Chief Legal Officer

Competitive Salary

Norfolk is an ambitious council committed to meeting the demands of a diverse and growing population, with a determination to make a positive impact across the County.

As Chief Legal Officer, you will advise our Leader, Members and Council’s leadership team in ways to successfully transform services for our Norfolk community, working across a range of organisations and partners in a dynamic and changing context. This means being ambitious, enterprising, dedicated and efficient in delivering excellent services.

In this role you will be responsible for delivering effective governance arrangements and ensuring high ethical standards as the Council’s Monitoring Officer. You will have an overarching accountability for a successful legal trading arm and our Democratic Services.

As a qualified Solicitor or Barrister, with a superb record of building relationships and providing strategic legal insight and advice, you will be confident in working across the council, with our Elected Members and external stakeholders.

Reporting to the Managing Director you will have a key role in helping to realise our objectives and ultimately improve the lives of our residents

For an informal confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultants at Gatenby Sanderson, Jon Houlihan on 0121 644 5703 or email jon.houlihan@gatenbysanderson.com or Marcia Williams on 07807 621 337 or email Marcia.williams@gatenbysanderson.com

For further details of this challenging and rewarding opportunity, please visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/seniorvacancies

Closing date for applications: Monday 17 September 2018 at 9am.

Norfolk County Council welcomes applicants irrespective of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We are committed to supporting flexible working practices for our employees.