have the skills and talent they need to grow and that employers are engaged in developing skills and offering career pathways and progression.

By working with partners, you will drive improvements in opportunities, skills provision and employability at all levels throughout the city. You will also take the lead on our environmental and sustainability policies, making sure that we have a transformational strategy to take us forward to deliver our Net Zero plan and help achieve a more inclusive and green economy for the benefit of local people.

If you have ambition for yourself and this city, if you thrive on challenges and getting results, share our values and strive to make others feel valued, we want to hear from you.

 For an informal discussion in confidence, please contact:

Marek Dobrowolski -  Partner, Lead for Place, Regeneration & Partnerships on M: + 44 7793 529 576 or Marek.dobrowolski@berwickpartners.co.uk

Ruth Hernandez Turner - Principal Researcher on M: +44 (0)121 654 5936  or E:

Ruth.HernandezTurner@berwickpartners.co.uk

(Closing Date - Friday 17th March, 9am )

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Director, Highways and Transport - Salary £96,050 - £113,000

As Director of Highways & Transport, you will be Liverpool City Council’s most senior highways and transportation expert, shaping the future of our roads. As part of the council’s leadership team, you will have the responsibility for the Highways and Transport portfolio within our Neighbourhoods Directorate. Highly credible in the field of highways and transportation, you will lead the development and delivery of the Highways and Transportation strategies, investment and operations, in line with the pace of change that our Council’s ambitions demand. You will develop effective partnerships across organisational, local authority boundaries, Highways England, Department for Transport, bus companies and other appropriate sector representatives. Importantly, you will understand the complexities of political dynamics and use this to build credibility and manage relationships with elected members by successfully advising and supporting them.

If you have ambition for yourself and this city, if you thrive on challenges and getting results, share our values and strive to make others feel valued, we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion in confidence, please contact:

Marek Dobrowolski -  Partner, Lead for Place, Regeneration & Partnerships on M: + 44 7793 529 576 or Marek.dobrowolski@berwickpartners.co.uk

Slavena Ivanova - Delivery Consultant on E: Slavena.Ivanova@berwickpartners.co.uk

(Closing Date - Friday 10th March, 9am)

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Director, Housing - Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

As our Director of Housing, you will play a critical role in establishing a responsive, effective and stable housing market across Liverpool, providing choice, quality and meeting residents’ aspirations. With responsibility for operational delivery of the Housing Strategy, you will drive and deliver our aim of safe, warm, adaptable and affordable homes for all.

A highly visible role across the city, you will be someone who excels and thrives in complex partnership settings, with experience of working with a range of housing providers and agencies such as Homes England, and others, to inclusively meet the needs and aspirations of our communities and residents. The role requires the ability to create and lead prevention strategies and initiatives to reduce homelessness, particularly amongst vulnerable groups, whilst also working with a range of partners internally and externally to ensure our housing strategy is aligned with economic growth strategy in securing housing development schemes across the City.

If you have ambition for yourself and this city, if you thrive on challenges and getting results, share our values and strive to make others feel valued, we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion in confidence, please contact:

Marek Dobrowolski -  Partner, Lead for Place, Regeneration & Partnerships on M: + 44 7793 529 576 or Marek.dobrowolski@berwickpartners.co.uk

Ardiana Hashani - Researcher on M:+44  7392 113 183 or E: Ardiana.Hashani@berwickpartners.co.uk

(Closing Date - Friday 24th March, 9am)

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Deputy Director City Law and Governance - Salary: £96,050 – £113,000

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and significantly we are also looking to recruit two of the most important roles for our future and current community. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool and its communities.

Liverpool City Council is a place that is changing and developing at pace, with unique opportunities for growth and a variety of projects on the horizon. We are looking for an experienced deputy monitoring officer with a track record of improving services and delivering value for money.  You will be a qualified lawyer ideally with deputy monitoring officer experience or substantial senior management experience in law and governance. You will lead a large legal and governance service and together with the Director City Law and Governance you will deliver a high-quality, cost-effective legal service to City Council, officers and Members.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or Kelly.ridley@penna.com and Amin Aziz on 07709 514141 or amin.aziz@penna.com

For more information please visit https://www.leadingliverpool.com/

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

 Governance Job Description

Director of Customer Services - Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and in addition to this we are looking for more great talent. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool.

You will already be working at a senior level with demonstratable experience of successful senior leadership and delivery of significant transformation of a customer function across a range of channels, within a complex public and or private sector environment. You will lead the Corporate Transformation Programme, taking full responsibility for all things related to the customer and lead the Council’s relationship with its customers across all service areas, driving efforts to assess and evaluate experiences at each touchpoint across the customer journey. You will be a customer advocate strategically and operationally, ensuring the voice of the customer is heard in decision-making and motivating all staff to be ambassadors for your services. You will be experienced in supporting your teams to provide exceptional customer service and act as a driving force behind building a customer centric culture at Liverpool. This role will also be accountable for driving a digital first approach and for delivering assessment, triage and transactional services for adults and children, as well as other core service areas across the Council.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Rob Naylor on 07922 417550 or Rob.Naylor@penna.com and Pete John on 07701 305617 or Pete.John@penna.com

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

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Director of Transformation (FTC) - Salary: £106,675 - £125,500

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and in addition to this we are looking for more great talent. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool.

As our new Director of Transformation, you will lead the development and implementation of all change and transformation activity across the Council to achieve savings and other outcomes that have been set out in the Council Plan and Mid Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). You will have responsibility for leading and have oversight of the transformation office, central and directorate delivery leads/ resources and change management teams. You will be determined, driven with a vision to lead people, systems and services, with excellent influencing and communications skills you are adapt at overcoming barriers in a complex often highly regulated environment. You will be a values driven, motivated individual with a track record as a Transformation/Portfolio Director with experience of shaping and driving change in complex organisation wide programmes that are both business and technical in nature.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Tom McElroy Williams on 07895 300517 or tom.mcelroywilliams@penna.com and Pete John on 07701 305617 or Pete.John@penna.com

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

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Director of ICT and Digital - Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and in addition to this we are looking for more great talent. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool.

In this newly developed role, you will be responsible for reviewing and modernising the council’s IT infrastructure, reshaping service delivery, customer access, customer channels across the City, and changing our culture towards the use of technology and data and . You will be a collaborative, and motivational leader, with a proven track record of improvement, managing significant budgets, teams and clients and delivering savings. You will have responsibility for over 150 staff and a large-scale budget of about £19 million. Working closely with the new Director of Transformation, Director of Customer and Corporate Directors , you will be ensuring that ICT and Digital are at the heart of the Transformation Programme. You will be an innovative thinker, influencer with excellent communication skills with experience of designing, implementing and maintaining the Council’s information and communications strategy and systems. You will be highly strategic in your thinking, passionate about technology and will be able to realise the future of ICT and Digital for Liverpool.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Tom McElroy Williams on 07895 300517 or tom.mcelroywilliams@penna.com and Pete John on 07701 305617 or Pete.John@penna.com

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

Director of ICT and Digital Job Description

Director of Workforce - Salary: £106,675 - £125,500

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and in addition to this we are looking for more great talent. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool.

As a qualified Human Resources professional, you will have substantial senior leadership experience in a large, complex environment operating across the full range of HR Functions including workforce planning, transformation, organisational development, learning and development, employee relations, health and safety, policy and benefits management and business partnering. You will drive forward culture change with a focus on inclusion, workforce development and high performance. You will enable and support improvement across the Council, including within the HR and OD function, creating a culture of high support and high performance. An understanding and experience of the political context is important, the basics of HR are a given and as a director you must be able to provide professional leadership for that as well as the ability to influence and to lead behavioural change across the council and multiple stakeholders. An inclusive leader of teams and a natural collaborator, you will inspire and encourage those in your directorate as well as those in the wider organisation.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or Kelly.Ridley@penna.com and Amin Aziz on 07709 514141 or Amin.Aziz@penna.com 

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

Director of Workforce Job Description

Director of Finance Transactional Services - Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and in addition to this we are looking for more great talent. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool.

You will be an experienced, talented, and ambitious Transactional Services expert. The Director of Finance Transactional Services is required to work independently, and collaboratively across the business to develop and grow the Transactional services business within Corporate Finance, as well as develop team members. You will have a good understanding of, and experience in the field of financial due diligence for corporate services across the Council such as Payroll, Debt collection, Council Tax and Business rates and Revenue and Benefits. You will have experience of developing innovative ideas and solutions to ensure the council has robust arrangements for the provision of a range of finance and non-finance transactional services..

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or Kelly.Ridley@penna.com and Amin Aziz on 07709 514141 or Amin.Aziz@penna.com

(Please note - applications for this role have now closed)

Director of Finance Transactional Services Job Description

Director of Finance (Strategic and Technical) - Salary: £106,675 - £125,500

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, delivering the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We are currently recruiting a new Chief Executive and are looking for more great talent to join a newly restructured senior team. You will play a critical role in building on the progress made over recent months and continue the transformation needed to bring real change to the city. It is an exciting time to join the Council, we need senior leaders who know what good looks like and have the confidence and commitment to do the right thing for the Liverpool’s residents, communities and the council itself.

As deputy to the S151 Officer, you will work closely with the Director of Finance and Resources and with the Director, Business Planning to provide innovation to the Council’s financial services. This role holds full responsibility for the operational and strategic delivery of the corporate finance function including Treasury management issues. You will be a qualified finance professional with experience of deputising for a S151 officer and in leading financial services and internal audit. You will be the champion for the excellent management of financial resources, providing Members and officers with high quality strategic advice and promoting a culture which empowers budget holders and supports the delivery of value for money services.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or Kelly.Ridley@penna.com and Amin Aziz on 07709 514141 or Amin.Aziz@penna.com

( Please note - applications for this role have now closed )

Director of Finance (Strategic & Technical) Job Description

Director of Finance Service Improvement (FTC) - Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

Our mission is to improve the lives of the Liverpool City residents, providing the best possible value balanced with providing opportunity and improving life chances. We’re on the march for a new Chief Executive and in addition to this we are looking for more great talent. We want to build on the tangible progress we have already demonstrated over recent months, and this is the time for change at the City. Our communities, social care practice and stakeholder trust are at the heart of all we do and sit at the core of our promise to make a positive difference to our citizens’ quality of life. We are looking for senior leaders who know what good looks like with the confidence to take positive and evidenced based decisions to do the right thing for the City of Liverpool.

As an experienced finance professional in this role, you will be the Senior Responsible Officer for the Council’s Finance Improvement Programme, ensuring that opportunities for improvement are diagnosed and their delivery is achieved to plan, and the benefits are realised and embedded into the Council’s culture. You will be an engaging leader with experience of leading and delivering significant change and business improvement initiatives within finance, involving people and cultural change across the Council. You will lead the replacement of the council’s enterprise systems and ensure they are configured to optimise the way the Council operates. With a vision to achieve excellence you will use your experience to drive a clear programme of activity ensuring that it is aligned to Liverpool’s needs and enthuse others to develop and implement change and improvement plans.

For an informal and confidential discussion please contact our retained consultants:

Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or Kelly.Ridley@penna.com and Amin Aziz on 07709 514141 or Amin.Aziz@penna.com

( Please note - applications for this role have now closed )

Director of Finance Service Improvement Job Description

Director, Safer City and Communities – Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

As Director of Safer City and Communities, you will act as the lead Chief Officer for Community Safety, security and resilience, with the overall responsibility to drive and deliver our aim of creating safe, thriving, empowered and compassionate communities for all across the city.

With solid strategic and operational experience of delivering high quality community safety, you will lead the design, delivery and monitoring of relevant strategies and operational delivery, contribute to and manage the community safety aspects of our new neighbourhood strategy and operating model for Liverpool.

This is a complex senior role which will require the ability to influence, gain credibility, and work in partnership with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure a joined-up approach to tackling city, neighbourhood and community issues.

If you have ambition for yourself and this city, if you thrive on challenges and getting results, share our values and strive to make others feel valued, we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion in confidence, please contact:

Marek Dobrowolski - Partner, Lead for Place, Regeneration & Partnerships on + 44 7793 529 576 or Marek.Dobrowolski@berwickpartners.co.uk

Slavena Ivanova - Delivery Consultant on Slavena.Ivanova@berwickpartners.co.uk

(Closing date for applications: Friday 24th March, 9am)

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Director, Neighbourhood Services – Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

We are looking for an outstanding Director who will lead the deign and delivery of the council’s exciting future neighbourhood delivery model, working in collaboration with and influencing council services, partners, stakeholders and the community. We will look for you to leverage all your skills and experience to develop a council wide approach to community engagement and find creative ways to drive improvements, which will maximise local community assets.

This is a critical role for the city of Liverpool and requires a skilled and adept partnership worker, who is able to work with a range of organisations and bodies across the city and region to ensure services are joined up and work together to build resilience. They will drive an effective behavioral shift in neighbourhoods to enable residents to undertake more activity for themselves.

As our new Director, you will have responsibility for the transformation of Sports and Leisure Services, Arts Participation and Libraries functions, and other services that may move into this portfolio as the neighbourhood model develops.

This is a complex senior role which will require the ability to influence, gain credibility, and work in partnership with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure a joined-up approach to tackling city, neighbourhood and community issues.

If you have ambition for yourself and this city, if you thrive on challenges and getting results, share our values and strive to make others feel valued, we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion in confidence, please contact:

Marek Dobrowolski - Partner, Lead for Place, Regeneration & Partnerships on + 44 7793 529 576 or Marek.Dobrowolski@berwickpartners.co.uk

Ardiana Hashani - Researcher on +44 7392 113 183 or Ardiana.Hashani@berwickpartners.co.uk

(Closing date for applications: Friday 24th March, 9am)

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Director, Commercial and Companies – Salary: £96,050 - £113,000

As our Director of Commercial and Companies you will be able to leverage assets and operate in a professional landscape with few peers. This is a new, far reaching and exciting role with responsibility for the strategic leadership and advice on the council’s commercial strategy. This includes the current portfolio of investments & shareholdings, with a focus on the city council’s commercial operations (wholly owned trading companies, joint ventures & partnerships).

Working across the council and with a range of partners, we will look to you for strategic financial advice, as well as performance and the balance of risk/reward and structuring of investment deals - providing commercial advice regarding our major investments and developments. You will lead teams managing the Council’s commercial assets such as Markets, Halls, Ferry Terminal and the council oversight of the M&S Bank Arena.

The role calls for someone with energy and innovation, able to identify external funding and opportunities for income generation.

Your sector background is less important than your attitude, experience and approach to generating income opportunities. You will be innovative, financially astute and commercially strong and driven. You will identify with our values and be adept at working with clients, customers, partners and a raft of stakeholders to help deliver the Councils objectives.

If you are excited by this opportunity and your values and ambition resonate with ours then we look forward to receiving your application.

For an informal discussion in confidence, please contact:

Marek Dobrowolski - Partner, Lead for Place, Regeneration & Partnerships on + 44 7793 529 576 or Marek.Dobrowolski@berwickpartners.co.uk

(Closing date for applications: Monday 24th April, 9am)

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