SL1630 Chief Executive Officer
- Location:
- Almada Street, ML3 0AA
- Salary:
- £111,522 - £115,958
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
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Permanent - 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm & Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary - £111,522 - £115,958
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Download the following reports:
https://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/downloads/file/1132/sllc_annual_strategic_report_2023-2024
https://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/download/downloads/id/590/sllc_-_scio_constitutionpdf.pdf
For an informal discussion or to find out more, please contact Kay Morrison 01698 454374.
The assessment centre for this post will take place week commencing 07 July 2025.
New Year, New Challenge
As a leisure and cultural trust, our vision is to provide opportunities to enrich people's lives – and we are looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to drive us forward.
This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who has a proven track record of vision, leadership at senior level, combined with personal integrity, and an absolute focus on delivering high-performing services and achieving the best possible outcomes for the residents and communities of South Lanarkshire.
You will support and provide key recommendations to the Board of SLLC as it delivers leisure and culture services, in particular those delivered on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council' expectations.
You will be responsible for ensuring high quality sustainable services for the area, including indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, cultural venues, libraries, attractions, festivals and events, and play and sports development services. These services will contribute to healthy and active living and will ensure local people can access leisure and lifestyle opportunities that are based on their needs and expectations.
Suitable candidates for this challenging role will be able to demonstrate strategic leadership experience in the leisure and culture field and have experience of working with partners to achieve the highest levels of service delivery and customer satisfaction.
You will be educated to relevant degree standard or equivalent and possess a relevant or equivalent professional qualification and/or hold significant professional experience.
When completing the application process please ensure you provide a separate supporting document covering the following areas:
- Provide an example when you have demonstrated leadership in developing and delivering strategic programmes and detail the successful outcomes you achieved.
- Please evidence some concrete examples of successful service outcomes that you have been responsible for delivering through partnership working.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
- Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
- Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
- Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
- Occupational sick pay
- Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
- Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
- Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Recruitment Checks
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post has been politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.