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Assistant Director – Exchequer Services

An outstanding opportunity to join the corporate leadership team of an ambitious London Borough and play a strategic role in a and forward-looking council

£75,467 to £113,197pa plus lease car contribution

London Borough of Bromley (hybrid-working options available)

Reporting to the Director of Finance, and leading a small and high-performing team, you will be responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership for the council’s exchequer services: managing the council’s Exchequer Services Contract and also overseeing circa £600m of payments and £400m income annually.

This role calls for a finance professional who is keen to lead exchequer services, whilst also joining the council’s CLT and having the opportunity to contribute corporately to a broad range of issues in an ambitious and forward-looking council.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and sectors including those looking to take the next step into a role of seniority for the first time to experienced candidates interested in developing their corporate portfolio.

What is most important is that you share our client’s passion and commitment for continuing to be an excellent authority committed to delivering improved outcomes for residents and outstanding customer service.

The London Borough of Bromley are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

A generous remuneration package is offered, including competitive pay plus lease car contribution, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley REAL benefits scheme (Childcare Vouchers, Cycle2Work and a wide range of unique discounts).

For further information and to download a candidate briefing pack, please click the apply button below.

For a confidential discussion, please contact our retained CIPFA-Penna consultants: Andrew Tromans on 07805 226 301 or Priyesh Bhadressa on 07548 108 176.

(Closing Date: Sunday 12th May 2024)

Join us in shaping Lancashire’s future!

Director of Highways and Transport

Salary package up to £111,550 (pay award pending) flexible for an exceptional candidate.

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior leader looking for a rewarding and challenging role  within a flexible, dynamic and innovative local authority.

It’s an exciting time for Lancashire – we’re one of the fastest growing areas in the UK and it’s  our ambition to make it the best place to live, work, visit and prosper.

To do this, we need an exceptional candidate who can deliver on a broad and varied portfolio of  programmes that will improve our highways and deliver better connected infrastructure that links  opportunity to need and delivers travel choices that are safe, inclusive, affordable and low carbon.

Getting to work within our breathtaking county is just one of the rewards of this role.

To find out more and how to apply visit: https://lancashire.gov.uk/shapeourfuture/director-of-highways-and-transport/

For a confidential discussion contact Pete John on 07701 305617 or via: pete.john@penna.com or Zara Bruton on 07743 980867 or via: zara.bruton@penna.com.

Closing Date: 3 May 2024

Support Services Director

Remuneration Package: Up to £144,000

Location: Chester and surrounding area / London

Help us change lives for the better – Grosvenor Hart Homes

About us:

Grosvenor Hart Homes is a pioneering social enterprise on a mission to improve the life chances of vulnerable children, young people, and their families by providing high-quality affordable homes simultaneously paired with employment and wellbeing support programmes, tailored around the needs of individuals.

The role:

As our Support Services Director, you’ll be at the forefront of our mission, driving the delivery, evaluation, and enhancement of our support services. It’s not just about leading – it’s about shaping the future of care and empowerment for those who need it most. Our services are currently at pilot stage, and we are looking for an experienced Director to grow these services through to implementation and beyond. You will work closely in partnership with local councils, as key partners, to build support services for children, young people and families which set new standards of outstanding holistic care.

About you:

We are looking for a visionary leader. Our Director of Support Services will spearhead the transformation of lives and communities. Leading from the front you’ll craft and execute a strategic roadmap that propels our support services to new heights of impact and sustainability. Your passion for innovation will drive the development of cutting-edge solutions, leveraging emerging technology to revolutionise the support we offer to vulnerable children, young people and families.

With a proven track record of director-level experience in the children’s services sector, you’re no stranger to delivering tangible outcomes and forging strategic partnerships. You will have knowledge and experience of commissioning services for children and families. You will be commercially minded and driven by success.

Your leadership style inspires excellence, fostering a culture of collaboration and empowerment within our team. With a keen eye for detail and a drive for continuous improvement, you’ll ensure every aspect of our support services exceeds expectations, from operational efficiency to customer experience. Aligning with our values of integrity, trust, and respect you will see these as guiding principles that define your every action.

Are you ready to make your mark?

Join Grosvenor Hart Homes if you too see this as not just a job but as a chance to change lives and leave a positive legacy that will last for generations.

For further information and to apply please visit: https://www.leadingrosvenorharthomes.com/

For an informal exploratory conversation please contact our Penna Consultants: Carol Coyle on 07500887849 or at carol.coyle@penna.com or Amin Aziz on 07709514141 or at amin.aziz@penna.com

Closing date: 1st May 2024

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Social Work for Children in Need of Help and Protection

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting children, young people and their families at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll work closely with the Deputy Strategic Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help and provide strategic leadership, vision and direction for social work services responsible for supporting children in need of help and protection to enable the delivery of the Council’s Thrive Agenda, to give all children the best start in life.

As a key member of the Children and Families Social Work management team you’ll provide policy direction and contribute to the wider corporate priorities, vision and values, engaging with other service areas to achieve better outcomes for children, young people and their families.

You will help us to deliver of vision for services and support to children in need of help and protection. We are proud of our strong relational approach to social work practice and are ambitious for our children and young people. We have a strong early help offer and are committed to supporting children to  live within their families through innovative service deliver which supports sustained change.  

You’ll be a qualified social worker, confident in social work practice, with significant experience of working with children and young people.

For further information please go to https://www.leadinggateshead.com/

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Ali Tasker: 07514 724 114, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141.

(Closing Date - Tuesday 7th May 2024, midnight)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Children in Care Services and Resources

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families and young people in our care at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities, to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll provide strategic leadership, vision and direction for the Children in Care and Resources services, working closely with the Deputy Strategic Director for Children’s Social Care and Early Help services to enable the delivery of the Council’s Thrive Agenda, to give all children the best start in life.

As a key member of the Children and Families Social Work management team you’ll build on our innovative approaches to service delivery, engaging with other service areas and partners to develop new ways of working to achieve better outcomes for the children and young people in our care and those who are care experienced.

You will help us to deliver our vision for children in our care and those who are care experienced. We are proud of our strong relational approach to social work practice and are ambitious for our children and young people. We want them to help us to shape the services that support and care for them and for them to be centrally involved in the decisions that affect their care and their lives. We have ambitious plans to ensure we continue to develop sufficient loving homes close to Gateshead which you will support us to develop and deliver.  

You’ll be a qualified social worker, confident in social work practice and familiar with best practice initiatives in service delivery, with significant experience of working with children and young people.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Ali Tasker: 07514 724 114, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141. For further information about the role please visit: https://www.leadinggateshead.com/

(Closing Date: Tuesday 7th May 2024, midnight)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Community Safety, Resilience and Emergency Planning

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll provide strategic leadership, vision and direction for Community Safety and Resilience and Emergency Planning in line with the Council’s Thrive Agenda, Health and Wellbeing Strategy and other key priorities.

Working closely with our Director of Public Health, Directorates across the Council and our external partners, you will lead and develop a public health approach to crime and community safety, enabling healthier, safer, and resilient communities in Gateshead.

You’ll bring extensive experience of multi-agency / partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies at a senior management level and strategic experience in local, regional and national policy, community safety and resilience matters.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Ali Tasker: 07514 724 114, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141. For further information about the roles please visit: https://www.leadinggateshead.com/

(Closing Date: Tuesday 7th May 2024, midnight)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Adult Social Care Delivery - Working Age, Protection and Quality Standards Services

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We’re proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll manage the assessment of need, care delivery / planning, review, personalisation and safeguarding of adults to the highest standards to promote independence, choice, and control. Your senior management and budgetary experience will be underpinned by knowledge of the national and local agenda for care services and experience of developing strategies and commissioning.

You’ll be a qualified social worker with experience of working with adults in need and vulnerable adults.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Carol Coyle: 07500 887 849, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141. For further information about the roles please visit:  https://www.leadinggateshead.com/

(Closing Date: Tuesday 7th May 2024, midnight)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of Adult Social Care Delivery - Locality, Prevention and Discharge, and Enablement and Independence Services

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We’re proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high-quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll manage the assessment of need, care delivery / planning, review, personalisation and safeguarding of adults to the highest standards to promote independence, choice, and control, and lead the Councils in house direct care services. Your senior management and budgetary experience will be underpinned by knowledge of the national and local agenda for care services and experience of developing strategies and commissioning.

You could have a Social Work, Nursing or AHP degree level qualification and/or extensive senior management experience in Local Authority Adult Social Care Service management. In either case you’ll be experienced in working with adults in need and vulnerable adults.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Carol Coyle: 07500 887 849, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463, or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141. For further information about the roles please visit:  https://www.leadinggateshead.com/

(Closing Date: Tuesday 7th May 2024, midnight)

Gateshead Council

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

Head of All Age Commissioning

Salary: £71,000 to £81,000

Here at Gateshead Council, we believe that ‘The strength of Gateshead is the people of Gateshead’. When times are tough, we come together and deliver for one another, working tirelessly for the benefit of our communities, putting people and families at the heart of everything that we do.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and the delivery of high quality services. We embrace our diversity, culture and heritage and have a relentless focus on reducing inequalities to make Gateshead a place for everyone to enjoy because we embrace diversity and want everyone to feel included.

If you share our vision and can demonstrate your commitment to our values, we have a number of new roles that will help us to deliver our mission to the borough’s residents.

In this exciting new role, you’ll lead and manage the commissioning, contract management and quality assurance functions for children and families, older adults, and people of working age, you will ensure evidence based and outcome focused functions and solutions.

With experience of working with children or adults in need and knowledge of the national and local agenda for care functions, you will have managed diverse multi-disciplinary teams and have experience of developing strategies and function design or commissioning.

You’ll have extensive knowledge and experience of strategic commissioning of either Children’s and/or Adults’ services and a track record of transforming teams to deliver improved performance and service quality.

For a confidential discussion with a Penna consultant please contact Carol Coyle: 07500 887 849, or Nick Raper: 07715 690 463 or Amin Aziz: 07709 514 141. For further information about the roles please visit: https://www.leadinggateshead.com/

(Closing Date: Tuesday 7th May 2024, midnight)

Rail & Roads Director

Competitive salary: Circa £126k to £147k pa – pay award pending

Contract: Full-time, permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Transport for the North (TfN) to join our senior leader team as our next Rail & Roads Director. You will be at the forefront of how we transform the north to create lasting change that will be felt for generations to come.

About TfN

TfN is the UK’s first sub-national transport body. We bring the North’s Local Transport Authorities and business leaders together, enabling our region to speak with one voice on the transport infrastructure investment needed to drive transformational growth and rebalance the UK economy. Our vision is of a thriving North of England, where world class transport supports sustainable economic growth, excellent quality of life and improved opportunities for all.

Who we are looking for

We are looking to recruit a strategic leader to build strong and inclusive partnerships and support in the development and implementation of an integrated approach to pan-Northern strategic transport planning. The post holder will provide leadership, direction and drive efficiencies across our Rail, Roads and Connected Mobility teams, as well as being the lead officer for TfN on the Northern Powerhouse Rail Co-sponsors’ Board and the Rail North Partnership; and working closely with the Rail North Committee Chair to help regulate the rail network in the North of England.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive the successful candidate will lead key workstreams ensuring that all activities and outputs from TfN’s Rail & Roads Directorate are integrated as part of the Strategic Transport Plan – which outlines the need for investment in transport across the North and identifies the priority areas for improved connectivity – and to ensure that solutions are complementary to each other.

We’re looking for an individual who stimulates innovation, enriches debate and discussion and advocates a fact-based approach to developing long-term strategies to achieve the best outcomes for TfN and our region working closely with our members, partners and other key stakeholders.

It is an exciting time to work for the organisation, the rail and road network will be the cornerstone of how we transform the north; and as Director you will be at the forefront of how we drive that change. The year ahead poses many challenges for the sector and the regions, from the government’s draft Rail Reform Bill to the general election, and this role is about how we reach the ambition of a transport network the north’s 15 million people deserve and make lasting transformative change for generations to come.

If this sounds like a challenge you can rise to, then we would very much like to hear from you.

What's on offer for the successful applicant

Competitive base salary depending on experience, coupled with an excellent benefits package, and fantastic degree of flexible working which will see you work remotely, with a requirement to regularly work from our offices in Central Manchester.

For further information please visit https://www.transportforthenorthleaders.com/

For an informal discussion about this exciting role, please contact: Pete John on 07701 305617 or via pete.john@penna.com or Zara Bruton on 07743 980 867 or via zara.bruton@penna.com

Closing date: 12 Noon, Wednesday, 1st May 2024

Preliminary Interview: Wednesday, 15th May 2024

Final selection event: Friday, 31st May 2024

Candidates wishing to apply for this role on a secondment basis of up to two years will be considered.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from women, members of ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, all applications will be considered on their merit.

Join us – and build the future we want

Chief Executive - c£136,000

Location: Kings Lynn and West Norfolk

Our borough isn't just a great place to live, work or visit - it's a place with ambition. With a four-year strategy already in place, King's Lynn and West Norfolk is building for the future. What we need now is a Chief Executive to provide focused leadership to ensure we deliver our plans. This is a hugely exciting role with a council that has a clear vision.

As Chief Executive, you will lead the organisation, working with senior colleagues to deliver council services and our corporate strategy. You will advise Elected Members and work with Cabinet to ensure that our strategic priorities are implemented. Ensuring the council engages and develops its relationships with staff, local communities, businesses and partners will be a key priority for you, as you work collaboratively with others to deliver benefits for West Norfolk. Fulfilling the statutory role of Head of Paid Service, acting as the Returning Officer in the borough and being an ambassador for the council makes this a role with many hats - but ones you will relish wearing.

As you would expect, there are challenges for the council and this role. Housing, climate change, healthy living, heritage and development are all on our agenda and we are undertaking a range of projects to tackle these issues. With your 'can do' style and political nous, you will take steps to ensure these are delivered skilfully and with passion.

To join us, you will need a degree or full professional qualification and experience of leadership in a complex organisation. Ideally, you will have worked in the public sector, but this isn't essential. It's more important that you can deliver corporate strategies, policies and objectives. Crucial to your success will be your communication skills - you will be adept at building relationships with staff, councillors and all areas of the community and committed to delivering fantastic services.

This is a rare opportunity to be a Chief Executive with a council that has great ambitions. If you share our drive for improvement, we would like to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact : Julie Towers on 07764 791 736 or at Julie.Towers@penna.com or Amin Aziz on 07709 514 141 or at Amin.Aziz@Penna.com

If you share our drive for improvement, we would like to hear from you.

For further details and to express your interest, please visit www.leadingkingslynnwestnorfolk.com

To apply for this role, please click the 'apply' button below

(Closing Date: Sunday 28th April, midnight)

AREA COMMANDER

States of Jersey Fire & Rescue

We’re a Service on the move and we are ambitious. Our small ‘island nation’ context creates a complex and challenging operating environment and we want you to help lead us through our generational opportunity to develop.

Working alongside senior colleagues, as well as deputising for the Deputy Chief Fire Officer when required, you will:

- Provide positive, visible and engaging leadership across our wholetime and on-call teams, ensuring effective emergency response, including the Fire Control function;

- Working with the Area Commander (Fire Safety) to support the delivery of the service’s prevention and protection priorities;

- Ensure SJFRS is a good partner in Jersey’s wider resilience agenda and;

- Form part of the strategic command rota, leading and supporting people to resolve larger and more complex emergencies.

To be successful you will:

- Be credible, compelling and diplomatic with the ability to work confidently at the political level as well as with stakeholders;

- Be operating at the strategic ‘Leading the Service’ level in the National Fire Chiefs Council’s Leadership Framework as a strategic manager in a Fire and Rescue Service;

- Be competent and current in incident command at Levels 3 and 4;

- Be passionate, skilful and effective as a people leader, innovating and empowering those around you and;

- Be confident leading teams through complexity and ambiguity and responding to people and community needs.

For further information, please click here

To download a candidate briefing pack, please click here

When applying, please submit your CV and supporting statement outlining how you meet the NFCC leadership framework criteria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiVgbrB2wnc

For an informal conversation about these opportunities, please contact Andrew Tromans at andrew.tromans@Penna.com or 07805 226 301 or Tom McElroy-Williams at tom.McElroyWilliams@penna.com or 07895 300 517

Closing Date: Midnight, Wednesday 24th April 2024

DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER

States of Jersey Fire & Rescue

We are a very small service but our role, in protecting a small, island nation is influential and varied because we shape and drive the development of legislation as well as enforcing it and Jersey is home to a notable range of hazards and risks that we must be able to respond to. This means our Deputy Chief Fire Officer needs to be a proven strategic thinker with broad experience, covering not only prevention, protection and response but the full scope of corporate functions at the strategic level.

As well as deputising for the Chief Fire Officer in delivering the Minister’s priorities, the role of the DCFO is to:

- Provide a positive, visible and engaging leadership presence across the service, for leadership team colleagues and more broadly in the communities we serve;

- Supported by two Area Commanders, lead the delivery of prevention, protection and response services, including SJFRS’s role in the island’s wider resilience agenda;

- Supported by a dedicated team, lead on operational policy, improvement, innovation, risk and assurance and;

- Form part of the strategic command rota, leading and supporting people to resolve larger and more complex emergencies.

To be successful you will:

- Be credible, compelling and diplomatic with the ability to work confidently at the political level as well as with stakeholders;

- Be operating at the strategic ‘Leading the Service’ level in the National Fire Chiefs Council’s Leadership Framework as a strategic manager (Area Manager or above) in a Fire and Rescue Service;

- Be competent and current in incident command at Levels 3 and 4;

- Be passionate, skilful and effective as a people leader, innovating and empowering those around you and;

- Be confident leading teams through complexity and ambiguity and responding to people and community needs.

For further information, please click here

To download a candidate briefing pack, please click here

When applying, please submit your CV and supporting statement outlining how you meet the NFCC leadership framework criteria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiVgbrB2wnc

For an informal conversation about these opportunities, please contact Andrew Tromans at andrew.tromans@Penna.com or 07805 226 301 or Tom McElroy-Williams at tom.McElroyWilliams@penna.com or 07895 300 517

Closing Date: Midnight, Wednesday 24th April 2024