Director of Place

• Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX
• Up to £98,000 per annum
• Full Time, 37 hours per week
• Permanent

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are passionate about enabling our communities to be more sustainable, resilient and to thrive.  

Harnessing your imagination and innovation to deliver positive impacts to the lives of our citizens now and into the future is at the heart of who we are and what we do; and made us UK Council of the Year 2024 (iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards).

Do you share our values, culture and ambition?

Are you a visionary leader, who as our first Director of Place, can shape the future of our communities and improve the lives of all our residents?

This highly influential new role brings together responsibility for our key levers of planning, communities, wellbeing and the economy. 

Collaborating with our communities, partners and stakeholders, you will need to integrate our approach to ensure the challenges faced by both rural and urban communities are supported strategically and ensure focus on the needs and opportunities specific to each place. 

You will also lead the development of our new Joint Local Plan, paving the way for sustainable housing growth, employment, infrastructure and thriving communities over the next 20 years and beyond.

You will translate political objectives and priorities into initiatives that create thriving, resilient communities and a sustainable economy, while delivering improved life outcomes across our districts.  

About Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we serve around 200,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

Benefits of working for us

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to …