Assistant Director, Corporate & Support Services (CSS)

4c Executive; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

4C Executive is partnering with Mid & East Antrim Borough Council to appoint an Assistant Director of Corporate & Support Services in Ballymena. The role leads transformation across the CSS directorate, building high-performing teams and delivering value-for-money services.

The successful candidate will report to the Director, collaborate with senior officers and Members, drive innovative improvements, and model council values while guiding teams through change and strategic delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree or postgraduate qualification.
• 3 years’ senior management experience leading service delivery, improvement and change.
• Experience leading diverse services in a complex unionised environment.
• Experience delivering high-quality, outcomes-focused delivery.
• Experience shaping strategic service improvement and transformational change.
• Experience building high performing teams with inspirational leadership.
• 5 years’ senior management experience when no degree.
• Senior Management defined as advising an Assistant Director (Tier 3) or above.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CSS Directorate and collaborate with senior officers to deliver the council’s objectives.
• Drive change and improvements, promoting values and high standards across the organisation.
• Lead teams to provide high quality, value-for-money services for residents and stakeholders.
• Engage with Elected Members, staff and trade unions to enable delivery of the Council’s priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Team development

Innovation

Education

Degree or postgraduate qualification

Job description

Type Permanent

Location Ballymena

Description

Applications close at 17:00 on 23rd November.

4C have partnered up with Mid & East Antrim Borough Council (MEA) as they seek to appoint an Assistant Director of Corporate & Support Services. MEA 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.

The Assistant Director of Corporate & Support Services reports to the Director and will work across organisational boundaries, as part of a wider MEA senior team, to transform how the Council delivers the Corporate Plan and associated priorities. Key to the role will be the need to lead, inspire and develop a range of teams to provide high quality, value for money services for residents and effective collaboration to enable the delivery of the Council’s ambitious agenda, through interactions with staff, Elected Members and other stakeholders.

As a member of the Council Management Team (Council Assistant Directors) and the CSS Directorate Management Team (CSS Director and Assistant Directors), the successful candidate will lead the directorate and collaborate with senior officers across the council and with Members and trade unions, to deliver the council’s objectives and priorities. The post holder will drive change and improvements both individually and collegiately promoting and demonstrating the values and behaviours of the council, whilst driving innovation and high standards.

The Assistant Director of Corporate & Support Services will be required to have the following:

• Degree or postgraduate qualification

AND

Be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have 3 years’ senior management* experience in an organisation leading service delivery, improvement and change to include:

• Experience of leading and managing diverse services within a complex unionised environment, involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and changing demands.
• Experience of leading and managing diverse services ensuring high-quality, responsive and outcomes-focused delivery that meets the needs of communities and stakeholders.
• Experience of shaping and delivering strategic service improvement and transformational change, enhancing effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and overall community outcomes.
• Experience of building high performing teams and providing inspirational leadership that drive a high-performance culture.
• A track record of being innovative, results driven and leading others to perform and transform.

OR

Where applicants do not hold the qualification set out above, they must demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have 5 years’ senior management* experience in an organisation leading service delivery, improvement and change to include:

• Experience of leading and managing diverse services within a complex unionised environment, involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and changing demands.
• Experience of leading and managing diverse services ensuring high-quality, responsive and outcomes-focused delivery that meets the needs of stakeholders.
• Experience of shaping and delivering strategic service improvement and transformational change, enhancing effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and overall community outcomes.
• Experience of building high performing teams and providing inspirational leadership that drive a high-performance culture.
• A track record of being innovative, results driven and leading others to perform and transform.

*Senior Management is defined as working directly to, including advising, an Assistant Director (Tier 3) or above.