Director
Salary: £95,083 - £100,818
Mid and East Antrim is a vibrant Borough in Northern Ireland, offering a rich history and heritage, a proven track record of industry and innovation, and opportunities to enjoy a high quality of life filled with nature, culture, sport, and leisure.
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has embarked on a programme of transformational change to ensure that the organisation has the agility, structures, processes, and strategic leadership in place to deliver on our ambitious plans.
This improvement journey is aimed at enhancing service delivery, modernising ways of working, increasing efficiencies and fostering stronger community engagement.
As highlighted in our transformation journey, this role will play a key part in driving improvement, strengthening governance, and supporting the delivery of high-quality services to our residents.
We are now seeking to appoint an inspirational Director* to our new senior leadership team. Reporting to and supporting the Chief Executive, the postholder will provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of services- in the short term with focus on corporate and support functions, ensuring effective governance, service delivery, and organisational performance.
We are looking for a visionary leader who can help reshape the Council to meet future needs. The successful candidate will lead a strong, collaborative senior team and drive a positive organisational culture rooted in shared values and behaviours. You will create an environment where staff are motivated to deliver high-quality services and will guide strategic decision-making, ensuring that the Council remains responsive and effective in meeting the needs of its residents.
The postholder will play a key role in supporting the Council’s ongoing transformation and improvement programme, contributing to strategic leadership across the organisation and working in partnership with Elected Members, senior officers, and external stakeholders to deliver the Council’s ambitions.
*Director appointments are generic leadership roles to give agility to Council. In a previous recruitment exercise 3 Director appointments have been made and portfolios assigned. The current vacancy will be allocated with responsibility for Corporate and Support Services and as with all Director appointments portfolio responsibility may change.
Please click the APPLY button to be redirected to Clarendon Executive website to download an application form and detailed candidate brief with further information on the role. Alternatively, to arrange a confidential conversation please contact Claire McKee of Clarendon Executive.
Closing date: 10am on Monday 13 April
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is an equal opportunities employer.