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Corporate Lead Officer: Policy, Performance & Public Protection
Are you an experienced senior leader with a strong background in local government, corporate assurance or regulatory services?
We’re looking for a senior leader to head our Policy, Performance & Public Protection service, a core corporate portfolio at the centre of performance, governance, partnership working and public protection at Ceredigion County Council.
This role combines leadership of corporate performance and policy with strategic and operational responsibility for public protection, within a collective leadership model focused on shared accountability and high standards.
The portfolio covers:
Performance & Partnerships:
- Partnerships & Performance
- Performance & Research
- Equality & Inclusion
- Complaints & Freedom of Information
- Strategic Partnerships
- Refugee Resettlement
- Civil Contingencies & Business Continuity
Public Protection
- Trading Standards
- Licensing
What you’ll do
- Act as Corporate Lead Officer and lead adviser to the Council on corporate performance, policy, risk management, community cohesion and engagement, civil contingencies and public protection.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for public protection and regulatory services, ensuring compliance, assurance and public confidence.
- Lead the Council’s approach to corporate performance management, research and insight, supporting evidence‑based decision‑making.
- Act as the Council’s lead officer supporting the Public Services Board.
- Provide strategic leadership within a collective management model, ensuring effective service delivery through collaboration and shared accountability.
- Work closely with senior leaders and elected members to deliver shared corporate priorities.
What you’ll bring
- A degree‑level qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field, with evidence of continued professional development.
- Significant senior leadership experience (minimum 5 years), leading complex, multi‑disciplinary services.
- Strong understanding of operating within a democratic, political local government environment.
- Credibility as a trusted senior adviser on corporate assurance, performance, partnerships or regulatory services.
What we can offer you
- A senior leadership role with real corporate influence.
- Competitive salary at Corporate Lead Officer grade (pay award pending).
- Flexible hybrid working and strong wellbeing focus.
Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to a pending pay award. The final salary will be adjusted in line with the nationally agreed pay award.
We reserve the right to extend the closing date.
What we offer
Work-life balance
Lifestyle savings scheme
Generous employer pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Learning and development
Where you'll work
Policy, Performance and Public Protection
We lead on corporate performance, corporate policy, strategic partnerships, engagement, community cohesion and civil contingencies, and also are responsible for strategic and operational responsibility for public protection: environmental health, food fraud, licensing and trading standards. Our key functions are as follows:
- Complaints, Compliments and FOI
- Corporate Performance and Policy: Corporate performance; Property gazetteer; Research
- Public Protection: Environmental health; Food fraud; Licensing; Trading standards; Pollution Control; Pest Control; Weights and Measures; Communicable Diseases; Health and Safety; Animal Health.
- Strategic Partnerships, Engagement and Research: Business continuity; Civil contingencies; Community safety partnership; Engagement; Equality; Public service board; Refugee programm
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