Leadership, structure and senior salaries

To carry out statutory role as Head of Virtual School, working with all schools and educational settings to deliver a high quality educational experience for all Looked After Children. Adopted Children and Special Guardianship Children (LACASGO) and improve LACASGO outcomes.

To ensure appropriate systems and quality assurance processes are in place to track, evaluate and monitor the educational achievement of LAC and challenge and support school leadership to achieve secure and sustained progress for all Northampton LAC in and out of county.

Responsible for, and the council's lead adviser on, all aspects of procurement delivery, category management, commissioning and contract management within the council.

The post holder is responsible for developing a council wide strategic approach to Procurement, Commissioning and Contract Management including the use of category management, working closely with other commissioning partners and the strategic management of the respective contracts once issued.

Responsible for leading and implementing the Transformation and Aggregation of all the Customer Service and Complaints teams. Responsible for setting the key priorities and direction for Customer Services and Complaints in line with the Corporate plan.

Responsible for the leadership, development and implementation of customer and digital strategies for the council in order to deliver an improved customer experience.

Deputy S151 officer to the Executive Director for all accountancy related matters.

To be responsible for all financial matters relating to the provision of accountancy which includes the closedown of the council's accounts and the production of the statement of accounts, the provision of finance business partners and financial advice to budget holders and the Executive Leadership Team, the provision of accounts payable, accounts receivable and debt monitoring and management.

To lead on the development of the council's estates/property strategy and property portfolio initiatives; in particular -  income realisation, commercial acquisitions and the disposal of redundant assets, to ensure that robust property management investment maximises value for money and revenue for the council.

Lead the development of council's asset management strategies and property portfolio development activity, including service related accommodation.

Responsible for ensuring the council meets its statutory duties in relation to trading standards, environmental services, licensing, building control, emergency planning and bereavement services.

Responsible for overall technical and legal advice within the unit and across the council on relevant issues; for example, but not exclusively related to pollution, risks to public health, rogue trading and building regulation.

To lead, manage and develop the Revenues and Benefits service (Revenues and Recovery, Entitlements, Debt and Welfare Advice, BID levy and Systems, Performance and Subsidy) in order to provide an efficient and effective service to our customers.

Advise senior management and elected members on all matters relating to the service functions.

Responsible for the strategic planning, engagement, operational and statutory delivery of key services and accountability for the financial and budgetary management and control of the budget for Adult Social Care.

As strategic service lead, the role bears accountability for ensuring services, practice and standards meet statutory requirements and that all professionals work together to deliver Making Safeguarding Personal to promote and secure the safety of local residents

Responsible for the strategic planning, engagement, operational and statutory delivery of key services and accountability for the financial and budgetary management and control of the budget for Adult Social Care.

As strategic service lead, the role bears accountability for ensuring services, practice and standards meet statutory requirements and that all professionals work together to deliver Making Safeguarding Personal to promote and secure the safety of local residents.

Community Hubs, Inclusion Hubs, Learning Disability and Transitions, Hospital Discharge functions, Reablement and Crisis Response Team, Continuing Health Care and Care Home Review Team.

Responsible for leading and managing the smooth and effective transformation of the Local Authority COVID 19 activity from the previous council's models into the North Northamptonshire council model. This includes leading and co-ordinating the ongoing county and system-wide recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts.

Working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders including Chief Executives and senior leadership teams and LRF partners and wider stakeholders, where appropriate, to deliver the identified strategic outcomes. The role includes taking a proactive approach to risk management and business continuity planning for the COVID-19 recovery, and to oversee the government allocated Contain funding related to the programme delivery.

The role is required to provide support to the Director of Public Health and the Public Health team, as required in the discharge of statutory functions and activities to prevent, control and contain COVID-19 outbreaks.

Lead responsibility for all learning, pupil attainment and achievement and school improvement functions across the service and to deliver continuous improvement in leadership and management in schools and other education services, assessment for learning, teaching and learning, environments for learning and School governance.

To deliver and effective school improvement function that supports, challenges and, where necessary intervenes in schools to drive up performance and raise pupil attainment, including support to governor bodies.

Responsible for the leadership, development, and implementation of relevant strategies for the area and council to deliver its corporate HR priorities.

To review and modernise the HR service to reflect best practice and seek to harmonise HR advisory approaches to provide a consistent and high standard to all customers.

To provide strategic direction and leadership for the delivery of Housing Services, housing management, repairs and maintenance of the council housing stock and the council's responsibilities as a landlord.

Delivering exceptional and excellent services in compliance with relevant regulation and legislation.

Responsible for leading the development of community-based initiatives including community development, wellbeing and community safety: encourage physical and mental wellbeing of residents through sport and leisure-based activities.

Responsible for the leadership, development, and implementation of relevant strategies for the directorate and council including integrated transport and sustainable waste strategies across a range of services and functions and technical or professional staff.

Responsible for strategic transport planning and delivery of the council's Integrated Transport Strategy and Active Travel duty with a focus on the decarbonisation and sustainability agenda.

Responsible for the leadership, development, and implementation of relevant strategies for the directorate and council to deliver its corporate priorities and objectives.

Supports forward planning across a typical horizon of five years, scanning the external environment and anticipating the impact of external forces, policies and new funding streams.

The role involves shaping policy frameworks and objectives for others to ensure integration across the council, the wider public sector and the economy.

Provide senior strategic leadership to the Planning Policy and Development services to ensure that they deliver high quality, innovative, people-focused and value for money services; challenging practices and managing and delivering cultural and behavioural change as necessary.

Responsible for the delivery of efficient and effective management of all aspects of IT operations, Digital, IT programmes of work, IT commercial contracts and supplier relationships and IT Service delivery teams.

Transforming the IT and Digital Services team for North Northamptonshire, reshaping the people and resources to deliver the strategy and managing the interim period of service continuity.

Statutory role to ensure governance arrangements are legally compliant and fit for purpose, and that all decisions taken by Councillors and Officers are lawful.

Responsible for undertaking the Monitoring Officer role and associated statutory duties in accordance with Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 as amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 5 Local Government Act 2000 - including reporting on any proposal, decision, or omission that is, or may be, illegal or amount to maladministration, promoting and maintaining high standards of councillor and officer conduct, responsibility for the operation of the council's constitution.

This is a statutory role ensuring the delivery of local authority social services functions listed in Schedule 1 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (as amended), (including where the authority has commissioned any services from another provider rather than delivering them itself).  

Deliver the local authority's responsibilities for assessing, planning, and commissioning adult social care and wellbeing services to meet the needs of all adults with social care needs in the authority's area, in line with the wider vision for social care to combat social exclusion.

Statutory role. Provide leadership and oversight of the provision of Children's Services, which address the local needs of all children and young people, including the most disadvantaged and vulnerable, and their families and carers and provides high quality, value for money services in a joined-up way.

Be responsible for the contract management and delivery of service outcomes of the Children's Trust, ensuring the effective delivery of Children's social care services across North Northamptonshire whilst also liaising with the DCS for West Northamptonshire Council where required.  

Responsible for the delivery of the Education functions of the local authority. Work closely with the Head of Paid Service, Members, and peers to drive forward the council's vision, strategic priorities, and objectives; ensuring the needs of children and young people and Trust service delivery plans are aligned to these. 

Statutory role under Section 151 of the Local Government Act, responsible for the financial affairs of the council, with accountability for the financial probity of the Authority.

Lead the management, development, performance and continuous improvement of all Finance and Audit and Risk services and related activities; ensuring financial sustainability and the effective management of the council's funding, revenue budget and capital programme

Strategic lead for the council's Highways and Waste, Assets and Environment, Growth and Regeneration and Regulatory services functions.

The Director is responsible for identifying and pursuing all opportunities to develop commercial potential to grow new and existing revenue streams using council assets and expertise, reducing delivery costs and positively reengineering ways of delivering council and place objectives in a cost efficient manner.

The post holder will lead and direct the council's economic development and regeneration activities, strategy and commissioning, acting as the council's chief professional adviser on initiatives which will achieve the council's objectives and contribute to employment and wealth generation in North Northamptonshire.

Statutory role as Head of Paid Service, working with council Members and the Senior Management Team to provide clear personal leadership and strategic direction to secure a cohesive and co-ordinated approach to deliver and improve organisation-wide service provision, resource allocation and prioritisation.

Ensure the delivery of high quality services to the residents of North Northamptonshire.

Work with elected members to ensure effective governance of the council and its legality, probity, integrity, proper public accountability and scrutiny of decision making processes.

Jointly manage the Northamptonshire Children's Trust - ensuring the delivery of high quality services to citizens across the county.