Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is ambitious for its residents. Alongside extensive regeneration plans for the town, we care deeply about having a strong connection with our community and have recently adopted a co-operative neighbourhood model to improve accountability at a local level. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on the way we work and has also exacerbated financial challenges we were already facing.  To help us to meet our ambition for our residents and to enable us to support recovery in the community, SBC is embarking on an ambitious transformation programme.

We want to deliver a Council which is cooperative, productive, accessible and resilient. Working to the AD Digital and Transformation, and the Chief Finance Officer, this role will be the senior lead with responsibility for driving forward changes in the way we work in order to improve outcomes for residents and meet the financial challenges we face as an organisation. The post-holder will develop and lead a new central “engine room” for transformation, defining a high level blueprint for the organisation and translating these into targeted projects and interventions which will deliver tangible improvements. The team will work in close collaboration with senior leadership, staff and managers across all levels of the Council, as well as partners and third party suppliers.

We’re looking for a dynamic, experienced transformation and change professional who can help bring energy and structure to support the organisation to find a route through complex problems.

Application Details

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Ruth Luscombe, AD Digital and Transformation (07851256700).

For an application pack and to apply online, please visit https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/job-vacancies   Please quote the correct post reference number when applying.

Please note that Stevenage Borough Council cannot accept CV’s, all applications must be made on the Council’s standard application form which can be found at the above link.

Closing date for receipt of applications:  at 23:00 on 10 March 2021

Interviews will be held week commencing:  22 March 2021

Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

·Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants ·Flexible working: available upon request, subject to operational requirements. ·Part time and Job share: all our full time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated. ·A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.

• 24 days holiday rising to 30 days (depending on Local Government service)
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

·Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport ·Cycle to Work scheme ·Stevenage Credit Union: secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans. ·Employee Discounts: via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)  ·Discounted Health and Fitness membership at SLL ·Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union. 

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All. For further information please click here.