A chief executive appointment is too important to hand round a team. Dawar Hashmi leads this practice and will be with you from the first conversation with the leader through to the day the appointment is announced.
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The most important appointment a council makes
The chief executive sets the tone for the whole organisation, leading officers, advising members and steering the council through change and challenge. We help local authorities appoint the head of paid service and the senior leaders who carry ultimate responsibility for how a council performs.
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We appoint chief executives, heads of paid service, deputy and assistant chief executives, and managing directors across councils and combined authorities. Every appointment shapes an organisation for years, so we take the time to understand the culture, the politics and the priorities that will define success.
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Executive Director – Adults and Social Care - London Borough of Redbridge
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 3 Aug
ApplyDirector of Asset Investment & Growth – Bournville Village Trust
Salary: £115,000
Closing Date: 10 Aug
ApplyExecutive Director – Children’s Services - London Borough of Redbridge Council
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 3 Aug
ApplyWhy organisations choose Penna for their Chief Executive recruitment
A chief executive appointment is high profile and often sensitive, so we handle it with discretion and care. Whether you need a permanent appointment, an interim to lead through a difficult period or a confidential search, we bring deep local government networks and, where it helps, recruitment marketing to reach the right leaders.
Assessments
Appointing a chief executive means testing judgement under pressure, political awareness and the ability to hold a room of members. Our psychologists design assessment that gets at all of it, in person or online, and we build member panels into the process so councillors have real evidence in front of them when they make the decision.
Award winning recruitment marketing & employer branding
Sitting chief executives are not watching your jobs page. Our recruitment marketing team reaches them anyway, with paid and performance media campaigns, employer branding that explains what this council is really trying to do, and communications support that carries the campaign from launch to offer.
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