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Welcome from the Head of Finance and Property Principal Accountant In and Around Burnley Applicant Information Our Vision and Values 1 Our Strategic Objectives Strategic Plan Partnership Working Management Structure Council Structure Job Description Person Specification Appointments Procedure burnley.co.uk Welcome Asad Mushtaq, Head of Finance & Property Thank you for your interest in these posts. Burnley Council is recognised for strong political and managerial leadership, for its committed, loyal and proud employees, for growing the economy, and for finances that are well managed. Burnley has seen significant economic and We are looking for ambitious individuals who in Welcome from the housing growth and is in the top 10 in the UK for turn will support the Council’s ambitious agenda Head of Finance and Property private sector jobs growth, second in the UK for and will work alongside senior colleagues, council In and Around Burnley digital jobs growth and was recently recognised as members and management team as part of a ‘property hotspot’. We are keen to build on this providing finance support and advice as well as Our Vision and Values momentum and accelerate the delivery of further being a key driver of the council’s commercial Our Strategic Objectives inclusive growth that benefits all of our citizens agenda. 2 Strategic Plan We are meeting our financial challenges head-on If either of these posts interest you and you feel Partnership Working through strong and effective management and that you have the qualities we are looking for I have a track record of seeking to work through would like to encourage you to join our team. If Management Structure collaborative public and private partnerships so we you have any questions about the role and would can continue to drive economic growth and deliver like an informal discussion then please contact me Council Structure top-class services to our citizens. on 01282 477173. Job Description Our organisation is committed to maximising its Good luck with your application. Person Specification resources and is firmly dedicated to coaching and Appointments Procedure developing our employees. We are proud of our Investors in People Gold status and our Health and Wellbeing Good Practice Award. Our employees Asad Mushtaq are highly motivated and are committed to corporate working. We also have excellent Member/Officer relationships. In and around Burnley Burnley the place Connectivity The borough of Burnley is situated on the Burnley’s primary connectivity is through road and western edge of the Pennines, 21 miles north of rail links, within an approximate one hour travel Manchester. Along with Blackburn, Blackpool and time to three major airports. Businesses are in easy Preston, Burnley is a key business, service and retail reach of suppliers and customers both regionally centre in Lancashire. and nationally. Situated around junction 10 of the M65, Burnley has connections south to the M66 Burnley is a compact urban area, stretching along and then on to the M62, Manchester, Leeds and Welcome from the the two river valleys of the Brun and Calder, Liverpool. Along the M65 to the west are Blackburn, Head of Finance and Property covering 43 square miles (11,072 hectares). It is the M6 and Preston, Blackpool, the Lake District In and Around Burnley surrounded by the moorland countryside of the and beyond. South Pennines to the east, and the Forest of Our Vision and Values Bowland and the gritstone outcrop of Pendle Hill to Manchester Road railway station has recently been Our Strategic Objectives the north. redeveloped and a new direct link to Manchester 3 was launched in 2015, with a reduction in journey Strategic Plan Much of Burnley’s character and distinctiveness time to Manchester Victoria to just 52 minutes. Partnership Working today derives from its attractive Pennine setting Burnley also has direct train services to Preston, and from its development during the Industrial Blackburn, Bradford and Leeds and national Management Structure Revolution. This gave the inner parts of the urban connections beyond. Burnley is a net exporter of Council Structure area distinctive sandstone terraces in grid-iron labour with a daily outflow of commuters of 15,272 street patterns, mills and extensive parks. and an inflow of 14,608 people commuting into Job Description the borough for work (Source: Census 2011). Person Specification The mid-year population in 2015 was 87,400. Between 2014 and 2015, the population grew by Appointments Procedure approximately 100 people (0.1%) and has seen an increase in four out of the last five years. The borough’s population is diverse with 12.6% black or minority ethnic residents, increasing from 8.2% in 2001. Our Vision ‘The council aspires to make the borough a place of choice. It will be a place where businesses invest, because of its skilled workforce and its competitive, modern economy. It will be a place where people live because of its clean and safe neighbourhoods, its reputation as a centre of educational excellence, and its quality green space’ Our Values Our core values, developed with our employees, reflect both our current state and our ambition and Welcome from the are also reflected in our behaviour framework. Head of Finance and Property In and Around Burnley Our Vision and Values 4 Our Strategic Objectives Strategic Plan Partnership Working Management Structure Council Structure TOGETHER ENTERPRISING Job Description Person Specification Appointments Procedure TEAM AMBITIOUS MEETING CUSTOMER NEEDS Welcome from the Head of Finance and Property In and Around Burnley Our Vision and Values 5 Our Strategic Objectives Strategic Plan Partnership Working Management Structure Council Structure Our strategic objectives Job Description Person Specification PLACES: making the borough cleaner, greener and safer Appointments Procedure PEOPLE: creating opportunities, sustaining ambition PROSPERITY: promoting the borough, supporting local firms, investing in the future PERFORMANCE: improving services, delivering value for money Strategic Plan The Strategic Plan describes how the council will make the vision for the borough, which is described in the Community Strategy, a reality. It unifies the council’s service units, and is used to articulate common purpose. Strategic analysis helps anticipate and prepare for change. The strategic planning process enables the council to audit internal capacity, informing decisions about resource allocation (staff, budgets, technology, equipment, and premises). The Strategic Plan also encourages dialogue amongst different service units in the council which in turn facilitates joined up working as council officers identify points of connection at the level of outcome, output, process or input. Welcome from the The four strands of our strategic objectives in summary are: Head of Finance and Property In and Around Burnley Places: Making the People – Creating opportunities Our Vision and Values borough a place of choice and sustaining ambition 6 Our Strategic Objectives Making the whole Borough clean, green, and safe The council is ambitious for Burnley. It will lead is a priority and a key expectation of the residents the delivery of our ambitious Community Strategy Strategic Plan of the Borough. This will help foster community alongside its partners. To ensure that Burnley Partnership Working pride, which in turn helps make investment in punches above its weight and gets a fair deal, new housing and other infrastructure projects the Council’s Executive and Management Team Management Structure sustainable over the long-term. A clean, green and will make sure that the business case for Burnley Council Structure safe Borough will also attract new private sector is heard at sub-regional, regional and national Job Description investment. decision making levels. Person Specification We are also developing opportunities and Appointments Procedure sustaining ambition of local residents, regenerating neighbourhoods, emphasising the importance of acquiring new skills, of leading a healthy lifestyle and the need to pass on a sense of social responsibility to the next generation. Ensuring services to vulnerable groups are protected wherever possible and health standards are improved. Prosperity – Promoting Performance – ensuring transformational economic continuous improvement in change for Burnley. all aspects of the council’s In the past, Burnley’s economy was too reliant on performance. mass manufacturing. The borough has therefore Improving value for money for our tax payers and suffered in the face of the changing global striving to cut unnecessary costs. Continually economy. Diversification protects against this. improving our performance through an improvement culture in which all staff feel able to Our focus is on developing a diverse business improve the quality of service the council provides base with an entrepreneurial culture, establishing and looking for new ways to improve customer Burnley as a key retail and service centre in Pennine experience. Welcome from the Lancashire and an attractive, alternative place to Head of Finance and Property live, work and play. We are working to enhance Having senior managers that buy into or lead In and Around Burnley Burnley’s reputation as a regional manufacturing on key corporate change initiatives, providing centre and improve the skills, qualifications and direct leadership where transformation in ways of Our Vision and Values employability of the borough’s workforce. working is required.