Two Assistant Directors, Legal and Information Governance
Sheffield City Council is a council that leads boldly with purpose and decisiveness, that puts the people and communities of Sheffield at the heart of everything it does, and that works hard to deliver excellence first time, every time. It is an extraordinary place to live and work, providing a perfect balance of the vibrant urban, award-winning culture and the outdoors.
We now have two exciting senior opportunities to join our legal team and to contribute to the modernisation through the Future Sheffield programme of one of this country’s most exciting, vibrant, and diverse cities. Your work will help our council reach its potential and be an organisation that our community and stakeholders recognise as delivering against our City Goals.
Both roles will be Deputy Monitoring Officers and report directly to the General Counsel. They are at the heart of our democratic decision making, playing an integral role in supporting Members and senior leadership realise our ambitions and to shape how we work differently with both internal and external partners into the future. We understand the strategic role that legal plays, through effective business partnering, timely advice on complex issues and ongoing committee support – all of which are integral to high performance and good governance.
If you are committed to good governance, delivering high performing services and believe you could make a difference and want to join us on this exciting journey, we would love to hear from you.
This is a politically restricted post. You will support Directorate Business Continuity as part of an on-call rota to provide co-ordination of critical incidents, should these occur.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
For a confidential discussion about the role please contact:
Sean Anderson
Email: sanderson@faerfield.co.uk
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Ben Cox
Email: bcox@faerfield.co.uk
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Indicative timetable:
Closing date for applications: midnight Friday 13 September 2024
Preliminary/Technical Interviews: Monday 23 September 2024
Individual discussions with General Council and Chief Operating Officer: Friday 27 September 2024
Final panel interviews (Presentation and Interview): Friday 4 October 2024To apply:
To apply for this job please click on the Apply button below and fill out the requested information. When prompted, please submit your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than four sides of A4 each).
With your CV, please also provide the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be contacted if you reach the final stages, and we will not contact referees without your permission.
Your supporting statement should express why you are interested in this role and what experience you can bring to the organisation. The statement should tackle the specific requirements of the role; outlining examples and outcomes showing how you meet those requirements.
