Cornwall is at the forefront of innovation, with our pioneering communities ensuring we are at the heart of the UK's technological, ecological and creative advancement. Our forward-looking economic strategy supports our simple, clear and inclusive vision – ‘Together for a carbon neutral Cornwall, where everyone can start well, live well and age well’. We are an ambitious council, always focused on improvement and always ready to acknowledge where we need to do things differently.
The sheer scale of Cornwall Council’s operations (with nearly 600,000 residents and a budget of over £1bn) mean it’s vital that we are an empowering and enterprising organisation, securing great value for money and providing a consistently excellent customer experience. While we’ve made significant progress in recent years, there’s always more to do, and this role will make a fundamental contribution to the next phase of our transformation and improvement.
We’re revitalising and strengthening our PMO function, and this new Head of Service will take the professional lead on this work. That means collaborating with senior leaders to achieve consensus on priorities and capacity, ensuring successful project delivery, and playing an organisation-wide role in building strategic and operational cohesion. It’s a hugely diverse brief: you’ll oversee strategic programmes from home to school transport to estates transformation and a review of regulation services, alo...