Chief Executive - ABC13774

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Aberdeen City Council is seeking an exceptional leader to guide one of Scotland's largest local authorities. As Chief Executive you will work closely with elected members, partners and communities to provide strategic leadership for one of Scotland's largest local authorities and ensure high-quality services for the people of Aberdeen.

Aberdeen is entering an important period in its development. You will help ensure the Council is well placed to respond to opportunities while continuing to

Qualifications

• Experience leading a large, complex organisation.
• Proven ability to advise and work with elected members, boards or governance structures.
• Strong political awareness, judgement and resilience in public contexts.
• Experience guiding organisations through transformation, financial challenge or significant public service issues.
• Demonstrated ability to use evidence and engagement to support sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Aberdeen City Council and ensure high-quality services for residents.
• Lead a workforce of around 9,000 employees and work with elected members, partners and communities.
• Oversee investment, regeneration projects and long-term development while maintaining public service values.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Political awareness

Governance experience

Public sector leadership

Financial & budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Media relations

Change management

Team leadership

Education

Degree level education

Job description

Further information about this exciting opportunity can be found

here

Aberdeen City Council is seeking an exceptional leader to guide one of Scotland's largest local authorities.

Leading a workforce of around 9,000 employees, as Chief Executive you will work closely with elected members, partners and communities to provide strategic leadership for one of Scotland's largest local authorities and ensure high-quality services for the people of Aberdeen.

Aberdeen is entering an important period in its development. Investment, economic diversification and long-term regeneration projects are creating new opportunities for the city and the region. As Chief Executive, you will help ensure the Council is well placed to respond to these opportunities while continuing to deliver for residents.

In return, you will join a council with ambitious plans, committed colleagues and a willingness to embrace new approaches.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and leadership experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional and leadership development.

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• Successful strategic leadership within a large, complex organisation.
• Experience of advising and working effectively with elected members, boards or equivalent governance structures.
• Strong political awareness, judgement and resilience, including the ability to operate effectively at the interface between elected members, senior officers, partners and communities.
• Experience of leading organisations through significant and complex transformation, organisational change, financial challenge or major public service challenge.
• Experience of using evidence, insight and engagement to support sound judgement in complex public service contexts.
• Experience of leading high-performing senior teams and developing organisational capability.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness, including responsibility for significant budgets and resources.
• Excellent communication, engagement and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to public service values, ethical leadership, impartiality, transparency and the highest standards of conduct.
• Experience of representing an organisation publicly, including working effectively with the media, government and senior external stakeholders.
• A demonstrable track record of influencing across organisational boundaries and building strategic partnerships that deliver improved outcomes.

Candidates should demonstrate a clear understanding of:

• The challenges and opportunities facing local government and public services.
• Effective governance, accountability and public sector leadership.
• Strategic financial management and Best Value principles.
• Partnership working and place-based leadership.
• The legislative and policy environment within which local government operates, including the democratic, ethical and statutory responsibilities of senior public office.

Terms and conditions of employment:

The terms and conditions of employment associated with this role are in accordance with and subject to collective agreements negotiated from time to time by the Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officials of Local authorities, set out in the SJNC Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Chief Officials (the 'Chief Officials Book'), as supplemented by local collective agreements reached with trade unions recognised by the Council.

Hours of work:

It is expected that to undertake the job role you will work reasonable hours as required, but not less than a minimum of 35 hours per week, and given the nature of the role, we expect a flexible approach to working the hours necessary to meet the demands of the role.

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.For further information, please see our

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families:

[e-mail]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.