Seaford (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£44,711 per annum
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Job introduction
Salary: £44,711 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: 12 January 2025
Interview date: 16 and 20 January 2025
How to apply:
Please visit our website for the recruitment pack: https://www.seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/vacancies/
Who to contact if you have a query:
Please contact: Georgia.raeburn@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk
About the role
Are you a positive senior leader looking for a new opportunity? Do you thrive on variety? Are you able to find the balance between strategic activities and supporting operational delivery and reactiveness?
Seaford Town Council is seeking a senior leader to manage the delivery of its external services, projects and its large portfolio of assets, in accordance with its Strategic Plan and duties as land and asset custodian.
You will work closely with the Town Clerk and senior leadership team to bridge the gap between local council governance and operational or commercial activities. At times, the two can feel slightly contradictory, so you will work together to navigate the best approach to be taken.
You will be responsible for implementing decisions of the Town Council, managing departmental staff, finances, extensive services and other resources vested in it, and for monitoring, negotiating and reviewing agreements, contracts and other arrangements on the Town Council’s behalf.
You will be responsible for leading, motivating and developing the departmental teams. Being the Projects & Facilities team at the Town Council offices and the Town Council-owned Seaford Head Golf Course.
As an employer, we believe that experience and knowledge can develop and grow within the business if you have the right attitude and personal skills to bring to the role. You will be a confident and professional people leader, who understands and practises the value of great communication and positive management of working and strategic relationships. You will be a master in the art of delegation, ensuring that your teams are empowered and coached in their roles. As a public body, there are very set working practices and approval processes, so you will need to be comfortable working in this way and have the patience to ensure due process is followed. There will always be a degree of operational involvement and reactiveness required but you will understand the importance of prioritising the time required to undertake your role of senior leader - scrutinising, analysing and satisfying yourself of how activities are progressing.
We are offering you a warm team to join in central Seaford, reassurance of a secure job with a public sector employer that understand and practises its duty of care to its staff, flexibility with your working hours and/or to carry out hybrid work at times (although you will need to be within a commutable distance of Seaford), a competitive public sector salary and pension and importantly, a role that you can take ownership of and thrive in!
The hours of the post are 37 hours per week, across five days.
Recruitment Process Information:
Seaford Town Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.
Both internal and external applications must be made electronically using the Town Council’s application form.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 12th January 2025. First interviews will be held on Thursday 16th January and second interviews on Monday 20th January.
We are closed over the Christmas period but will be back on Monday 6th January. If you’d like to have an informal discussion with us about this role, please email us on hr@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk and we’ll reach out promptly in the new year to arrange this.
The Town Council reserves the right to close this vacancy early.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.