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SalaryHybrid working between home and the Kendal Town Council office LA9 4ED
Permanent, full-time (37 hours per week)
£39,186 - £44,428 depending on experience, plus local government pension scheme
Kendal is often dubbed ‘The Gateway to the Lakes’, is a beautiful, vibrant commercial and tourist centre. With an impressive history it has an equally impressive range of projects and initiatives for maintaining success and prosperity through the recently launched Kendal Vision. This is where you come in.
We’re looking for an exceptional individual to manage and motivate our projects, services and events team, and ensure we can deliver on this vision. The role is broad, challenging and high-profile; balancing the long-term planning with tactical, immediate needs and solutions. In particular you will:
- Work with all partner organisations and grant funding suppliers to ensure a cohesive strategy and best practice implementation plan is maintained.
- Ensure we remain ‘on brand’ with all our external communications, from the website and social media to press releases and newsletters.
- Manage – through your team – the continuous delivery of all services and events to the highest standards.
- Ensure all activities are meeting compliance with current legislation and that we keep aware of any changes, updating our processes accordingly.
- Maintain regular contact with your team, ensuring they are developed, motivated, and performing at their best, all underpinned by a keen and compassionate eye on their wellbeing.
We’re looking for previous experience in local government / authority, and a CiLCA or equivalent qualification, where you have managed and developed a team. You’ll be adept at managing a diverse range of projects, constantly assessing changing priorities and communicating with a high degree of clarity and influence.
You will build strong internal and external relationships and focus clearly on the goals and outcomes required by the council, showing tenacity and imagination to solve any challenges in your way. All whilst adhering to local council governance, finance and good practice.
In return we offer a challenging and rewarding next step up for you, with a wide remit, real autonomy and the satisfaction of seeing your success mirrored in the local community.
If you would like further information on who we are then search for Kendal Town Council to learn more about us.
If you are interested and have the relevant experience we are looking for, then we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV. We will respond to all applications within 5 working days of receipt. And if successful, the first interview will be held the week commencing 22nd April 2024 and the final interview will be held on Wednesday 1st May 2024, so please ensure you are available to attend.
Apply today!
Closing date: 26th April 2024
You should be available for a 1st interview from week commencing 22nd April 2024
Final interviews will be held on 1st May 2024
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