Assistant Director, Planning Services
Up to £75,000 per annum
Cirencester

Lead the charge in planning transformation!

Proud, passionate, ambitious – it couldn’t be a more exciting time to work for Cotswold District Council. We’re searching for the very best people to join us!

It’s all change for Cotswold District Council. We’re bringing back inhouse a number of services that were previously outsourced, to help us take the council in an exciting new direction shaped around the needs of our residents, businesses, and communities. We’re busy creating a council that’s proactive and responsive in a fast-changing environment.

We’re looking for people who share our vision and ambition, who are innovative and creative in how we deliver services, have tenacity and a ‘can do’ attitude, and, most importantly, agree with us that silos are only for grain!

The Cotswolds is recognised as a fantastic place to live, visit, and do business. Cirencester was recently voted the best place to live in the South West. We’ve got cutting edge green aviation businesses located at Kemble Airport and internationally recognised food safety business Campden BRI in the north Cotswolds. But we know we can go further.

We seek an inspiring leader for the newly created role of Assistant Director, Planning Services. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and executing a transformation programme to ensure our organisation offers the most exceptional planning services. As part of this transformation, you’ll embed a fresh vision and create new values to inspire our expert teams. We’re looking for someone with strong leadership qualities and the tenacity to drive change, whilst working closely with the Chief Executive and Director of Communities & Place to influence the council’s overarching strategic direction.

In this role, you’ll craft the future of our ‘place-shaping’ services, particularly through initiatives such as the Cirencester Town Masterplan. Your responsibilities will include designing and implementing a planning transformation review, developing collaborative relationships across the council, and ensuring we deliver an exemplary service that maximises opportunities for income generation and sustainability. You’ll inspire a culture of responsiveness and collaboration with stakeholders, developers, and agents to enhance our service delivery.

Effective leadership and team development are crucial to our success. You will lead a forward-thinking team and create opportunities for innovation, digitalisation, and growth. In this unique role, we do not require you to be a qualified planner. What’s more important to us is your ability to lead, transform, and innovate services to create a planning function like no other.

If you’re motivated by the challenge of playing a key role in shaping a sustainable and modern planning service within a vibrant community, we want to hear from you.

Click on the 'apply button' to apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Helen Anderson (07534 602845) at our recruitment partner, Tile Hill.

Closing date: Midnight on Friday 8th November 2024.

Cotswold District Council is an accredited member of the Disability Confident scheme. As part of this, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. If you would like to apply against this scheme, please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email to inclusion@tile-hill.co.uk