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Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)

READING BOROUGH COUNCIL, Reading

Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)

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READING BOROUGH COUNCIL, Reading

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 3 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 97eb3c274d4a4d85ad1334c27740b48a

Location ref: Reading

Full Job Description

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and accomplished legal / governance professional to play an influential role in Reading's corporate team, and beyond. As a member of our senior leadership team, you will help shape the organisation's strategic direction, providing trusted advice and challenge whilst enabling the Council to deliver its ambitions for residents, communities and businesses.

You'll provide overall strategic direction and professional leadership to our Legal and Democratic Services team - ensuring a high-quality, customer focused approach defines how we work. You'll ensure accurate and timely legal advice underpins key political decisions and delivery across a range of programmes, acting as an enabling function while supporting informed and proportionate management of risk.

As the Council's statutory Monitoring Officer you will ensure that sound governance principles and systems support the political process. By fostering strong professional relationships across all political parties, you'll be able to present impartial advice to elected members, and ensure clarity on roles and accountabilities, and that political debate and discourse is managed appropriately.

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