Assistant Director of Highways & Parking
Vacancy Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be the Assistant Director of Highways and Parking at Waltham Forest Council in London.
We are looking for a motivated and dedicated officer with a demonstrable commitment to top quality services, with relevant qualifications and/or experience
The successful candidate will have a leading part to play in delivering high quality services to help tackle the climate emergency. This is a pivotal role to enhance the look and feel of the borough and build on the “Enjoy Waltham Forest Programme” and deliver major projects to promote active travel.
The Assistant Director is a key role with responsibility for Active Travel, Highways, Traffic Management and Parking Enforcement. These services are key in the drive to deliver our 15 minute Neighbourhood, and also delivering on local priorities for Councillors and residents.
We want our new Assistant Director to be someone that can continue to establish the right culture and ethos across our services; work in partnership and has the ability to sustain the pace of change that our Council’s ambitions demand. You’ll need to be a positive, progressive, goal-oriented, problem solver with the kind of credibility that comes from having improved the effectiveness and efficiency of other large departments.
About Waltham Forest
The successful candidate will be part of an authority that has a buzz about it. Bursting with culture, energy and opportunity, Waltham Forest is a place people want to live, raise a family and start a business. We are fundamentally changing the way we work, building relationships, connecting people, harnessing our unique opportunities and the power of new technology to create strong, sustainable and self-reliant communities.
Waltham Forest is one of the greenest and fastest growing areas in the Capital, Council of the Year 2019 and London’s first Borough of Culture. With fantastic connectivity, huge investment potential and limitless ambition Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work.
Be part of the vision
Our aim is that every single Waltham Forest resident enjoys a good quality life. We have a no-nonsense approach to getting things done - three key priorities underpin our ‘Creating Futures’ strategy:
• Keep Waltham Forest clean and safe
• Ensure a decent roof over residents’ heads
• Improve residents’ life chances.
Our Public Service Strategy creates a new, all-encompassing definition of public service. It focuses on the most pressing challenges we face, to allow us to quickly respond to the issues Covid-19 has brought to the borough. This includes new responsibilities to embrace to keep our residents safe but also bold new actions to support our residents while remaining focussed on a long-term positive future for Waltham Forest. It is underpinned by 4 key priorities:
• Connecting people with jobs
• Safe and healthy lives
• Our 15-minute neighbourhood
• Confidence in our future
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.
We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.
The Council is committed to meeting its 4 strategic outcomes contained within the Waltham Forest Council Equality Plan:
• Promoting equality of opportunity
• Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage
• Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels
• Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent services to all.
Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.