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Chief Executive

Role summary

The Chief Executive has lead responsibility to implement the Councils policies,

ensuring that it delivers to its objectives and duties, within budget, and according

to strategic priorities and statutory requirements. London Borough of Barnet has a

dynamic vision Future Shape - to become an exemplar authority, through the

development of radically different approaches to serving the needs of its

community, which are based on the princinples of citizen-empowerment, a

genuinely local focus and long-term economic sustainability. The Chief Executivewill be at the forefront of driving forward an ambitious One Barnet change

programme to achieve this objective. Working closely with the Leader, Cabinet

and Corporate Management Team, to prioritise performance at both the corporate

and the individual level, this role requires energy, grit, determination and the

capacity to inspire, motivate and drive forward the One Barnet Change agenda.

Commercial acumen is also essential, in order to deliver the substantial efficiency

savings required by the fundamental changes in public service funding prompted

by the economic downturn. The Council must work extensively in partnership

with other organisations public, private and voluntary to deliver high quality,

cost effective services that ensure a good quality of life for the residents of Barnet.

Therefore, the ability to build, manage and maintain key stakeholder relationshipsis crucial. Raising Barnets profile regionally, nationally and internationally is one

of the Chief Executives key functions, requiring highly developed networking

skills, political savvy and knowledge of the media.

Role purpose

Lead the strategic management of the Council to ensure quality and best value for

money. By advising and working with the Council Members, to secure the

delivery of the Councils development strategy for Barnet, and to set the vision

and goals for the organisation, ensuring that its objectives and values are alignedand achieved within budget.

Corporate accountabilities

Act as principal advisor to the Council in the formulation of its objectives,values and strategic policies, and to ensure that these are delivered and

implemented effectively, so that the Council fulfils its statutory responsibilities

and meets the needs of its citizens in line with legal and budgetary

requirements.

Lead and inspire the Councils Corporate Management Team and to hold themaccountable, collectively and individually, for the effective delivery of the

objectives, aspirations and goals of the organisation.

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Build strong relationships with all of the Councils stakeholders (local,regional and national), in order to secure their confidence in the performanceof the London Borough of Barnet and foster understanding of the

organisations policies, priorities, needs, constraints and achievements.

Develop a creative, citizen-focussed, high-performance, financially sustainableorganisation, in which all staff are clear about their individual responsibilities

and roles, to ensure the Council delivers quality and value to the community it

serves.

Review the structure, capacity and skills of the Council to ensure that theymatch the needs of local citizens, fiscal constraints, strategic priorities and

statutory requirements.

Ensure the Council operates in an open, accountable and democratic manner tominimise any challenge to its operations based on such grounds.

Monitor and review the delivery of the objectives agreed with the Council, toensure the organisation meets all statutory inspection and audit requirements.

Ensure the preparation, monitoring and review of all the Councils plans sothat they provide a consistent and intelligible framework within which

partnership services may be developed in an integrated way and promoted

effectively to citizens.

Prepare an annual revenue budget and a rolling capital programme in a way

that enables clear choices to be made between competing priorities andrealistic programmes to be decided.

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Strategic innovation Leads strategy development for the Council. Creates an

environment which facilitates and promotes the identification of innovative

lutions to challenges and opportunities.so

Change leadership Develops and communicates a compelling vision which

inspires people to embrace positive change and continually strive for improvederformance.p

Organisational awareness Is politically astute and demonstrates the ability to

understand diverse interest groups and power bases within Council, partner

organisations and the wider community, and the dynamic between them, so as to

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Impact and influence Uses complex influencing strategies to promote

chievement of the Councils objectives.a

Partnership working - Champions community leadership by building effective,

long-term internal and external partnerships, based on mutual trust, honest

ommunication and shared purpose.c

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Customer focus Defines a Council-wide focus on driving ongoing performanceimprovement for internal and external customers in order to improve service users

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elivery of continuous and enduring service improvements.

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nd economically sustainable manner.

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Continuous improvement Sets challenging goals across th

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Delivering value for money Defines and demands effective financial

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policy.

Senior level experience of managing competing areas of the

to deliver coherent, high quality and cost effective services.

Highly developed skills in operating in a heavily politicised environment as