Chief of Staff

JOB TITLE: Chief of Staff

LOCATION: Horncastle, Spalding, Boston

SALARY: £78,000 per annum

Lead transformation. Shape strategy. Deliver better public services.

This is a unique opportunity to join our organisation at a pivotal moment in our organisation's journey.

As a trusted partner to our Chief Executive, you'll help shape the future of a dynamic local authority trading company delivering high-quality enabling services to multiple councils. With local government reorganisation gathering pace and increasing demand for innovative, commercially focused public services, you'll play a central role in ensuring our organisation is ready for what comes next.

Reporting directly to the CEO and working alongside our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Delivery Officer and wider Senior Leadership, you'll have strategic responsibility and oversight of our corporate & commercial functions, drive strategic transformation, strengthen our commercial planning and capability and ensure the organisation has the people, governance and performance frameworks needed to succeed.

This is an opportunity to influence strategy, lead organisational change and help shape the future of local public service delivery.

About Us

We are a trusted local authority trading company delivering a diverse portfolio of front and back-office services on behalf of multiple local authorities. Our ambition is simple: to provide outstanding services that enable our council partners to deliver better outcomes for residents while continually improving efficiency, resilience and value for money.

As the public sector evolves, we are evolving with it—embracing innovation, developing commercial opportunities and supporting our partners through significant change, including Local Government Reorganisation.

The Opportunity

As Chief of Staff, you will be one of the organisation's senior leaders, providing strategic leadership across our enabling services while ensuring that our corporate ambitions translate into measurable delivery day to day.

Working directly with the CEO, you will coordinate corporate priorities, lead major transformation programmes and provide oversight of key business functions including:

* Human Resources and Organisational Development

* Procurement and Contracts

* Corporate Support and Business Services

* Corporate Planning and Performance

* Strategic Commercial Development

* Governance and Organisational Assurance

You will also contribute towards our organisational response to Local Government Reorganisation, ensuring we remain agile, resilient and well-positioned to support our council shareholders through change.

What You'll Be Leading

Strategic Leadership

You'll help shape organisational strategy, advise the CEO and Board on performance and organisational resilience, and ensure our strategic ambitions become operational reality.

Transformation and Change

You'll lead and support complex transformation programmes across the organisation, building capability, embedding continuous improvement and preparing the business for significant structural change across local government.

Corporate Performance

You'll own the corporate planning cycle, performance framework and governance arrangements that drive accountability, transparency and organisational success.

Commercial Growth

Working with our Head of Procurement & Contracts, you'll help develop our commercial strategy, identifying opportunities to strengthen partnerships, grow services and enhance long-term sustainability.

People and Corporate Services

Working with our Head of HR & OD you’ll help support our leadership and people agenda across the company, and broader across our Procurement and Corporate Support functions, ensuring they provide modern, responsive and high-performing services that enable the organisation to excel.

Partnership Working

You'll build trusted relationships with shareholder councils, elected members, regional partners and other public sector organisations, acting as a visible ambassador for the Company and strengthening our reputation as a strategic delivery partner.

About You

We're looking for an accomplished senior leader who combines strategic vision with the ability to deliver complex organisational change across our operational delivery.

You'll bring:

* Significant senior leadership experience within a LATCO, local government, the wider public sector or another complex public delivery organisation.

* A proven track record of leading multiple corporate services and delivering organisation-wide transformation.

* Experience of advising Boards, Directors or elected members within complex governance environments.

* Strong expertise in one or more corporate disciplines, including HR, organisational development, procurement or corporate governance, supported by an appropriate professional qualification and demonstration of ongoing CPD.

* Experience on leading corporate planning, organisational strategy and performance management.

* Excellent political awareness and an ability to build trusted relationships across multiple stakeholders.

* Commercial awareness, strategic thinking and the ability to balance innovation with strong public sector governance.

Most importantly, you'll be an authentic and collaborative leader who inspires confidence, thrives in complex environments and is passionate about delivering better public services.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to influence the future of an ambitious organisation at a defining moment in its evolution.

You'll work directly with an experienced Senior Leadership Team, shaping strategy, leading transformation and helping multiple councils navigate one of the biggest periods of change local government has experienced in decades.

In return, you'll find an organisation that values innovation, collaboration and leadership, where you'll have the autonomy to make a genuine impact and the opportunity to help redefine how shared public services are delivered.

If you're ready to help shape the future of local government services, we'd love to hear from you.

Recruitment timetable and process

Application process: Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement of no more than three pages. Your supporting statement should explain your suitability for the role, provide evidence of your experience aligned to the role profile, and include why the role appeals to you and the skills you would bring.

Closing date: Monday 14th September 2026 at 9am.

Shortlisting: w/c Monday 14th September 2026.

Informal conversations: If interested candidates would like an informal conversation about the role ahead of application, these can be organised with the Chief Executive or Chief Delivery Officer, subject to diary availability. To request this, please contact our recruitment team

Psychometric Assessment: w/c Monday 21st September 2026. This will be completed by Teams or telephone, will last approximately one hour and will be undertaken by an external consultancy.

Final interviews: Wednesday 30th September 2026.

Interview format: Final interviews will include a 10-minute presentation, with the topic shared in advance, followed by a panel interview with our Chief Executive and Chief Delivery Officer, supported by an independent stakeholder representative.

Stakeholder discussion: Candidates invited to final interview will also take part in an informal stakeholder group discussion with employees from the business areas the Chief of Staff will lead.

Company culture

At PSPS, we are driven by a clear mission: “Together, we will provide high-quality professional services, achieving outstanding performance, satisfaction, and confidence for our customers, communities, and colleagues.”

We offer a vibrant, inclusive culture, generous pension, flexible hybrid working and career progression opportunities. Our teams enjoy regular events and recognition.

What do I get in return?

Local Government Pension Scheme- With Generous Employer Contributions, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing you’re part of a scheme designed to provide financial security for life after work.

Annual leave- Enjoy 33 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 5 days extra plus your birthday off, we also provide an option for you to flex when you take your bank holidays.

Health Plan- Support with everyday healthcare costs through our Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on things like dental, optical and wellbeing treatments.

Private Medical Insurance - PMI gives employees quicker access to medical care when needed, helping employees to look after their health and return to full wellbeing as quickly as possible.

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Enables employees to lease a new electric or hybrid vehicle through salary sacrifice, providing potential tax savings, simplified motoring costs, and access to more environmentally sustainable transport.

Hybrid working- Coming together and learning from each other is important, through Hybrid working our employees can work from home and office, with a minimum of 2 days working in our offices per week.

Employee Benefits platform- our Employee Assistance Program, discounts at Highstreet retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and leisure discounts.

Employment policies- including gender neutral Family Parental leave policy and Time off provisions to support those special and also challenging moments in our employees’ lives.

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PSPS is an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring all recruitment processes are non-discriminatory and that no potential or current employee is treated unfairly and PSPS has also committed to be a Disability Confident employer.

PSPS reserve the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews will be arranged when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed