Director of Neighbourhoods, Culture, Leisure and Sport

#internal #LI-DNI Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees. Director of Neighbourhoods, Culture, Leisure and Sport Permanent Grade B02 - £135,398 - £175,419 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week Are you ready to lead one of the most exciting and influential roles in local government? Birmingham is a city of ambition, diversity, and opportunity. As Director of Neighbourhoods, Culture, Leisure and Sport you will be at the heart of creating a vibrant, active, and connected city! Driving cultural innovation, delivering world-class sporting events, and shaping neighbourhoods that residents are proud to call home. This is your chance to make a lasting impact on the UK’s second city and its international reputation. Birmingham City Council is seeking an exceptional leader to take on the role of Director of Neighbourhoods, Culture, Leisure and Sport. This is a pivotal position responsible for shaping and delivering a vibrant cultural, sporting, and community offer for our city, ensuring Birmingham remains a great place to live, work, and visit. You will lead a diverse portfolio including culture, sport, major events, parks, neighbourhood governance, and community services. Your work will directly impact the city’s international profile, economic growth, and the wellbeing of our communities. What you’ll do... Provide strategic leadership across culture, leisure, sport, and neighbourhood services. Drive transformation and improvement, ensuring services are efficient, high-quality, and customer focused. Lead major cultural and sporting events, securing funding and partnerships at local, regional, and national levels. Oversee governance Ward Forums and maintain strong community engagement. Manage a wide-ranging portfolio including museums, tourism, creative industries, parks, leisure operations, and community centres. Act as an ambassador for Birmingham, building strategic alliances and partnerships. We are looking for a dynamic, visionary leader with: Proven experience in strategic leadership within a large, complex organisation. Strong financial acumen and ability to manage significant budgets (up to £100m capital). Expertise in partnership working and stakeholder engagement at all levels. A track record of delivering major projects and driving organisational change. Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. The successful Director of Neighbourhoods, Culture, Leisure and Sport will have the opportunity to shape Birmingham’s cultural and leisure landscape, while being in a senior leadership role influencing city-wide strategies and outcomes. Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here. For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification