Overview
Provides strategic leadership for the council’s workforce, culture and organisational capability. Delivers a progressive people strategy that enables the council to achieve its priorities through its staff.
Ensures the council attracts, develops and retains a skilled, engaged and diverse workforce, fosters a positive, inclusive culture, and drives modern, efficient and values‑led people practices.
Key responsibilities
- Workforce strategy and organisational leadership – provides strategic leadership on all workforce and organisational matters, ensuring people policies and practices enable delivery of the council’s corporate priorities.
- Organisational culture and development – champions inclusive leadership, engagement and continuous improvement across all services.
- Workforce planning, talent and capability – leads workforce planning and development, ensuring the council has the skills, flexibility and capacity to meet current and future needs.
- Employee relations and people policies – oversees employee relations, pay and policy frameworks, promoting fairness, equality and effective partnership working with trade unions.
- Wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion – drives wellbeing and inclusion, ensuring the council remains a modern, values-led and high-performing employer of choice.
