Chief Legal Officer

£64,221 – £75,584 per annum, plus excellent relocation package
Based Epsom

Are you an ambitious lawyer looking for your next challenge?

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council is a progressive authority that lies within easy reach of London in the leafy heart of Surrey. We may be small in size but our ambitions couldn’t be greater. We’re deeply committed to continuous improvement and great customer service across all our activities.

We are looking for a lawyer with the confidence and experience to be the  Council’s Monitoring Officer, member of the Leadership Team and to lead the legal service and democratic services teams, providing vision and direction to bring about real and lasting improvements across the board.

For the right person, this is a superb opportunity to broaden your experience and enhance your skills. You will be a qualified solicitor or barrister at law ideally with experience of local government legal work, especially in planning and contract management. A strong, inspirational, hands-on leader, you’ll have the resolve, flexibility and political awareness to bring further success to our part of the world.

You should be able to demonstrate senior leadership success within a local authority or other complex organisation, have a proven track record of providing proactive, expert, timely and authoritative legal advice and support to senior members and stakeholders and be a highly effective communicator, influencer and negotiator.

The rewards are everything you would expect in such an important and high  profile role, with a generous salary boosted by a monitoring officer supplement,  and relocation package of up to £8,000.

For informal enquiries, please contact Eleanor Clarke or Sue Wait our retained consultants at Jobsgopublic on 0207 427 8255. If you’re interested in joining a highly committed professional team, please apply online at www.jobsgopublic.com

Closing date: Noon, Monday 30 October 2017.
First interview date: Wednesday 8 November 2017.
Second interview date: Friday 10 November 2017.