Person Specification
Essential
Experience and Knowledge
- Experience of operating at a senior level in a complex organisation.
- Demonstrable experience in the leadership of complex, customer/citizen-facing operations and/or services.
- Proven ability to build effective working relationships and strategic partnerships both inside and outside the organisation.
- Proven experience of leading and embedding change that drives a commercial culture that puts customers and communities at the centre of the organisation.
Skills and Abilities
- Able to motivate and lead staff to be successful in a changing environment.
- Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends and risks.
- Strong commercial negotiation and influencing skills.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
- High level of organisational and planning skills.
- Ability to prioritise and delivery high quality outputs to deadlines.
Other
- Willing to travel either via private or public transport.
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
- Experience of community engagement.
- Experience in the leadership of emergency response operations.
- Media experience.