Managing Director

Leaders like you don’t just join companies, they build them.

Role:
Managing Director

Salary:
Up to £120,000 per annum

Financial resilience will be at the heart of your work. You will be responsible for developing and implementing commercial and financial strategies that keep the company strong, sustainable and able to grow. As Managing Director, you will ensure the highest standards of governance, accountability and compliance, with particular focus on health and safety, environmental performance and risk management. 

Just as importantly, you will act as the figurehead for the company, building strong relationships with staff, trade unions, suppliers, council officers and members, and the wider community. You will represent the organisation regionally and nationally, developing partnerships and enhancing our reputation as a trusted service provider, a valued employer and a forward-thinking business. This is not only about overseeing today’s services but about positioning the company for future growth, which calls for strong commercial thinking, partnership working and, just as importantly, the personal qualities that engender trust and collaboration. 

This is a unique opportunity to combine the entrepreneurial challenge of building a new company with the responsibility of safeguarding public interest. 

We are looking for an outstanding Managing Director to shape, lead and grow this new company from the ground up. Reporting to the Board of Directors and working closely with East Devon District Council, you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction, inspiring a new workforce culture, and delivering services that meet high expectations for quality, value and sustainability. 

This is a role that requires breadth and depth. You will be expected to provide clear strategic leadership, building a long-term business plan that aligns with the council’s vision and wider environmental ambitions. At the same time, you will need to oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring that recycling and waste services are delivered effectively, contracts are met in full, and customers experience services that are reliable, efficient and continually improving. 

About the Role

As Director of Housing & Health, you’ll have strategic oversight of our c.4,300 council houses. We need a proven leader in the housing space to guide our expert teams, and to shape and deliver an effective planned maintenance programme over the next 3-5 years to revolutionise how we manage our properties. You’ll work closely with the people of East Devon to achieve even greater standards, and progress and implement new strategies, including those to promote social inclusion, community development and our wider housing strategy, and be responsible for our statutory housing teams. Linked to this, you’ll lead us to further develop our public health and wellbeing, anti-poverty, safeguarding, and environmental improvement strategies.

If you’re interested in shaping the future of our council, we would love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact the following recruitment consultants at Tile Hill.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 21st July 2024