Head of Place

3 months ago


Colindale, United Kingdom Barnet Council Full time

**About the role**

The post holder will play an essential role in shaping regeneration and placemaking in London’s largest borough. With a focus on town centres and key regeneration areas, the role will support the development of sustainable and successful communities for decades to come in partnership with residents & businesses.

**About you**
- Have a strong implicit understanding of town centre regeneration and placemaking issues, principles and practice in a local government context.
- Have substantial experience working effectively with senior elected members and strategic partners in a political environment to deliver place-based outcomes.
- Have track record of managing significant budgets (capital and revenue).
- Be committed to bringing out the best in and motivating your team, developing talent and challenging poor performance.
- Be able to build broad and effective partnerships that include community, public sector, developer, and supplier representatives to drive lasting and positive change at pace.

**About Growth**

Within the Growth service, we are shaping Barnet as a place to Live, Work, Study and Visit. Through Barnet’s Growth Strategy we are delivering the housing, connectivity, support for businesses and town centres, and social infrastructure needed to sustain and improve local communities. Our Planning, Housing, Regeneration, Economic Development, and Estates services are a community of talented people solving the real-world problems and challenges that need to be addressed to deliver change and improve lives. We are delivering this all through many strategic partnerships that collectively form one of the largest development programmes in England.

**What we offer**
- 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
- Access to the**_ _**Local Government Pension Scheme**_, _**which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
- Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
- A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
- Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Employee well
- being training programs including confidential employee assistance

**How to apply**
- Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures._


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