The role

Chief Executive

Salary: £183,351

Proud. Passionate. Ambitious.

There’s lots to love about Gateshead. Our communities are passionate and proud about their past and place, and ambitious for their future.

As our Chief Executive you’ll share these values and want to bring your innovation and transformation experience to help deliver on their ambitions. Sharing our desire to deliver outcomes and improve life chances, you will equally recognise the opportunities and challenges of the region, and be ready with ideas and inspiring corporate leadership to take the Council and the region forward.

If you have high levels of empathy, humility and understanding of the issues that face our communities; and a reputation for delivering transformation through accountability, then Gateshead is the place in which you can thrive.

For further information please contact our retained consultants at Penna:

Julie Towers on 07764 791736 or Nick Raper on 07715 690463.

(Closing date: 12th April 2024)

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