Nottingham City Council is a democratic organisation, with 55 Councillors representing electors in the 20 electoral wards in the City of Nottingham. There is a local election every four years when all 55 seats are contested.

Political Make-Up

Our 55 councillors represent the following parties:

• 50 Labour Group Councillors
• 3 Nottingham Independent Group Councillors
• 2 Independent Group Councillors

The Labour Group, with the most number of councillors, currently has control of the council.

Our vision

Nottingham is Safe, Clean, Ambitious and Proud

We want Nottingham to be a city where people feel safe to live and work, that is an exciting and welcoming place to play, study and visit, a city that it is clean and environmentally sustainable, where we are ambitious for Nottingham people and businesses, and a city that is creative and culturally vibrant, where local people are proud of their city, their neighbourhood and their local community.

Our vision for Nottingham is based on these core principles:

• A safer city for people to live, work, study and visit.
• A cleaner city that we all take pride in.
• A diverse, creative, vibrant and multicultural city.
• A city where there is lots to do for people of all ages.
• A healthy city, where people look after themselves and make
  healthy choices.
• A city which is committed to improving the environment and being
  carbon neutral by 2028.
• A city that takes care of its residents.
• A place where there is dignity in getting older and care for those
  who need it.
• A city where there are opportunities for everyone, businesses are
  supported to thrive and we’re all encouraged to prosper and be
  ambitious.
• A city where people from all walks of life get on well and respect each other.
• A city where everyone is able to reach their full potential, our children feel safe and can thrive.
  An inclusive city where everyone is treated fairly, with dignity and
  respect.
• A thriving sustainable city, socially, economically and environmentally.

Further reading

Directorate functions

Strategic Council Plan - Refresh 2024-27

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy

Nottingham City Council constitution

Latest Ofsted Report

Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy

New proposals

Working for Nottingham City Council

Thank you for your interest in our latest senior roles at Nottingham City Council.

A senior leadership role here at Nottingham City Council is both stretching and rewarding. We can help you to develop an exciting career, putting people at the heart of our work offering the best services possible. We offer an attractive package to our colleagues. Read on to find out more about what we can offer senior leaders…

Following the pandemic, we have embraced new ways of working. Senior leadership visibility is important to us at Nottingham, alongside the opportunities for hybrid and flexible working.

Outlined below are the expected behaviours for our workforce.  We will we ask you to demonstrate these throughout the selection process.

We have a range of development interventions available for senior leaders and managers including our Leading and Managing Together Programme and our Nottingham Leadership Transformation Programme.

We are an inclusive employer and as part of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy we strive to have a diverse workforce that is s representative of the communities we serve. We particularly want to hear from applicants from underrepresented groups as part of any recruitment we undertake.

Benefits of working for Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council offers all employees the following benefits:

• Pay – We are committed to paying rates that are in-line with regional and national averages, with clear pay structures and consistent salary levels. Our current pay package operates on two levels within the grade, with senior leaders moving to the second point of the grade on their two-year anniversary with Nottingham City Council. We are currently in the process of reviewing and broadening our pay package.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme – The scheme provides up to 18% employer contributions. Having access to a public sector pension scheme provides peace of mind and life assurance for your family and a secure income for you in retirement.
• Annual Leave – We offer a generous 25 days for new starters rising to 32 days after 5 years’ service. (Previous local government service of 5 years or more is considered towards the higher value).
• Hybrid, Flexible and Smart Working – We offer our colleagues the opportunity for hybrid working to support modern ways of working whilst still being visible to your teams. We also encourage flexibility in working schedules and role modelling of the positive working behaviours we champion at the council

Works Perks scheme

Our award Winning ‘Works Perks’ scheme includes a range of offers for staff:

• MoreTime – the option to buy time back from the council, giving you more flexibility 
• Going green with our Cycle Plus scheme 
• Childcare Voucher Scheme
• Discounted Travel Schemes – helping the commute that little bit easier
• Resilience and Wellbeing support – through our in-house OH function and our partnership with Health we can offer physio clinics, counselling, CBT and other support opportunities for our workforce 
• A host of employee benefits, offers and discounts.