Executive Director, Environment and Communities

Executive Director, Environment and Communities
£138,672 - £178,851 pa (pay award pending)
Be Bold, Make a Difference, Show you Care

Enfield is an outer London borough with big ambitions, we are increasingly one of the most diverse parts of London. With the recent appointment of our new Chief Executive, which has created this vacancy, this is a unique opportunity to Join Enfield to help us drive forward an ambitious agenda, ensuring the council delivers high-quality services, fosters economic growth, and makes a lasting impact on local communities. Enfield is leading on some of the biggest regeneration programmes in the UK. Our borough may be growing and changing but our commitment to deliver exceptional front-line services remains absolute. This role will lead on the delivery of services our residents feel most passionate about, achieving green flags for our parks and open spaces, strategic planning, enhancing our public realm and highways, and forging ahead with our net zero carbon emissions.

A visible, responsive and inspirational leader, you will thrive on building relationships with our communities and elected members. Your passion for exceptional levels of customer service will set the bar for the whole of the organisation.

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If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Claire Turner, Senior Recruitment Advisor on 0208 132 1024 or claire.turner@enfield.gov.uk

If you would like an informal discussion with our Chief Executive, please contact Cathy Hunnisett at cathy.hunnisett@enfield.gov.uk and this will be arranged.

First round interviews are arranged for Friday 13th June, with final interviews on Tuesday 8th July 2025

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents.

Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your supporting statement within your application.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 35 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers