Head of Sustainability and Policy

4 weeks ago


Bournemouth, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Bournemouth Borough Council Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead our Policy, Sustainability, and Inclusion team. As Head of Sustainability and Policy, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to achieve our climate emergency response and equality and diversity ambitions.

You will provide dynamic leadership, strategic direction, and effective management to lead the delivery of our Policy, Sustainability, and Inclusion service. This includes leading the development and delivery of our Corporate Plan and policy framework, ensuring sustainability and inclusion are at the heart of both.

You will be responsible for the Council's climate emergency response, providing strategic direction and leadership, operational management, and financial control. You will also be responsible for the Council's equality and diversity ambitions, providing strategic direction and leadership.

We are looking for a proactive leader who can drive our climate agenda forward, develop impactful policies, and advise on the Council's performance against our targets. You will work proactively with leaders and members across all directorates and services to provide insight, support, challenge, and resources to create an aspirational Corporate Plan, climate response, and equality and diversity strategy.

You will instil a council-wide culture of measurement and data-led decision-making to ensure policies are fit for purpose, impactful, and measurable. You will also anticipate emerging risks and opportunities, leading the team to respond appropriately and creatively to influence activity and long-term activity.

We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues, and we are committed to delivering a vision of a thriving, world-class, prosperous, and inclusive place for generations to come.

Main Responsibilities

  • Provide dynamic leadership, strategic direction, and effective management to lead the delivery of the Council's Policy, Sustainability, and Inclusion service.
  • Lead the development and delivery of the Council's vision and strategic direction via the Corporate Plan and policy framework; ensuring sustainability and inclusion are at the heart of both and translating strategy into council-wide performance goals and strong outcomes.
  • Be responsible for the Council's climate emergency response providing strategic direction and leadership, operational management, and financial control.
  • Initiate, lead, and successfully deliver multiple major projects, each with a clear purpose, scope, outcome, and communications, to make the council, its partners, and the area a leader in the sustainability arena.
  • Be responsible for the Council's equality and diversity ambitions, providing strategic direction and leadership.
  • Work proactively with leaders and members across all directorates and services to provide insight, support, challenge, and resources to create an aspirational Corporate Plan, climate response, and equality and diversity strategy.
  • Instil a council-wide culture of measurement and data-led decision-making to ensure policies are fit for purpose, impactful, and measurable.
  • Anticipate emerging risks and opportunities; leading the team to respond appropriately and creatively to influence activity and long-term activity.


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