Strategic Lead (Community Collaboration and Redesign)

Job Description

FIXED TERM FOR 2 YEARS

Principal Purpose and Objectives
The Strategic Lead is a highly influential role where you will be expected to build strong
and effective relationships both externally and internally and work with a number of key
stakeholders to deliver specific priorities and outcomes set out within the Council’s agreed Be The Future Transformation Plan.

Driving transformational change you will be responsible for a number of functional areas delivering these to the required standard and at an appropriate level.

Whilst you will be responsible for a number of specific projects, you will also be required to use the relationships and learning obtained from this work to make recommendations for the redesign of service delivery models to ensure the sustainable delivery of public services in Clackmannanshire for the future.

Key council approved priority projects that the post holder will deliver include:-

• The development of specific community and place-based asset management
approaches;
• The development of sustainable models of transport; working with communities,
partners and other key stakeholders; and
• Developing options for Place and broader corporate redesign.

This is a key role, working collaboratively with the Council’s Senior Management Team and you will be expected to gain and maintain the credibility and trust of colleagues as well as being able to challenge appropriately.

You must be able to work well with Elected Members, maintaining positive and effective
relationships whilst inspiring trust and personal credibility.

Senior Managers are expected to be creative, inspiring and empowering.

Requirements

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.  You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”.  Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce.  We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.  For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working.  Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships.  The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

IF DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED (BASIC/STANDARD/ENHANCED)

You will be required to undergo a disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council.  The cost of this check will be detailed in your conditional offer of employment if you are successful.  Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/disclosure-types

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Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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ONLY FOR FIXED TERM / TEMPORARY INTERNAL POSTS (EXC TEACHERS)

There may be an opportunity for you to seek permission to apply for this position on a secondment basis.  Applicants should ensure they read the secondment policy on Connect which can be accessed here and seek agreement from their service prior to applying.