Experience & Qualifications
- Significant experience and expertise in the planning and delivery of major urban regeneration projects, including infrastructure and procurement, land assembly and the negotiation of deals with partners and contractors.
- A high level of credibility and business acumen with experience of creating and operating successful strategic and operational partnerships.
- A record of working across professional disciplines and interests, with experience and appreciation of ‘Place Making’ and community engagement at a practical level.
- Excellent record of achievement at senior executive level within a relevant or comparable role, and demonstrable understanding of the scrutiny and visibility requirements of leading a high profile, publicly accountable organisation.
- Experience of successful and relevant senior achievements in a public/private sector environment, with evidence of working to influence outcomes across national and local government and their agencies.
- Financially astute with senior level experience of planning and managing large revenue and capital budgets and an understanding of how complex infrastructure and development projects are appraised and funded.
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to think and act strategically and to respond to changing and complex circumstances.
- Ability to delegate effectively, to exercise good judgement and to make informed, pragmatic and timely decisions within a highly pressurised environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence decision-makers and stakeholders at the highest level across sectors whilst also demonstrating the confidence and aptitude to engage effectively with local communities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to promote and advocate for OPDC, including its high-level vision, broad objectives as well as more complex technical information.
Personal Style & Behaviour
- Personally credible with a professional demeanour that generates trust and confidence.
- Challenges and confronts conflict, brokering solutions to achieve successful outcomes and goals.
- Applies concepts and learning from outside own field/environment, looking ahead over to deliver improvements and avoid or navigate obstacles and problems.
- Politically astute and emotionally intelligent.
- Able to work in a manner that articulates and achieves the mayor’s goals and vision for the area.
- Promotes a fully inclusive organisational culture that celebrates London’s diversity by promoting, supporting and enabling inclusivity, respect and equality of opportunities and outcomes, promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of the OPDC and wider London communities.