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Chief Executive – North East Regional Care Co‑operative (RCC)

Salary: £158,084

We are seeking an exceptional Chief Executive with the vision and leadership to transform regional commissioning of care for children across the North East region.

This is a rare and high‑profile opportunity to lead the creation and establishment of the North East Regional Care Co‑operative (RCC), a new organisation bringing together 12 Local Authorities to deliver sustainable, high‑quality regional care arrangements for children. It could be a defining role for the right candidate with the opportunity to shape the future.

As Chief Executive, you will provide visible, executive‑level leadership through the RCC’s start‑up phase and beyond. You will be accountable for developing and delivering the RCC’s strategy and business plan, ensuring the organisation meets national minimum requirements while being shaped to meet the context of the North East. Working closely with elected members, senior officers, partners and regulators, you will lead an organisation that is innovative, financially robust and built for the future.

You will:

• Establish and lead a new regional organisation, embedding strong governance, performance and financial management
• Build and empower a high‑performing regional leadership team and workforce
• Develop strong relationships across Local Authorities, Combined Authorities and key partners including health, police, youth justice and education
• Drive cultural change, transparency and collaboration across a complex system
• Operate in an emerging landscape at regional and national level, identifying opportunities for innovation, funding and collaboration
• Ensure children’s voices, equity, and value for money are central to everything the RCC does

We are seeking an experienced executive leader with a strong track record in local government or a partner agency, with a deep understanding of Children’s Services, who brings strategic insight, political acumen and the ability to lead change across complex systems. You will combine strong commercial and financial leadership with a clear commitment to co‑production, service excellence and improving outcomes for children and young people.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a new regional organisation from the ground up and to make a lasting difference at scale across the North East.

To find out more, please contact our retained consultants at Penna: Nick Raper on 07715 690463, or Ali Tasker on 07514 728 114 for a confidential conversation, or visit www.durhamleadership.co.uk for further information.

Closing date: 23:59 on Sunday 19th of July