Programme Director – Strategic Regeneration Partnership
| Posting date: | 21 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £706.20 per day |
| Additional salary information: | per day PAYE depending on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2EB |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Wakefield 0008 E385 / 1 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Programme Director – Strategic Regeneration Partnership
Job Ref: Wakefield 0008 E385 / 1
Pay Rate: Up to £706.20 per day PAYE depending on experience
Hours per week: 37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 12 months
City: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Office based
The successful candidate will have director level experience of working within a fast-paced local government context to deliver a ground-breaking Strategic Regeneration Partnership (SRP) across its City Centre.
Key Responsibilities:
Establishment of rigorous programme management arrangements and associated documentation.
Ongoing programme management which links seamlessly to the Council’s existing arrangements such as the Wakefield District Regeneration Board, Capital Officer Group and Member Oversight Board
Regular written and verbal reports to the Council’s Corporate Management Team and Cabinet at key milestones/ gateways throughout the programme.
Procurement of a developer partner within 6 months of the appointment to the role.
Finalisation of Strategic Regeneration Frameworks, for all of the core areas within the Wakefield City Centre Masterplan, within 12 months of the appointment to the role, to drive an ambitious programme of mixed use-development.
Influential role in land/ site identification and assembly to ensure the SRP has a long-term, financially viable pipeline of developments that support the vision within the Wakefield City Centre Masterplan.
Proactive and ongoing stakeholder management of both internal and external partners across the public and private sectors and delivery of associated communications plan.
Expert approach to risk management which minimises and avoids risk wherever possible and effectively mitigates risk where it isn’t.
Diligent financial management which maximises the impact and probity of all Council spend.
Provision of expert advice and support on other regeneration programmes and initiatives across the District as required.
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
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Qualifications:
Educated at degree level.
Skills & Experience:
Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Skills and experience necessary to advise and guide the organisation’s senior leadership team as it navigates the various partnership options available, including highly complex legal arrangements such as joint ventures or special purpose vehicles.
Expert procurement knowledge and advice will be critical as the post-holder leads on the Council’s procurement of a development partner using the most advantageous, compliant route to market available.
An acute understanding of the motivations and political/ financial context of the Local Authority whilst demonstrating an equally impressive understanding of the commercial realities facing the developer market.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
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Job Ref: Wakefield 0008 E385 / 1
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