Join our leadership team
At Babergh and Mid District Councils, we are passionate about building communities that people want to live, work, visit and invest in.
Harnessing our imagination and innovation to deliver positive impacts to the lives of our citizens now and into the future is at the heart of who we are and what we do - and made us UK Council of the Year 2024 (iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards).
Do you share our values, culture and ambition... ?
We are currently recruiting two key roles for our leadership team:
- We are looking for a visionary leader who can become our first Director of Place, and shape the future of our communities and improve the lives of our residents
- We are also seeking a dynamic and influential Head of Climate and Nature Recovery to shape the future of our organisations and our places
How we make a difference to our communities
About us
Learn more about how and where we work, what's important to us, and how we value our staff
Director of Place
We are looking for a visionary leader to bring together our key levers of planning, communities, wellbeing, and the economy
Head of Climate and Nature Recovery
We are looking for a dynamic leader to lead projects that address the climate emergency and support nature recovery
About our districts
We are perfectly positioned in the heart of Suffolk, with historic market towns, beautiful villages and acres of countryside, with good train lines to London, Cambridge and Norwich and key road networks (A12/A14).
We have a local population of around 200,000 in an area that has consistently been voted as among the best places to live in the country.
Babergh is part of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape area, which includes the Stour and Orwell estuaries, a site of European nature conservation interest, and Dedham Vale and Stour Valley National Landscape area.
Babergh and Mid Suffolk are rich in heritage assets. We have 60 designated conservation areas, over 6,400 listed buildings, 60 scheduled monuments and seven registered parks and gardens which represent 45% of the designated heritage assets in Suffolk.
At the heart of everything we do is our vision to create thriving, sustainable, empowered communities that leave a positive legacy for our children and grandchildren. This is underpinned by strong and valued partnerships with our communities, businesses and statutory, voluntary and private sector colleagues.