Head of Governance

Oxfordshire County Council is going through transformation and is committed to delivering top quality services and value for money on behalf of the county's 600000+ residents.

To support this transformation, we are looking for our new Head of Governance - a systems leader, able to explore new ways of working including using supported technology to deliver broader objectives. You will be committed to the highest quality of practice, values driven, performance focused and have good people skills. This will extend to working across professional, organisational and political boundaries to build governance capacity, provide member support and offer appropriate challenge.

Working to the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer, you will lead four distinct but interconnected areas to ensure the design and development of effective service delivery (Democratic Services, Governance, Scrutiny and Information Governance). You will be able to work synergistically to implement service transformation in these areas and improve performance and the experience of those who access our services.

In addition, as part of the extended leadership team, this role provides an exciting opportunity to be an active member of the team, roll up your sleeves, build strong partnerships and influence every aspect of Oxfordshire County Council.

If you have experience of leading governance services across complex organisational and political context; technical knowledge of the election cycle and can demonstrate evidence of systems transformation: digital, organisational and cultural change. We would like to hear from you.

Further Information

Please contact our recruitment consultants at GatenbySanderson, Gillian Young on 01908 230 265 or Charlotte Croffie on 07551 566195 

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date
17 April 2022

Long listing
21st April 2022

Preliminary interviews
W/C 25th April

Short listing
W/C 2nd May

Final panel
20th May

How to Apply

• Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
• Detail any employment or education gaps.
• Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com

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