Create a legacy we can all be proud of

Thank you for your interest in being part of our new leadership team at Thurrock Council. We’ve faced significant and well-publicised challenges that led us into intervention, and onwards on an improvement and recovery journey.

In the twelve months since the initial point of intervention, we’ve dedicated considerable capacity and energy to change our Council. We have engaged in the development of a new enabling operating model. We have balanced our budget in the current year, and we are well on the way to producing our budget plan for 2024/25. All our governance arrangements are under review and improving rapidly. We have achieved significant change in a short amount of time. Yet we know there is so much more to do over the next few years.  

There is no shortage of ambition and commitment among us. We now need some fresh senior leadership to help us maintain momentum, tackle the wicked issues, and forge a new future for our Council.  

This is an opportunity to be a leader at the heart of an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference in the lives of the people we serve. We are looking for motivated individuals with a drive to realise our ambitions for the organisation and the borough.   

We want leaders who understand how to make change happen, who recognise and value political leadership, and who want to help shape and achieve the best future for Thurrock. A collaboration between a high-performing managerial leadership team working in partnership with Elected Members is our formula for success.  

We are asking a great deal of those who come to join us, and this will be matched by the rewards you will see as we make changes for the better. We will support you to succeed, celebrate your accomplishments, and work together to address our challenges.  

We hope you will join us here in Essex, just half an hour’s journey away from the centre of London, at this time of fascinating change and improvement for our Council.  

We look forward to hearing from you,

Dave Smith
Chief Executive 

Welcome letter from Dave Smith, Chief Executive of Thurrock Council

Dave Smith
Chief Executive

Cllr Andrew Jefferies
Leader of Thurrock Council

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