How to Apply

Application Process

  • This guidance contains important information to help with your application:
  • Please apply by submitting a CV and covering letter (no more than four sides of A4 in length per document aligned to the person specification). Please also include your contact details.
  • Please ensure your full employment history is outlined in your CV; and that where there are essential criteria, competencies and/or qualifications you make clear how you meet these. We may wish to verify this information during the recruitment process.
  • Please provide the details of two referees. Note that we will only approach referees for candidates proceeding to final selection and only with your permission. Please clearly indicate whether we can approach each referee before the selection date.
  • Please share with us in your supporting statement, the values and behaviours that you bring to your leadership, and how you will transfer your skills and experience into this role.
  • Please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form when you upload your details.
  • Please return your application by the closing date – no applications will be accepted once the long listing process has begun.
  • Following long listing, you will be contacted directly by a Penna or Solace in Business (Heads of Service roles) consultant to update you on the status of your application.
  • At any point throughout the process our retained consultants at Penna and Solace in Business (Heads of Service roles) will be happy to help you with information, insight and guidance about the process and our clients.

The following timetable sets out the key dates in the recruitment process:

To apply for this role, please click the link below: Closing date

Technical Interviews 

(Virtual Via MS Teams)

Informal 1:1 with  

Chief Executive or recruiting Executive

Assessment & Final Interview

with Members

(in addition for some posts there will be stakeholder panels and/or conversations with children and young people) 

Deputy Chief Executive 30 June 14,21,25 July 11 – 29 July 11  29 August
Director - Housing Services 30 June 14 – 28 July 11 – 29 July 11  29 August
Director - Regeneration and Growth 30 June 14 – 28 July 11 – 29 July 11  29 August
Director - Community Safety and Cohesion 30 June 14 – 28 July 11 – 29 July 11  29 August
Director - IT and Digital Transformation 11 July W/c 4 August W/c 11 August 18  29 August
Executive Director - Place, Communities and Enterprise 11 July W/c 4 August W/c 11 August 18  29 August
To apply for the following roles, please click the link below: Closing date

 

   
Head of Leader's Office 30 June      
Head of Leisure and Culture 30 June      
Head of Regeneration 30 June      

 

For further information or a confidential discussion about these roles, please contact:

Deputy Chief Executive
Ali Tasker on 07514 728114 or email: ali.tasker@penna.com
Dawar Hashmi on 07513 706265 or email: dawar.hashmi@penna.com

Director - Housing Services
Director - Regeneration and Growth
Director - Community Safety and Cohesion
Mark Baldwinson on 07764 698139 or email: mark.baldwinson@penna.com
Bruna Varante on 07858 306725 or email: bruna.varante@penna.com

Director - ICT and Digital Transformation
Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or email: kelly.ridley@penna.com
James Miller on 07701 233159 or email: james.miller@penna.com
Julie Towers on 07764 791736 or email: julie.towers@penna.com

Executive Director - Place, Communities and Enterprise
Mark Baldwinson on 07764 698139 or email: mark.baldwinson@penna.com
Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or email: kelly.ridley@penna.com
Bruna Varante on 07858 306725 or email: bruna.varante@penna.com

For further information and to apply for the following roles, via Solace in Business, please click the links:

Head of Leader's Office
Head of Leisure and Culture
Head of Regeneration

Steve Guest at Solace in Business on 0207 976 3311 or email: steve.guest@solace.org.uk

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