Head of Waste Transformation Programme

1 month ago


Torfaen, United Kingdom Torfaen County Borough Council Full time

**CONTRACT**: Fixed Term - 2 Years

This post is a senior level officer responsible for delivering a strategic and impactful change to the Council’s recycling and waste services.

Your effective leadership will ensure the programme is delivered on time, on budget and that key outcomes, benefits and risks are fully tracked, celebrated and addressed. Within the service you will drive forward the changes required to help the Council achieve the highest possible recycling targets that it can whilst being fully aligned to wider policy agendas including climate change and the circular economy. Ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in all that is done from new service design, creation of new infrastructure and contracts to ensure that the best possible value is driven through this transformation programme.

The role will be responsible for ensuring that the service has a solid and established base from which it can build and continually improve.

The role will ensure effective reporting on a delivery dashboard and present accurate management information to the governance framework that has been introduced to support and drive forward recycling improvement in the Council.

The role will bring insight and experience in the effective delivery of waste programmes, projects and service improvement to enable a high performing delivery culture and the continuous development of the service. The role will bring extensive project delivery experience, preferably within the waste policy area to provide hands on support to the service to deliver the individual workstreams within the programme.

You will bring significant experience of working within a programme environment and management of complex projects and programme at a senior level, preferably from within the waste sector. The ability to adapt project and programme management methodologies to fit the way of working and the culture within Torfaen will be essential to secure the engagement from the service to become a trusted advisor and critical friend to the business area.

A track record in delivering capital and revenue funded project portfolios using structured methodologies and proven techniques to drive service improvement and culture change will be essential. You will demonstrate experience of implementing organisational goals and objectives in a complex, dynamic and challenging environment, with a proven ability to ‘get things done’, developing highly effective internal and external working relationships to deliver collaboration, partnerships and services. Your approach will be logical, problem-solving and evidence based.

We are keen to work with exceptional individuals who have the experience, energy, vision and ambition to help us create an improved, more equal and sustainable future for the residents of Torfaen.

Torfaen County Borough Council strive to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment.

**Qualifications / Experience**:
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience along with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the delivery of complex projects and improvement programmes.
- Expert knowledge of programme / project management methodologies.
- Extensive experience leading Business Improvement initiatives.
- Is able to create and communicate a vision and inspire others to share in it.
- Is able to maintain a cross-cutting, strategic overview of the work of the Council within the framework of the needs and aspirations of the wider community and the political environment.
- Listens to others and communicates effectively; seeking to achieve results through negotiation and consensus.
- Acts with integrity, is honest, trustworthy and willing to empower and trust others.
- Demonstrates an absolute commitment to equality and embraces diversity.

**Salary**: £63,282.00-£67,663.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 27/11/2023



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