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Corporate Director of Regeneration, Economy and Growth

Salary: £166,434

One of the biggest unitary councils in the country, and the largest economy in the North-East - our county is alive with energy, enterprise and potential. We are home to a diverse and growing range of innovative businesses, home to amazing cultural assets, unique landscapes, a Unesco world heritage site and a renowned world class University. County Durham is a great place to live and work, and offers a unique blend of opportunity, challenge and exceptional quality of life for an outstanding and innovative leader who can continue to lead our ambitious agenda for change and innovation.

Our potential is enormous and with the development of the new North-East Combined Authority and the recent devolution white paper, we are uniquely placed to deliver on our ambition to enhance County Durham’s ability to promote itself as a great place to live, visit, work, invest in and study. Critically, we are focused on continuing our journey to build a strong and sustainable economy and opportunity for our communities to develop and grow, leaving no one behind. This is the most exciting time to join our team and shape a future.

In this high-profile, strategic leadership role you will enable pace of growth and sustainable change - to help us realise the opportunities outlined in our Inclusive Economic Strategy. You’ll play a key role in leading the authority’s commitment to deliver integrated services that enable growth, and support our communities to fully benefit from truly transformative opportunities.

Delivering on our commitment to grow our local economy in an inclusive and sustainable way, you’ll build, nurture and sustain effective multi-agency partnerships across the county and the wider region, ensuring the delivery of integrated, joined-up, fit for purpose and responsive services. This is about place-making at pace - for business, for communities and in partnership.

If you have the energy, enthusiasm and skills to make a real impact and deliver the best possible outcomes, then we would like to hear from you. For a confidential discussion about this exciting role, please contact our consultants at Penna: Nick Raper on 07715 690 463 or Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415.

Closing date: Friday 14^th February 2025.

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Corporate Director Neighbourhoods and Climate Change

Salary: £166,434

There is a real vibrancy and excitement around County Durham and the council’s ambitious future aspirations for our residents and communities. We are the largest council in the region and are committed to playing a central role regionally and nationally. We’re a forward-thinking area with a strong sense of community. Our friendly people, fascinating history and beautiful natural environment, from the dales to the coast, are what makes our county great.

With the upcoming retirement of our current Corporate Director, we now offer an exciting opportunity for an exceptional, experienced, and dynamic leader ready to take the next step in their career. This role is key to ensuring we continue providing outstanding services to our residents, communities, businesses, and visitors, while protecting and nurturing our exceptional natural environment and guiding us towards a sustainable, low-carbon future.

Reporting to our Chief Executive, in this high-profile, strategic leadership role you will lead the development and delivery of our approach to climate change and environment across the diverse range of front-line services within the portfolio. You’ll play a key role in leading the authority’s commitment to deliver exceptional services and your leadership of our large, diverse and dispersed workforce will help us to deliver our ambitious environmental agenda, whilst maximising productivity, improving collaboration and driving culture change.

Supporting our commitment to deliver a cleaner, greener future for our county in an inclusive and sustainable way, you’ll build, nurture and sustain effective multi-agency partnerships across the county and the wider region, ensuring the delivery of integrated, joined-up, fit for purpose and responsive services. Equally important to us is your style of leadership, you’ll be a role model for best practice and innovation, an environmental champion, able to inspire and encourage our committed, dedicated workforce and partners to deliver on our key priorities across our communities. You will thrive on the challenge presented by the size and scale of one of the country’s largest unitary councils.

If you have the energy, enthusiasm and skills to make a real impact and deliver the best possible outcomes, then we would like to hear from you. For a confidential discussion about this exciting role, please contact our consultants at Penna:

Nick Raper on 07715 690 463 or email: nick.raper@penna.com or Ali Tasker on 07514 728 114 or email: ali.tasker@penna.com

Closing date: Noon on Friday 28th February 2025.

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