An exciting opportunity has arisen in the role of Head of Housing and Communities. The postholder will be responsible for developing, managing and ensuring the efficient delivery of services which includes Housing and Housing Asset Services, refuse collection, recycling, grounds maintenance, bereavement services and regulatory services across the East Ayrshire Council areas.
As a Chief Officer and member of the Councils’ Management Team, you will contribute to the corporate leadership, management and development of the Councils in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives identified within the Housing and Communities Service Plan and the Community Plan.
You will report performance to the Council and will liaise effectively with services as required to ensure achievement of Councils’ outcomes. You will have the ability and skills to ensure that the needs and expectations of the Council are managed and addressed in a way that commands respect, trust and confidence from Elected Members and senior officers.
We are looking for an individual with the ability to provide visible and supportive leadership, empowering, enabling, motivating and developing the Housing and Communities workforce and fostering a positive organisational culture. You will have a proven track record of successful management and leadership in the formulation and delivery of issues within a large, multi-disciplined organisation and in delivering performance improvement in areas of a similar portfolio of services.
Our recruitment pack which will provide further details in respect of the position together with various documents which will be of interest to anyone applying for this post can be found in the
