Service Director - Citizen Engagement & Legal Services

Role Service Director – Citizen Engagement & Legal Services

Contract Temporary

Grade SD1

Pay GBP79,843 – GBP87,136 plus GBP3,990 Car Benefit

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Service Director on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their XXXXXXXXX department!

As Service Director you will responsible to lead, manage, deliver and develop the Directorate's services and resources in a manner consistent with the Council's aims and policies and the professional standards falling within the scope of the Division. Lead the Directorate's management team and the overall aims, objectives, statutory obligations and targets.

About the Role

• Provide strategic direction to the Strategic Community Services function in order to:
• support the Council's target operating model objective of "enabled communities"
• foster effective working relationships with community organisations and activists
• support the Luton 2040 theme of communities working together for greater resilience, engagement and social responsibility.
• Lead, develop and promote the Council's social justice policy, strategy and activity including the equity, inclusion and cohesion agendas for the Borough, ensuring compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty and to review and advise upon the preparation of integrated impact assessments and the implementation of measures intended to mitigate adverse impacts. Provide strategic direction in relation to policy, strategy and action plans for cohesion, integration and counter extremism.
• Provide strategic direction on communications and marketing – including brand development and management, campaigns and social–media, sponsorship and advertising, press and PR and consultation and engagement.
• Lead the Prevent and Counter Terrorism agenda, including the delivery of the Council's Prevent Duty. Chair the Prevent Board and lead extensive partnership working with NPCC, Police, Home Office and other key partners, including leading the delivery of the multi–agency Prevent Plan and local projects.
• Oversee democratic and electoral services, including Local, Parliamentary and European elections and referenda, to ensure procedural and legal compliance. Chair of the Constitutional Review Group.
• Oversee the management of civic events and the Members' support function, including support to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and councillors.
• Lead the development and delivery of trading activities for the service.
• Contribute to various senior leadership groups progressing complex, cross cutting issues such as child sexual exploitation, health inequalities and family poverty.
• Provide strategic direction on the development of the Luton 2040 Strategy, working across the organisation and external partners to ensure that programmes of activity are co–ordinated, effective and relevant to the needs of Luton's people.

About you

• Partnership & Community Working
• Able to work effectively with partners and the community demonstrating drive and passion to understand and achieve joint goals and objectives, sharing information and valuing others experience and expertise.
• People Management
• Able to manage and develop individuals and teams, including recruitment and selection, work planning, work allocation, appraisal and development, performance, motivation and leadership.
• Visible Leadership
• Able to provide visible and visionary leadership that inspires employee's to meet organisational challenges and maximises employee's personal potential.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Able to grasp and comprehend a situation, its component parts and implications, and find and organise practical and effective resolutions by making and acting on sound decisions.
• Vision setting Strategic
• Thinking and planning
• Able to stand back and consider the strategic 'bigger picture' including setting the long term plan and delivering the vision for the way forward.
• Leading Change and Driving
• Performance
• Able to lead and manage change through all levels of the organisation to achieve improved performance.
• Commissioning Procurement
• Able to procure and commission products, equipment, services, systems and facilities.
• Financial Management
• Able to undertake (non–professional) financial/budget/cost centre management including, at the highest level, divisional/departmental/strategic financial management.
• Commercial Awareness
• Able to understand and apply business and commercial principles to the service, considering costs, profits, markets and added value.

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Please contact :

Olivia Cooper:

Connect2Luton, part of Luton Borough Council & Kent Commercial Services LLP, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.