Job Description

Job info	Job info details
Job title	Divisional Director - Strategic Development and Regeneration
Strategic team/Directorate	Place
Service	Strategic Projects
Business unit	Pride in Place
Responsible to (day to day issues)	Director of Pride in Place
Accountable to (line manager)	Director of Pride in Place
Salary grade	£100,000 to £104,998

1. Key purpose of job

To provide leadership, management and direction of Torbay Council’s strategic capital programme under the direction of the Director of Pride in Place.
To lead the delivery of major development, regeneration and commercial projects, that are aligned with the corporate plan and the Council’s town centre regeneration programme (including the Torquay Town Investment Plan and Paignton Future High Street Fund programme), in support of Torbay’s Levelling Up ambition and where significant public and private sector investment is already planned or in place.
To work collaboratively with internal and external partners (in both private and public sector) and with regional and national partners across government, to bring forward major developments and facilitate strategic investment opportunities that will deliver sustainable and inclusive growth for Torbay’s communities.
The post holder will have oversight of a complex programme of projects from inception through to delivery and will ensure robust programme management and assurance to ensure expected benefits are realised.
To contribute to the leadership and management of the Council as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) ensuring that there is strategic coherence and effective prioritisation in delivering the strategic ambition of the Council.

2. Anticipated outcomes of post

Strong, focused and inspirational leadership of the Council’s capital programme.
Effective coordination and delivery of the Capital programme, within agreed timescales and budgets, in conjunction with the capital programme manager, project managers and budget holders reported through the Capital and Growth Board.
Delivery of the expected outputs set out in the Corporate Plan relating to growth and regeneration.
Effective working relationships with internal and external partners are developed and maintained and the profile of the council and the capital programme management is enhanced.
Improved credibility and momentum of the Council to be able to effectively deliver and/or enable major capital projects across the Bay.

3. List key duties and accountabilities of the post

Provide demonstrable leadership of the capital programme but particularly the strategic developments in support of a thriving economy.
To provide leadership, direction and co-ordination to colleagues across the Council to support projects from conception to completion.
To develop long term constructive relationships with stakeholders at a local, regional and national level including public and private sector partners to accelerate economic growth in Torbay and improve outcomes for the communities of Torbay.
To collaborate with the senior leadership team and colleagues across services to ensure projects are designed, developed and delivered in the most effective way.
To ensure that the Council’s capital programme & capital project governance structure is effective in developing sound business cases for projects, securing investment and managing delivery.
To identify appropriate delivery routes for complex projects and where appropriate manage the relationship with external partners delivering those projects.
To identify potential external funding sources and partners and lead on securing investment for strategic development projects.
Ensure that the Director of Pride in Place is supported in all matters related to strategic developments.
Develop, manage and sustain effective relationships and networking with colleagues, Councillors and relevant stakeholders.
Ensure that the Council champions high quality programme and project outputs and outcomes including the production of high-quality effective business plans, financial plans, work plans and progress/performance reports.
To lead the Council’s Capital & Growth Board
To ensure the implementation and conformity with approved Council policies, especially those relating to Health & Safety, Finance, Risk Management and Human Resources.
Provide leadership to staff within the service area to create a strong performance culture and ensure the delivery of excellent services.
As an Employee of Torbay Council all roles are expected to work in a way that ensures vulnerable children and adults are safeguarded and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with established policies and procedures. The Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding is the Chief Executive and Director of Children’s Services.

4. Budgetary/Financial Responsibilities of the post

The Council has an approved Capital Investment Programme of £274m. Although not the designated budget holder for the numerous projects within the programme, this post will play a pivotal part in ensuring the affordability and deliverability of the entire programme. Responsibility will include making recommendations to Directors, and Cabinet, with regards to the validity of specific business cases – particularly ensuring that any further borrowing being considered by the Council is supported by secure, tangible, revenue funding sources

5. Supervision/Line Management Responsibilities of the post

Direct line management of the Capital Programme Manager. Indirect management, guidance, and development of the various capital project managers employed, and commissioned, by the Council.
To commission external and manage resources as appropriate, managing and directly supervising teams of internal and external stakeholders across multiple and diverse project workstreams to support the delivery of Capital Programme.
Ongoing responsibility for the effective management of the Capital Programme.

6. Working environment and conditions of the post

Occasional site visits to capital schemes, to be managed in compliance with health and safety protocols.
Main work arrangements will be hybrid combining both a presence at council offices with an element of home working.

7. Physical demands of the post

Normal physical effort with occasional manual handling

8. Specific resources used by the post

IT equipment such as laptop and other devices and a varierty of IT software systems

9. Key contacts and relationships

External

TDA Group of companies including TorVista Homes Ltd (our registered housing provider, set up to support Torbay Council’s Housing Strategy) and TEDC Developments Ltd;
SWISCo (Torbay Council owned company which provides a range of frontline local services in Torbay including waste and recycling collections, commercial waste, highways, street cleansing and grounds maintenance)
The Devon and Torbay One Public Estate Partnership.
Heart of the Southwest Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
Housing associations.
Educational establishments.
External contractors.
Other key external partners in the public, voluntary and private sectors (including developers).

Internal

Director of Pride in Place
Other members of the Senior Leadership Team
Council departments
Elected Members via various committees and one to one meetings
Other internal partnerships

10. Other duties

To undertake additional duties as required, commensurate with the level of the job.

Other Information

N/A

Person Specification

Note for Candidate

All Candidates

The supporting statement on your application form will be used to assess ability to meet the essential requirements of the role, so you should explain how you meet each of the numbered essential requirements within your supporting statement. In a competitive situation, the desirable criteria may be taken into consideration, so you are encouraged to show how you also meet each of the desirable criteria.

Candidates who consider that they have a disability

Reasonable adjustments will be made to the job, job requirements or recruitment process for candidates with a disability.

If you consider yourself to have a disability you should indicate this on your application form, providing any information you would like us to take into account with regard to your disability in order to offer a fair selection interview.

Where ever possible and reasonable we will make adjustments and offer alternatives to help you through the application and selection process.

If you have indicated that you have a disability on your application form you will be guaranteed an interview if you clearly demonstrate in your supporting evidence how you broadly meet the essential requirements of the role.

Job info	Job info details
Job Title	Divisional Director - Strategic Development and Regeneration
Strategic team/Directorate	Place
Service	Strategic Projects
Business unit	Pride in Place

Skills and effectiveness

Essential skills and effectiveness

Ability to monitor and evaluate services and practices to ensure agreed standards are maintained and intervene constructively where necessary.
Excellent analytical and performance management skills.
Excellent communication (written, oral and presentational), ambassadorial and media management skills – ensuring that the reputation of Torbay Council is promoted at every opportunity.
Proven ability to lead change and positively manage staff, developing and maintain a team; to set performance objectives and undertake effective performance appraisals.
Champion the importance of continuing professional development – and role model good practice in this area.
Able to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to improve services and to problems that are complex in nature.
Manage conflicting priorities.
High degree of customer awareness.
Achievement and performance driven.
Ability to use judgement, tact and sensitivity.
High degree of personal integrity and political awareness and sensitivity.
Able to develop, negotiate and extend challenging outcomes and goals, make complex decisions based on facts and complete tasks to a high standard.
High level of financial acumen and ability to manage budgets and control costs.
Business planning skills
Proven effective presentation and report writing skills.
Proven commitment to anti-discriminatory practice

Desirable skills and effectiveness

Demonstrable experience of undertaking a similar role in the public sector.
Experience of working with Elected Members and of dealing with politically sensitive issues

Knowledge

Essential knowledge

Knowledge and understanding of the current Local Government landscape and the challenges facing Local Authorities

Desirable knowledge

Understanding of the wider social and economic environment within Torbay

Experience and achievements

Essential experience and achievements

Experienced professional in the areas that cover Regeneration, Inclusive Growth and Programme Management, with a breadth of understanding of all areas that the role covers, and strong knowledge of the local economy and its opportunities and challenges.
Demonstrable experience of translating strategic vision and priorities into delivery
Experience of creating long lasting relationships and being able to work across departmental and organisational boundaries to collaborate with and influence key stakeholders, building support for ideas and initiatives behind the scenes to support the implementation of solutions across other public bodies, government, the private sector and the third sector.
Adaptable and flexible to meet a variety of challenges.
A passionate role model of the values of the Council.

Desirable experience and achievements

N/A

Qualifications/professional memberships

Essential qualifications/professional memberships

Degree and post graduate qualifications (or willing to work towards a post graduate qualification if not already gained) in relevant disciplines, and/or leadership and management qualifications with demonstrable continuing professional development.

Desirable qualifications/professional memberships

PRINCE2, Association of Project Management (APM), or equivalent project/programme management qualification.
Membership of a relevant professional body

Other requirements

Other requirements of the job role

Demonstrates a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
Ability to travel efficiently around the Bay/South West/UK in order to carry out duties
Ability to accommodate unsociable hours
Ability to accommodate on-call working
Ability to accommodate occasional home-working