The Place and Sustainability Directorate impacts on the lives of everyone living, working, learning and travelling through Cambridgeshire every day. As a senior manager within the Place and Sustainability directorate, you will support the organisation through effective leadership in the achievement of our strategic framework.
You will support the achievement of the directorate's core aim of improving transport and connectivity across the county for all communities, protecting and enhancing the environment, delivering sustainable and include economic development and maintaining a resident focus delivery effective frontline services.
Place and Sustainability consists of four key professional areas which include:
- Transport and Connectivity
- Infrastructure, Capital and Delivery
- Environment and Economy
- Regulatory Services
As the Head of Digital Connectivity reporting to the Service Director: Transport and Connectivity, you will act as the senior professional lead providing operational leadership, development and management for professional services within your given remit, ensuring the highest quality services are delivered within resources available.
The Head of Digital Connectivity is responsible for developing and implementing a Digital Connectivity Strategy for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on behalf of the Combined Authority and ensuring that the County Council as the Accountable Body responsible for its delivery effectively delivers agreed programmes of activity. In addition, the team supports the delivery of specific programmes for the Greater Cambridge Partnership.
The role will work collaboratively with the Service Director to ensure that appropriate policies, plans and contracts are delivered to the highest standards, in line with relevant legislation and best practice. The role will provide strategic leadership, technical advice and expertise at a senior level, to develop and review strategies including implementation of changes to promote resource effectively to support sustainable economic development and growth, protecting and enhancing the environment and enabling effective transport and connectivity for communities.
This role will also act as the Programme Director for the Connecting Cambridgeshire Programme.
To find out more, please view the role profile below
Contact Information:
Rob Naylor
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Email: rnaylor@faerfield.co.ukBen Cox
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Email: bcox@faerfield.co.uk
Indicative Timetable:
Closing date: Sunday 5 January 2025, Midnight
Final Interviews: 3 February 2025
(dates may be subject to slight change)
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.
