Making our region more prosperous, sustainable and fairer
Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands
Thank you for your interest in a role at our new combined county authority.
We are building a team with the potential to achieve something very special. Joining us is your chance to help elevate a whole region – and take your career to the next level.
I firmly believe in the East Midlands. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are home to two amazing cities and a wide mix of towns, villages and rural communities. There are three world class universities, beautiful national parks and a UNESCO World Heritage site recognising the region’s pioneering role in birthing the industrial revolution. Global brands and vibrant small businesses continue to honour our proud history as a cradle of innovation and entrepreneurship.
It is a great region. But it deserves to be better. Better connected, better funded and better prepared for a future of opportunity, growth, and hope. As the East Midlands is made up of smaller cities, towns and communities, it has not told a bigger story before. Together, we can put the East Midlands on the map as a place to live, work, study – growing its profile, its prosperity and its sense of pride.
Our task is to conceive the strategies and create the connections that will empower local partners, people and businesses – guiding the way that billions of pounds of funding will touch day-to-day lives. Think affordable housing; a healthier environment; boosted wellbeing; increased tourism; improved infrastructure; green energy; enhanced skills and high-quality jobs – with transport that links people to training and employment.
What’s exciting is the opportunity to be here from the beginning. None of us will have inherited our position. I am shaping my role as the region’s first Elected Mayor. You will shape your own role, too. This is a journey we will share, starting on the ground but with the passion and ambition to climb sky high.
For our organisation to make its mark, every employee needs to be engaged in delivering change. We want to do things in new and better ways – showcasing best practice and novel approaches. Whatever your role, whether you are a senior decision-maker or not, you will have a voice in setting the direction of travel – and an influence on how we achieve real outcomes.
This open, inclusive, collaborative culture is just one feature that will make us a good employer. Our aspiration is to be an exemplar and a beacon for other employers in the region – offering excellent conditions and rewards, providing accessible leadership, and standing out for our focus on wellbeing, work-life balance, skills development and career pathways. We want you to grow and thrive, so you can go further to help the region do the same.
Our culture and decision-making will be strengthened by bringing together colleagues with a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. What everyone will share is positivity, ambition and a passion for the region and its potential. You will become a valued team member if you can bring an imaginative thought process – and the ability to make your strategic influence count when others have responsibility for delivery.
Above all, you will be motivated by the opportunity to achieve success as part of a close-knit team – and keen to see your impact on the people and communities around you.
I am excited about the difference we can make to the East Midlands and its residents. I hope you will decide to apply and start your own EMCCA journey.
Mayor Claire’s Pledge
- Get a grip of our roads, buses and trains and deliver services that make travelling easier and cheaper.
- Back our high streets and support the local economy, by supporting local business and securing investment.
- Deliver more jobs and better skills through apprenticeships for young people and making sure everyone can get the skills they need.
- Launch ‘Visit East Midlands’ to put our region back on the map, boosting tourism and celebrating our region’s heritage as part of a new cultural strategy.
- Work for a greener East Midlands ensuring we rise to meet the challenge of net zero and a sustainable future.
- Build the homes we need. Affordable homes built on disused land and through bringing properties back into use.
The new East Midlands
Combined County Authority
The opportunity to bring your talents to EMCCA has been created by the devolution deal signed in November 2022 between the four upper-tier councils of Derbyshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Derby City Council and Nottingham City Council.
As part of the deal, a new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has been created, led by the newly elected East Midlands Mayor, Claire Ward. EMCCA is the first mayoral combined county authority in the country – joining us is your chance to help shape a pioneering organisation that faces very different challenges to existing mayoral combined authorities serving urban conurbations.
The deal guarantees a funding stream of £1.14billion, spread over a 30-year period, alongside devolved powers around transport, housing, skills and adult education, economic development and net zero.
Our remit is to invest in homes, skills, transport and the environment across the region. We will look at the big issues that affect the whole region and take a joined-up, system-wide approach to dealing with them, providing greater benefits across a wider area.
We will use new powers and extra funds to build on the region’s strengths and tackle its challenges with the aim to make it more prosperous, sustainable and fairer, supporting inclusive growth.
The EMCCA is not a brand-new tier of government. It is a devolution that will move existing funding and powers from London, directly to us in the East Midlands. This is an opportunity for local voices in the private, public, and voluntary sector to be heard and have a greater role in decision making.
Culture and Values
We are launching EMCCA with the aspiration of being an employer of choice in the East Midlands region and an exemplar of best practice for other organisations across the region. The culture and employment experience will be built on the foundation of strong values. We have already implemented an Employment Charter and aim to create an open, transparent culture with accessible leadership and a voice for every employee.
We lift our REGION
We always put the long-term prosperity of the East Midlands region and its people first when carrying our roles and achieving strategic outcomes.
We are HUMAN
We always take pride in who we are and the diversity we bring, communicating authentically and showing genuine interest in one another.
We make an IMPACT
We always make decisions that are evidence led and which strengthen our region systemically. We hold ourselves to account for our actions.
We work TOGETHER
We always challenge each other to be exceptional, embracing collaboration and acting to lift rather than win, working as one team.
Rewards and Benefits
Your contribution will be rewarded with an employment offer that features a competitive salary, flexible working opportunities and a rounded rewards package. Our offer is designed to support four different aspects of life. Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Career and Money. Our excellent rewards and benefits package is available to all employees.
Our offer includes:
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday (up to five extra days through salary sacrifice)
- Up to 10 days paid leave in a 12-month period for caring responsibilities
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- A hybrid work model with remote working opportunities
- Flexible working hours, depending on your role
- Healthcare cash plan
- Maternity, Paternity, IVF, Adopters and Foster Carers support
- Discount scheme
Our roles
Our featured live roles
Our location is Chesterfield – all roles are hybrid working
How to apply
In the first instance, please reach out to your consultant at Osborne Thomas who can assist you with your application, including reviewing any drafts of your documents ahead of the closing date. They can be reached here:
To apply you will need, your full contact details, as well as the following documents:
- CV, this should be no more than 2 pages of A4
- Supporting statement, this should be no more than 2 pages of A4
- Why this role? This accompanying paragraph should be no more than 150 words and will be reviewed by the hiring manager separately alongside your application.
- EMCCA declaration form, this is to be completed and uploaded alongside the above documents under the ‘additional information’ section of the application form.
You can download our applicant guide here.
Please ensure all gaps in employment and education history are fully explained within your CV; we may wish to verify this information during the recruitment process.
Please ensure that you address the key requirements as set out in the person specification and EMCCA’s values. The interview process will be both values and competency based.
You will also be asked to complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. We are keen to ensure that all our jobs are accessible to all members of the community and use this data to monitor our progress in doing this. Diversity, equity and inclusion is important to us and our clients – we donate £1 to our charity of the year for every Equal Opportunities form we get back.