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Title: Assistant Director of Improvement and Corporate Policy
Company: Local Government Chronicle
Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom
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Assistant Director of Improvement and Corporate Policy
Assistant Director of Improvement and Corporate Policy The role
We are creating a new Transformation and Improvement Team to drive fundamental change across the organisation. As Assistant Director of Improvement and Corporate Policy, you will play a central role in setting the strategic direction of the council, ensuring our policies, plans and improvement activity are clear, coherent and focused on long term sustainability.
You will lead the development of the council's corporate policy framework, including the corporate plan and future borough wide strategy, while overseeing delivery and assurance against our recovery plan and ministerial directions. This role sits across strategy, policy and improvement, requiring sound judgement, political awareness and the ability to connect ambition to delivery.
Working closely with elected members, senior leaders, Ministerial Envoys and partners, you will ensure clear reporting, meaningful engagement and a strong culture of learning and continuous improvement. You will have line management responsibility for colleagues within the wider transformation and improvement team , supporting them to work collaboratively across services and embed good governance, assurance and accountability.
This is an opportunity for a strategic leader who is motivated by public service, system improvement and making change stick. If you bring experience of corporate policy, organisational improvement and working in complex local government or central government environment, this role offers the chance to make a lasting impact at a critical point in Warrington's recovery and renewal.
As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:
- 26 days annual holiday – raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
- Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
- Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme
The closing date for applications is 15 May 2026
Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer
In accordance withHome Office guidance, successful candidates mustevidencetheir right to work in the UK before commencement ofemployment. Sponsorship is not available for this role; therefore, you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for appointment.
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Warrington Borough Council
South East, UK
Permanent
Published on 27 Apr 2026
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