Service Director Customer Services
About Plymouth
Plymouth is Britain’s Ocean City - ambitious, forward-looking and proud of its identity. With significant investment, growth and regeneration underway, the city is evolving rapidly. We are focused on delivering high-quality public services, improving outcomes for residents and creating a sustainable, inclusive future.
The Role
This is a pivotal leadership role with a clear and uncompromising focus on customer service.
As Service Director for Customer Services, you will define, lead and embed a Council-wide approach to customer service excellence. This is not simply about overseeing services, it is about owning and delivering the Council’s Customer Service Strategy, redesigning services around the customer, and building the capability, leadership and training needed to deliver it consistently across the organisation.
You will lead a broad portfolio including the contact centre, customer experience, complaints, business support and city-wide customer access through our ‘front doors’. You will ensure services are simple, inclusive and effective, balancing digitally enabled delivery with high-quality human interaction where it matters most.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will operate as a key member of the senior leadership team, working closely with elected members, partners and stakeholders to drive a step...