Chief Executive Up to £155k If you are looking for a leadership role where you can make a real impact, then Bridgend could be the ideal destination. We are an organisation that is performing well across the Council, with consistent endorsement from our regulators around financial sustainability and governance, and strong performance across key services, including in Education and Waste and Recycling (where rates are setting the standard in Wales), and improving Social Services where there has been significant transformation over recent years, but we want to do more. We know that Local Government faces significant challenges due to reduced budgets and increasing demand for many services, and that we need to change, to better focus our resources on our identified priorities and also by working in a different way with our partners and our communities, and ensuring we are listening to their needs. We’ll look to our new Chief Executive to be a catalyst for further innovation and improvement – ensuring that effective performance management establishes clarity on our objectives and how we will measure progress towards these. You’ll work closely with political leadership to ensure consensus on our strategic direction. We are looking for someone who is a proven leader, who can bring about effective operational change and who has a thorough understanding of local government and working in a political setting. You’ll welcome challenge and scrutiny, recognising that it is essential to identifying opportunities for service improvement, and enhance an organisational culture founded on constructive challenge and professional support – to draw the very best from others. Visit www.bridgendcx.co.uk to find out more or contact Amy Billington or Beth Roberts at Solace in Business for a confidential discussion on 020 7976 3311. Closing date: 17th February