Head of Change and Digital

Staffordshire is a great County to live, work, visit and invest. It has a proud heritage and bright hopes for the future and is well positioned at the heart of the Country and the thriving West Midlands. It is a place where good jobs are created and where the focus is on people experiencing a great quality of life.

Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive and forward thinking authority that is ambitious and innovative in its approach. Our focus is on delivering meaningful change and improvements that will have the greatest positive impact, informed by the voices of our residents and communities.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to play a crucial part in realising the Council’s future ambitions and to make a real difference to the lives of local people.

This is a Politically Restricted Post under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and subsequent amendments introduced by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

As our Head of Change and Digital, you will take the lead role in developing and implementing the council’s approach to change and digital transformation, ensuring that we are at the forefront of innovation at a time of significant change across Local Government.

With direct management responsibility for the Council’s Change Team, Digital Service and the Staffordshire Centre for Data Analytics, you will,

• play a pivotal role in ensuring delivery of the Council’s Strategic Direction 2026 – 2028 (its corporate plan) priorities and the projects that underpin this.
• work closely with the Assistant Director for Strategy and Transformation to ensure that Staffordshire is at the forefront of change, helping us to deliver better outcomes for our residents, communities and businesses .
• develop and maintain effective relationships within the council and with public, private and third sector organisations, ensuring there is a focus on mutually beneficial arrangements to deliver the council’s strategic priority outcomes

We are looking for you to have,

• Relevant professional degree or equivalent by experience
• Experience of successfully leading and managing large multi-disciplinary teams
• Significant experience of leading digital transformation focused on innovation, engaging audiences, best practice and efficiency
• Significant leadership and management experience and the ability to lead and drive culture change and transformation
• Influencing and negotiating skills at the highest levels, to deliver change, improvement and financial benefits

Interviews and stakeholder panel will be held week commencing 13 April 2026.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Michelle McGinty, Assistant Director of Strategy and Transformation at michelle.mcginty@staffordshire.gov.uk or Alex Thorogood, Head of Change and Digital at alex.thorogood@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.