Joint Assistant Director Place
Reporting to the Joint Director of Economy & Place, this role leads strategic leadership and delivery across both councils, turning shared corporate and place-based priorities into coherent strategies and programmes that deliver high-quality places, inclusive growth and community wellbeing. Focus is on ensuring complex programmes achieve measurable improvements.
Responsibilities
- Strategic leadership and delivery of place-based programmes across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent.
- Develop and implement strategies that align with shared corporate and place priorities.
- Ensure complex programmes achieve measurable improvements for places and communities.
- Manage capital project delivery, urban design and stakeholder engagement.
- Develop partnership relationships and influence regional and national conversations about public services.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading placemaking or regeneration programmes.
- Comprehensive grasp of capital project delivery, urban design, and stakeholder engagement.
- Excellent partnership development and strategic planning skills.
- Knowledge of Welsh planning and placemaking frameworks.
- Regional knowledge of Cardiff City Region, Tech Valleys Programme, or other relevant stakeholders/programmes is a definite asset.
Closing date
27 May 2026.
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