Commercial & Transformation Manager

Forest of Dean District Council; Coleford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a visionary leader to drive innovation and transformation in public services. This role focuses on developing commercial strategies and marketing campaigns to maximize income and ensure financial sustainability. You will collaborate with various teams to embed a culture of creativity and customer focus, ultimately shaping the future of public services. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Agile working arrangements

27 days paid annual leave

Health cash plan

Generous pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car lease scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years in commercial leadership and transformation.
• Deep understanding of public sector financial sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver bold commercial strategies.
• Improve service efficiency through transformation.

Skills

Commercial Leadership

Transformation Management

Marketing Strategies

Budget Management

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Education

Degree in a Relevant Field

Job description

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Coleford

Do you want to shape the future of public services through innovation, transformation, and commercial growth?

Forest of Dean District Council is dedicated to creating a vibrant and sustainable future for our community. Our priorities are centred on fostering thriving communities by empowering and engaging residents, enhancing infrastructure, promoting community well-being, and ensuring social equity.

We are committed to decarbonisation and nature recovery, focusing on renewable energy transitions, energy efficiency, transport transformation, nature recovery, and food resilience. Additionally, we strive to build a sustainable economy through the promotion of a circular economy, robust business support, workforce skill development, sustainable town initiatives, and the preservation of natural capital.

About the role…

We’re looking for a visionary leader with sharp commercial acumen and a passion for public service innovation to join our team as Strategic Lead - Commercial & Service Transformation.

This is a unique and high-impact role at the heart of our organisation - ideal for someone who thrives on creativity, strategic thinking, and bringing people together to deliver lasting change.

Your key mission in this role will be to lead and deliver bold commercial strategies and marketing campaigns to maximise our income-generating services and support long-term financial sustainability. You will also champion organisation-wide transformation through modern service design, digital innovation, and systems thinking to ensure our services are fit for the future.

You’ll collaborate with senior managers, service leads, and front-line teams to challenge the status quo and embed a culture of creativity, commercial thinking, and customer focus. If you’re ready to turn ideas into action and lead meaningful change, we want to hear from you.

Some of your other responsibilities are:

• Improving service efficiency through end-to-end transformation using systems thinking and service design
• Embedding a commercial mindset across the organisation and encouraging entrepreneurial thinking
• Leading and mentoring cross-functional teams and initiatives to deliver tangible value
• Optimising digital tools, automation, and data insights to create cost-effective and customer-focused solutions
• Providing strategic leadership to Forest Linkline and Cotswold Careline services, exploring growth and diversification opportunities
• Identifying opportunities for collaborative commissioning and external funding to strengthen our service offer
• Driving sponsorship and advertising opportunities across the Council
• Monitoring performance and impact to demonstrate ROI and continuous improvement

This is a new role which will cover the Forest of Dean. Within the District, there are plenty of places to see and visit whether you love hiking or cycling. With our agile working ethos: you will be spoilt for choice.

You will need…

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field
• 5+ years of post-qualification experience in commercial leadership, transformation or marketing
• Deep understanding of public sector financial sustainability and commercial potential
• Confidence in managing budgets, influencing strategic direction, and leading cross-departmental collaboration
• Results-driven, forward-thinking and resilient under pressure
• You will be expected to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the service.
• There may be a requirement to work at other locations to meet the needs of the business.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Ability to travel / access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• BPSS Check

For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

What can we do for you…

• Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working (depending on the need of the role)
• Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
• 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays, which increases to 30 days after five years of service
• In addition you will have an extra two volunteering days a year for you to support a charity of your choice
• A Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
• Generous contributory local government pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars

Terms and conditions apply

These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us!

To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page to complete an application form and supporting statement together with your CV. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for the Forest of Dean District Council. Your CV will not be available to the hiring manager unless you are shortlisted for interview to assist with our non-biased screening process so please ensure you complete the application form in full.

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