Job Description

Director - Corporate Services (S.151 Officer)

93,688 - 100,549 per annum

Permanent

37 hours per week

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon.

Teignbridge District Council (TDC) is a forward thinking and ambitious council, situated in South Devon, encompassing a diverse and attractive area of coastline, countryside, market towns and sections of Dartmoor National Park. We focus strongly on service delivery and provide excellent customer service, supported by an innovative digital transformation programme. We have a sound financial platform to underpin our ambitious capital programme.

We are a values-led organisation:

We do things well. We keep developing. We're better together.
TDC is developing a

One Teignbridge strategy,

whose key themes encompass Community, Economy, Environment, Homes, and Infrastructure. As an SLT member you will help lead delivery of this, alongside guiding TDC through Local Government Reorganisation, ensuring a legacy built on strong foundations.

We do things well.

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced finance professional to develop their career, joining us as

Director of Corporate Service & Chief Finance Officer.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will lead across a broad range of corporate resources:

Finance & Audit, Procurement, Legal, Democratic Services, Assets, HR & OD.

In your role as Chief Finance Officer, you will be responsible for finance strategy and stewardship, ensuring financial sustainability with a focus on delivering good governance and effective risk management alongside achieving council priorities.

As a director and key member of TDC's Strategic Leadership Team (SLT), you will work collaboratively to ensure effective service planning, delivery and transformation, supported by strong internal and external partnership working.

If you are experienced and CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA (or equivalent) qualified, ideally with local government experience, and are seeking a leadership role where you can make a difference, working with great people, in a beautiful part of the South-West please get in touch.

For more information about the role, please see our candidate pack (under job details on our website).

We're better together.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive organisation. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their age, caring responsibilities, disability, sex, gender reassignment/trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. We also welcome applications from military veterans and their families.

Applications

Please send an up-to-date CV and supporting statement outlining relevant experience and why you are interested in the role to hr@teignbridge.gov.uk.

Your supporting statement should be no longer than 3 pages of A4 (Minimum Font 12).

It is vital to read the job description and person specification for this role, which can be found in the candidate pack - it will help you understand whether your knowledge, skills and experience match the job requirements. In your supporting statement please tell us how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.

If you require any reasonable adjustments due to any disability, please contact hr@teignbridge.gov.uk.

For an informal conversation with our Managing Director or one of our Directors please contact: Rebecca Elliott, Executive PA to our Managing Director via Rebecca.Elliott@teignbridge.gov.uk

Closing date:

Sunday 5th October 2025 @ midnight

Interview date:

Thursday 16th October 2025 (Interviews will be in person)

No agencies please.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 93,688.00-100,549.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Flexitime Free parking On-site parking Transport links
Work Location: In person