The North East Combined Authority is the new Mayoral authority, stretching from Durham up to the Scottish Border, encompassing everything in-between. We bring the best from our shared histories with the vision, aspirations and hopes of a new future.
This new role builds on our legacies whilst bringing a new future focus. It will support a new North East economy, shaping all we touch, including business, communities, innovation, skills and education, housing, transport and infrastructure. Their impact will be felt across the region and be visible nationally. This is a rare opportunity – future-focused with a clear vision and dynamism of the new, standing on the stability and foundations of the old. We are building, virtually from scratch, the new team, new organisation and new culture needed to deliver this future.
The new Director will be joining at one of the most exciting times for the region and the country in recent years, with all to play for in a changing national relationship between the regions and Whitehall.
Director of Operations
As our Director of Operations, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and influencing everything we do, from the highest political contacts to accountability for day-to-day operations. The foundations of this role are effective systems and governance, aligned with deep political insight and judgement, a highly collaborative approach and the ability to drive delivery in and through others. With accountability for all non-financial corporate services, this Director oversees the glue that holds us together. Often acting as the organisational eyes and ears of the Chief Executive, they will have networks and a presence across the region and throughout the organisation. They’ll bring deep experience of working with senior local and regional politicians. Comfortable leading and innovating, they’ll give confidence and will be respected for their judgement. They will embody all that makes democratically led organisations successful and effective, bringing best practice and a culture built on respect, trust and absolute clarity on effective political and executive working. The directorate has approximately 75 staff.
Our new Director will bring significant successful experience of working with senior politicians, establishing effective systems for political leadership, governance and accountability, whilst ensuring people and services deliver on commitments. They’ll have worked from the corporate centre to support and lead across an organisation, with a relentless focus on impact and the sensitivity to build productive relationships They will know when and how to act to make organisations better. With a highly strategic approach, they’ll think across the region, see future potential and link sectors old, new and evolving. They’ll lead in a complex, politically led system with myriad partners and agencies. They will bring bravery, drive and ambition, rooted in deep experience.
Perhaps most of all, the Director will bring the hunger, energy, focus, passion and pride that will transform our great region.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the roles, please contact Mark Tobin via mark.tobin@proventureconsulting.co.uk 07717 725 844 or Steve Cooley via stephen.cooley@proventureconsulting.co.uk 07747 698829.
