It's no Salfordinary City Chief Executive Up to 196,982 (2025 pay award pending) Salford is an extraordinary city, and it deserves an extraordinary leader. We are seeking a visionary Chief Executive to be part of a city-wide leadership team to deliver on our progressive and values-driven ambitious agenda, working at the vanguard of devolution and city-regional governance, building on our successes and passion for inclusive growth, while supporting our residents, families and diverse communities. As a collaborative, reflective and authentic human leader, you will lead with purpose, inspire and empower others and value engagement with our passionate and dedicated elected mayor, members, workforce, trade unions, vibrant voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, local businesses and partners. Together, we are people-centred, people-focused, and people-proud You will continue to build on our achievements, including our Good OFSTED rating and Best Place to Work national recognition. Your passion and leadership will drive local government reform and deliver ongoing success, pride, and confidence in our city and its communities, delivering on our priorities to create a fairer, greener, healthier, and more inclusive city Are you the extraordinary leader we need? For further information go to https://leadersinsalford.info/ or contact our consultants at Penna: Julie Towers 07764 791 736 or Dawar Hashmi 07772 368 388. Recruitment timeline The timetable below sets out the key dates in the recruitment process: Closing date for applications - Sunday 9 February 2025 Longlist meeting (no candidate involvement)- Monday 24 February 2025 Preliminary interviews - W/C 24 February and W/C 3 March 2025 Shortlist meeting (no candidate involvement) - Friday 7 March 2025 Assessment centre - W/C 24 March 2025 Final panel interviews - W/C 31 March 2025