Group Leader - Parks and Greenspaces

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Kirklees
Environment & Climate Change
Environmental Strategy & Climate Change
37
1
Across Kirklees
Permanent
Grade 14

£48,474 - £50,512

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled individual to support the development and delivery of an ambitious Greenspace service.

The Council is fully committed to providing an effective response to issues such as climate change, delivering bio diversity gain, and ensuring that the people who live and work in the district have access to high quality amenity and recreational spaces.

To achieve this we are working on large scale woodland creation and re-naturing schemes, partnering with third sector organisations to achieve maximum gain, rolling out an aspirational play strategy and re-profiling how we work - both in our relationship with our stakeholders and in the delivery mechanism itself.

It is an exciting time for the service, this role has been developed as the service faces a number of challenges and you would be at the centre of these changes. You would be supporting the Operational Manager to drive forward Greenspace Management initiatives, the Council’s corporate plan and shared outcomes. You will have a key role supporting and developing a strategic approach for your particular specialist area and be responsible for the management and development of staff within the activity.

At Kirklees Council, we want to support your professional development to give you the right skills, confidence, and support to really achieve your potential. We offer a variety of courses and training designed for this exact purpose.

We value the importance of having work life balance, so this is why we offer provisions such as flexible-working, generous holiday entitlement, a variety of special leave policies, and employee healthcare services.

For further information about this job role, take a look at the attached Context Sheet and Job Profile.

If you would like to speak to the Recruiting Manager about this role, please call Rob Dalby on 01484-221000 or email rob.dalby@kirklees.gov.uk.



Sarah Durdin is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
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14 March 2021, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.