Dear Candidate

Welcome to our recruitment microsite and thank you for your interest in Cambridge City Council.

Cambridge is an internationally renowned fast-growing city with world-class universities, globally significant bio-medical companies and a tech hub shaping how we will live and work.

We want to change the way the Council works to better reflect the diversity, entrepreneurialism, and innovation of our great city.  Therefore our transformation programme, Our Cambridge, is reshaping how we operate and putting residents and communities at the heart of everything we do.

With a fresh approach to collaboration and partnerships and the redesign of services to meet our residents’ needs now and reduce health and social inequalities in the future; we’re looking for an outstanding leader to join us as the Director for Economy & Place.

This is a great opportunity for someone who can offer a different perspective on the complex issues we are grappling with. We want to test, learn, adapt, and adopt innovation from wherever it exists to be the high-impact Council Cambridge needs.

We are looking for an individual who is ready to enable sustainable growth and guide the city’s economic prospects.  Someone who will create an environment for others to succeed and who is ready to make a meaningful impact.

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Robert Pollock
Chief Executive

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements (i.e, Job Share).  If this applies to you, please indicate within your submission what your preferred working pattern/ hours might be