Assistant Director, Public Protection and Resilience
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: AD 1-5 £91,871.19 - £103,848.40
Contract: Permanent
Working hours per week: 36 hours
Application Deadline: 22/06/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): To be confirmed
Reference: 1785 / GSe122915
About Us:
Waltham Forest is an authority with a buzz about it. Bursting with culture, energy and opportunity, ours 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. We are a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of staff. We are proud of our rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, we work hard to respond to the changing needs of our population.
About the role:
We are seeking an Assistant Director, Public Protection and Resilience. In this pivotal role, you’ll be at the heart of managing key Public Protection and wider services as well as a wide portfolio of contingency planning work streams, delivering excellent services and ensuring we meet our statutory responsibilities.
You will provide strategic policy direction and leadership, operational management and financial control for the regulatory functions of Public Protection and Resilience within the Council including food safety, food standards, health & safety enforcement, premises licensing, trading standards, street trading and markets, emergency planning, business continuity, CCTV operations centre. You will play a key role in supporting the Cabinet, Chief Executive and Strategic Leadership Team to achieve the aims and desired outcomes of the Council.
We welcome applications from candidates currently holding similar posts with other authorities, or those looking to step up into a first post at this level. Most importantly, you will share our values and commitment to delivering the best possible outcomes for Waltham Forest residents and businesses across these vital services.
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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 equality objectives: - 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. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy