Be part of our bold People transformation strategy

Thank you for thinking about joining us at Croydon Council. This is truly an opportunity not to be missed.

As you will already know, Croydon has faced significant challenges over the past four years, in terms of the council’s financial crisis, and some well-publicised service and governance failures, however the council has worked hard since then to address the challenges and to continue to improve the services delivered to residents.

We need an outstanding individual to join us to lead our Workforce Strategy team, an exciting opportunity to help shape the pay and reward, equalities and policy, and organisational development teams. You will hold key relationships across the council working with elected members and senior officers to deliver services that allow the council to deliver its priorities and transformation agenda and be a part of the HR leadership team.

We are looking for someone who has the right skills and experience to lead the team, but most importantly who also shares our values, and our commitment to Croydon and its people to make this council the best organisation it can be.

Our recently redesigned HR and OD teams enable us to be better equipped to support the challenges that Croydon faces as, like many other local authorities, we continue to transform and engage our staff and communities as set out in the Mayor’s business plan. This opportunity will allow you to use every part of your experience and knowledge to date, but if you are the person we are looking for, this is exactly the opportunity you will relish being part of the change.

You will not be on your own in this challenge. You will be joining a strong, supportive, and values driven team of senior staff, all helping to rebuild the council: its finances, its governance, its culture, and its services.

Croydon is a fantastic place; a vital part of London’s growth story with a strong identity in its own right, and this is a rare chance to make genuine change in a place of great opportunity. It’s a once-in-a-career moment, to join us at a time when your impact will be felt the most.

We are building an organisation in which talented, clear-sighted, and committed individuals with a strong public service ethos thrive, and are establishing that supportive, inclusive, and accountable culture which will be so important to getting the council back on track.  We also want to rebuild the relationship with the people of Croydon and most importantly earn their trust again, which has been shattered by the financial and governance failures of the past.

This is a values-led organisation where people care passionately about fairness, inclusion, tackling inequality, and making Croydon better for the people who live here. The next few years will be tough, but with the right team working together, they will also be immensely fulfilling.