Executive Director of Corporate Resources

Hull City Council; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Kingston upon Hull seeks an Executive Director of Corporate Resources to lead and deliver essential services while ensuring financial governance and legal compliance. The successful candidate will play a vital role in the Senior Leadership Team and must demonstrate strong leadership, partnership, and community engagement skills. This position offers opportunities to make a positive impact on Hull’s communities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role.
• Strong commitment to community engagement.
• Ability to manage a diverse portfolio of services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a portfolio of services.
• Provide strategic oversight of the directorate.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Engagement and partnership

Teamwork

Financial governance

Legal compliance

Job description

Overview

As Executive Director of Corporate Resources be part of our journey in continuing to make a real difference to Hull’s residents, businesses and communities.

Responsibilities

This position holds the key responsibilities for professionally leading and delivering a portfolio of services and providing strategic oversight of the directorate, which includes: finance and transformation, ICT, revenue and benefits, audit and fraud, organisation development & HR, and legal services (including democratic services and procurement).

As the leader of the services which are vital to the effective running of the council, both internal and outward facing, the position requires an individual with a very strong commitment to engagement, partnership and team work, and also with the skills to manage a diverse portfolio of services where extremely high standards are expected. If successful, you will be responsible for ensuring that the council meets all its statutory requirements in terms of its financial governances. You will also hold responsibility for the legal compliance of the council.

Strong leadership skills are essential, to ensure our organisation operates in a way that responds to our priorities, and our communities’ needs and expectations, whilst operating within statutory frameworks. Putting people first and at the centre of everything we do, valuing learning, working closely in partnership with others, respecting each other, and being hugely ambitious for our place and our citizens, is what we are all about.

Community leadership

The successful candidate will be also a key part of the council’s Senior Leadership Team and of Hull’s wider community, and will have an essential role to play in driving forward the community and place-making agendas which are key to our future success. If you think you’re the right person to take on this exciting challenge, and if you have the ambition to make a really positive difference to a great city, then we’d love to hear from you.

Who you are

We don’t just want to know what you have done, we want to know who you are, what you stand for, and what you want to achieve.

How to apply

For an informal discussion, please contact: David Bell, Director of Finance and Transformation 01482 613 084

Closing date: 19 Oct 2025

Shortlisting date: 3 Nov 2025

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.