Welcome message from Pete Bungard, Chief Executive
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in this exciting leadership role.
Our Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151 officer) role is unique in its scope and opportunity for the right candidate to demonstrate the breadth of their skills and capabilities.
We’re ambitious in our vision for the county and therefore we’re looking for someone equally as ambitious. Our vision is to make the most of all that Gloucestershire has to offer, help improve the quality of life for every community, support businesses to be successful and make sure the county is a place where people want to live, work and visit.
We know that to deliver on this vision, we need to be clear on our ambitions and we’ve described these in our council strategy. We aim for Gloucestershire to be:
- A magnet county
- An innovative county
- A skilled county
- A prosperous county
- An inclusive county
- A healthy county
- A connected county
- A sustainable, low carbon county
- A resilient county
Your role will be key in leading the delivery of this aspirational agenda, particularly within the corporate resources remit. As Deputy Chief Executive your leadership and problem-solving approach will champion transformation across the whole council. Commitment to inclusion and values-led leadership is important to us and if you’re the right candidate, it’ll be important to you too. You’ll have a good base from which to work, and drawing on our latest Medium Term Financial Strategy; you’ll ensure continued effective and responsible use of our resources in your capacity as our Section 151 officer, supported by our existing Director of Finance (deputy S151 officer).
In Gloucestershire we recognise that we work as part of a wider system, serving our community and are proud of our working relationships with partners, including Gloucestershire’s six district councils, police and voluntary sector, as well as a well-established Integrated Care System. Our new Deputy Chief Executive will operate across the county partnerships, and beyond, further developing relationships and networks and championing the equalities agenda to the benefit of our community and council.
The county of Gloucestershire is also a great place to live and work, with vibrant towns, beautiful countryside, impressive schools and great travel connections.
I’m interested to hear from candidates whose ambitions match our own at the council. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead within a complex organisation, show a track record of responsible financial innovation, and bring passion and positive challenge to an already strong team of skilled directors and executive directors.
The council has engaged Tile Hill to support this recruitment process and I encourage you to contact Mark Bearn to discuss the role on 07747 181490. If you’d welcome the opportunity to discuss the role directly with me, this can be arranged by emailing mark.bearn@tile-hill.co.uk.
Good luck in your application,
Pete Bungard,
Chief Executive of Gloucestershire County Council