General Manager - Norwich, United Kingdom - South Norfolk Council & Broadland District Council

South Norfolk Council & Broadland District Council

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Norwich, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Growing a more sustainable future
Enabling new housing to come forward and protecting the environment in Norfolk at the same time. Initially focussing on purchasing and selling nutrient enrichment solutions

You would be at the centre of leading a new joint venture between the local authorities and Anglian Water, flexible working is supported with a desire for two days a week in the Norwich office

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focussed services.

Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like.

Continuous improvement is also vital and we challengeourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people's lives.

What you'll be doing

Effective day to day management of the business
Sourcing and negotiating nutrient neutrality mitigation
Developing a portfolio of environmental solutions including nutrient credits
Liaising with planning teams, regional and national groups
Reporting to the Joint Venture Board

You must have

Clear Leadership and ability to influence and persuade others at a senior level
Excellent communication skills
Demonstrable experience of managing a large scale programme within timescales and budgets with clearly articulated personal success measures.
A detailed understanding of the environmental challenges associated with housing growth, including nutrient neutrality
Experience of developing and delivering projects, working in partnership with other agencies and external organisations.
Excellent communication skills

, and able to work well with a range of partners, and other agencies

Experience of securing funding and finance for projects and programmes.
Demonstrable capability to negotiate and influence others to achieve desired outcomes, balancing a wide range of views in order to gain buyin.
Capable of communicating challenging information accurately and concisely to a breadth of different audiences.
Demonstrable experience of thinking innovatively about effective approaches to problem solving.
4655% of this role's time will be spend on external communication.

What's in it for you

Getting in at the start of the company and establishing a portfolio of environmental improvements to enable housing growth in Norfolk.

Working for a company that has attracted national interest for the innovative approach and public/private sector partnership.

Why Work For Us?

What Flexible and Hybrid Working Arrangements do we Offer?
The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and hybrid working options available for employees where operationally possible.

Where Are We Located?
Plan your travel route and find out where the Council office sites are located?

Our website has an amazing interactive map showing all our Council sites and the travel and route plan for each.

What Roles Do the Councils Offer?

The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils.

Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils.

Fromhere you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

What Benefits do our Employees Receive?
View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees.

Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive.

Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?
The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?

The Councils want to ensure all our employees have a safe comfortable place to work, ensuring that employees feel empowered to actively manage their own wellbeing both at work and at home.

The Councils have a large wellbeing section available on the websiteoutlining our commitment to the wellbeing of the employees of the Council.

Where are we advertising?
Advertising Internally and Externally

Key Dates

Closing Date:
Friday 3 February 2023 at 11:30pm

Interview dates:
w/c 13 February
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