Joint Assistant Director of Legal Services and Information Governance

Guildford and Waverley are working in collaboration to provide better sustainable local services and protect them for the future. At the heart of this is the ambition to ensure that we continue to improve, be fiscally efficient and contribute to the net carbon strategy we have set. The local government sector is experiencing a difficult fiscal landscape, our partnership will assist by providing efficiency and collaboration opportunities . At the heart of our values are collaboration, value for money and professionalism.  We are now seeking two exceptional individuals to complete our Joint Leadership Team at Assistant Director level.

In this role you will provide leadership and management of this important service across both boroughs. Both councils are committed to the benefits of an in-house legal team and the legal team at Waverley has recently grown significantly to ensure that it is equipped to meet the challenges of the future.  You will have an important role to play in supporting new and existing team members and identifying new opportunities for collaborative working across both councils.

If you believe in better public services,  you are ambitious and will face the challenges the sector has with enthusiasm, then we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion please email our Joint Chief Executive, Pedro Wrobel, via pedro.wrobel@guildford.gov.uk . 

Closing date for applications: 17:00pm Friday 13 September 2024. 

Interview date: Friday 27 Sept 2024 and / or Tuesday 01 Oct 2024