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Director, Growth and Communities

Employer
Kent County Council
Location
Kent
Salary
Attractive Remuneration Package      
Closing date
29 Jan 2021

Job Details

This is a great time to join Kent County Council.  As the biggest County Council in the country, there is a fantastic opportunity to make a big difference. Our focus is to work as one council to design and deliver a cohesive, modern, effective and efficient public service offer for all Kent’s residents, businesses and communities, working effectively together across the council and with our partners.  Kent is a great county to live in too, with excellent schools, vibrant towns, a spectacular coastline, rolling green hills and beautiful scenery that blends in with the many historic buildings.

Kent has experienced significant growth in recent years and continues to adapt to the challenges it faces to ensure the services of the authority meet the needs of an expanding population. 

During the course of the last year the Administration has refocused the Five-year Plan in order to develop our Interim Strategic Plan “Setting the Course” outlining five key challenges to enable sustainable recovery and growth for our County.

A strategic economic development role, the Director, Growth and Communities will represent the Council, enabling it to deliver its ambitions for their environment, physical community infrastructure and non-structural reform.

The role will increase partnering activity with Kent communities and with other private and public sector organisations such as the Local Enterprise Partnership, Chamber and ALMOs; unlocking potential in the considerable assets and land that the county holds.  A newly created role, the Director will support the Corporate Director in leading sustainable business growth, strategic infrastructure planning and community initiatives including libraries, culture and the arts, improving the lives of all Kent residents and the economy of Kent.  As a progressive and ambitious County Council, Kent invites and encourages creative thinking and you will be surrounded by like-minded peers.

A strategic thinker with operational understanding, your background will outline your successes and contributions to communities and local economies. This may have been within local government or perhaps as a partner to local authorities. You will have a track record of developing beneficial and commercial partnerships, with a broad range of organisations and have held responsibility for leading on a range of growth and community related strategies.

We are keen to work with exceptional individuals who have the energy, ideas and ambition to make a sustained difference to the people of Kent; someone who shares our commitment to improving the quality of life of our residents and is able to maximise their impact through working in partnership across the Council and with other organisations.

For more information and to apply for this role please visit www.faerfield.co.uk/kentcc  For a confidential discussion speak to our consultants at Faerfield: Martin Tucker on 0113 532 5900 or Dawn Faulkner on 0121 312 3755

Closing date: 29 January 2021 

Company

In East Kent, tourism is a major industry and the attractions include world famous Canterbury and seaside resorts like Broadstairs and Margate. The landscape is ideal for cycling, horse riding and walking, there are many footpaths and bridleways including the North Downs Way. The county thrives on its reputation as the Gateway to Europe and its use as the United Kingdom's principal access to the continent through ports like Dover, Folkestone, Ramsgate, Dartford and Sheerness is increasing rapidly. Major development has taken place on the coast and inland associated with the construction of the Channel Tunnel. One of the largest business parks in Europe is being developed jointly with American developer Rouse (Kent), and is known as Kings Hill. Kent has also traditionally been regarded as the Garden of England, deriving from the quality of its agriculture and in particular the intensive fruit, vegetable and hop production. Traditional Kentish industries like papermaking and cement manufacture are located in North and Mid-Kent, particularly along the banks of the Rivers Thames and Medway. The ease of access to neighbouring London and the lure of a decent house in pleasant surroundings have attracted many new residents from the capital.

Company info
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Telephone
0845 824 7247
Location
Sessions House
County Hall
Kent
GB

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