Top job at councils is now up for grabs
Tuesday, 10th January 2012.
The top officer at St Edmundsbury Borough Council is facing the option of applying for his own job.
This week sees start of the recruitment process for a joint chief executive of two councils to help shape the future in West Suffolk.
Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council recently agreed to unify their staffing structure under the management of a joint chief executive. A shared senior management team will follow.
Geoff Rivers, the current chief executive of St Edmundsbury, is the husband of a former chief executive of the council Deborah Cadman, who last week began her new job as chief executive of Suffolk County Council.
Business acumen and ability to create effective partnerships across all sectors will be key skills in the new joint post, the councils say.
The recruitment process is open to each council’s current chief executive, as well as other internal and external candidates. The annual salary has been agreed by both councils as somewhere between £105,000 and £115,000.
The two council lLeaders, Cllr John Griffiths (St Edmundsbury) and Cllr James Waters (Forest Heath) said in a statement: “Between us, we will be much stronger working together but this job is more than simply joining up two councils – it is an exciting opportunity to shape the future.
"We are looking for someone who can cut through the usual public sector tangles and create innovative partnerships to deliver services which reflect the current economic climate and demands.”
The job description, person specification, terms and conditions and other job details are available on both councils' websites: www.forest-heath.gov.uk/chiefexecutive and www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/chiefexecutive
This week sees start of the recruitment process for a joint chief executive of two councils to help shape the future in West Suffolk.
Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council recently agreed to unify their staffing structure under the management of a joint chief executive. A shared senior management team will follow.
Geoff Rivers, the current chief executive of St Edmundsbury, is the husband of a former chief executive of the council Deborah Cadman, who last week began her new job as chief executive of Suffolk County Council.
Business acumen and ability to create effective partnerships across all sectors will be key skills in the new joint post, the councils say.
The recruitment process is open to each council’s current chief executive, as well as other internal and external candidates. The annual salary has been agreed by both councils as somewhere between £105,000 and £115,000.
The two council lLeaders, Cllr John Griffiths (St Edmundsbury) and Cllr James Waters (Forest Heath) said in a statement: “Between us, we will be much stronger working together but this job is more than simply joining up two councils – it is an exciting opportunity to shape the future.
"We are looking for someone who can cut through the usual public sector tangles and create innovative partnerships to deliver services which reflect the current economic climate and demands.”
The job description, person specification, terms and conditions and other job details are available on both councils' websites: www.forest-heath.gov.uk/chiefexecutive and www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/chiefexecutive
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