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) |
| Executive Director - Children's Services | 3 August | 11 - 22 August | 11 - 22 August | w/c 1 September |
| Executive Director - Adults and Social Care | 3 August | 11 - 22 August | 11 - 22 August | w/c 1 September |
| Deputy Chief Executive | 30 June | 14,21,25 July | w/c 18th August | 22 August |
| Director - Housing Services | 11 July | 14 - 31 July | w/c 28th July | 3 September - TBC |
| Director - Regeneration and Growth | 30 June | 14 - 31 July | w/c 28th July | 4 September |
| Director - Community Safety and Cohesion | 30 June | 14 - 31 July | w/c 28th July | w/c 11 August - TBC |
| Director - IT and Digital Transformation | 11 July | 21 – 31 July | 31 July | w/c 18 August |
| Executive Director - Place, Communities and Enterprise | 11 July | 21 – 31 July | w/c 18th August | 22 August |
| To apply for the following roles, please click the link below: | Closing date |
Shortlisting |
Interview | |
| Fire Safety Manager | 3 August | W/c 4 August | W/c 11 August | |
| Building, Compliance & People Safety Manager | 10 August | W/c 11 August | W/c 18 August | |
| Mechanical & Electrical Service Manager | 17 August | W/c 18 August | W/c 25 August | |
| Gas Service Manager | 24 August | W/c 25 August | W/c 1 September | |
| Water Hygiene & Asbestos Manager | 31 August | W/c 1 September | W/c 8 September | |
| Building, Compliance & People Safety Coordinator | 7 September | W/c 8 September | W/c 15 September | |
| Fire Safety Officer | 14 September | W/c 15 September | W/c 22 September | |
| Capital Programme Manager | TBC | |||
| Repairs and Maintenance Operations Manager | TBC | |||
| Head of Customer Experience | 15 September | |||
| Head of Customer Service Delivery | 15 September | |||
| Head of Digital Transformation | 8 September | |||
| Head of Modernisation | 8 September | |||
| Head of Organisational Development | 8 September | |||
| Head of People Services | 8 September | |||
| Head of Performance and Insight | 15 September | |||
| Head of Project Management Office | 15 September | |||
| Head of Policy and Equalities | 8 September | |||
| 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:
Executive Director - Children's Services
Carol Coyle on 07500 887849 or email: carol.coyle@penna.com
Amin Aziz on 07709 514141 or email: amin.aziz@penna.com
Executive Director - Adults and Social Care
Carol Coyle on 07500 887849 or email: carol.coyle@penna.com
Amin Aziz on 07709 514141 or email: amin.aziz@penna.com
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 Castlefield Recruitment, please click the links:
Fire Safety Manager
Building, Compliance & People Safety Manager
Mechanical & Electrical Service Manager
Gas Service Manager
Water Hygiene & Asbestos Manager
Building, Compliance & People Safety Coordinator
Fire Safety Officer
Capital Programme Manager
Repairs and Maintenance Operations Manager
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 Head of Customer Experience
Head of Customer Service DeliveryHead of Digital Transformation
Head of ModernisationHead of Organisational Development
Head of People Services
Head of Performance and Insight
Head of Project Management OfficeHead of Policy and Equalities
For a confidential discussion about these roles, please contact Steve Guest at Solace in Business on 0207 976 3311 or email: steve.guest@solace.org.uk
