Salary: Package up to £81,000 per annum

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is an ambitious local authority with big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead.

With one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park.

The Council is also leading on a number of significant projects, including the £26m redevelopment of its leisure centre and the business case development of the Future High Streets Project.

Against this exciting backdrop, we are looking for a strategic leader to help continue our ambitious programme of work.

You will have an excellent track record of achievement at a senior level within a large, complex and ideally political environment, along with substantial experience of championing and leading a number of strategic projects.

We can offer you a varied and challenging role with opportunities for professional development and would be happy to consider secondment opportunities for this role.

If you are as ambitious as we are, you enjoy a challenge and you are looking to further your career in a dynamic environment, apply now and become part of an exciting team driving Great Yarmouth forward.

For details, download a full specification for this position:

• Job Description / Person Specification

Working for Great Yarmouth Borough Council

• Corporate Plan: The Plan
• Political structure: great-yarmouth.cmis.uk.com/great-yarmouth/Councillors.aspx
• Senior management structure: PDF document

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Sheila Oxtoby, Chief Executive, on 01493 846300 or Kate Watts, Strategic Director, on 01493 846547.

How to apply

Please submit your CV detailing your full employment history and current salary, and a covering letter of no more than 4 sides of A4 showing how you meet the job description and person specification to Rebecca Waldron, HR Manager at Great Yarmouth Borough Council, (rebecca.waldron@great-yarmouth.gov.uk).

Closing date for the above post: Friday 2 August 2019.

The interviews for this post will be held on Friday 9 August 2019.

We offer a friendly working environment with attractive terms and conditions, including generous holiday entitlement and flexible working.

The Council operates an equal opportunities policy and we welcome applications from all parts of the community.