Assistant Director: Corporate & Support Services

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is seeking an exceptional leader to join its Corporate & Support Services Directorate as Assistant Director, helping to shape the future of one of Northern Ireland’s most ambitious boroughs.

Serving more than 140,000 residents across Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Larne and surrounding rural communities, the Council plays a key role in supporting economic growth, delivering high-quality services and helping our communities thrive.

With a workforce of nearly 700 staff and an annual expenditure budget of £102.2 million, the council is looking for an experienced leader with the expertise, integrity and drive to strengthen the corporate functions that underpin everything the Council does.

As Assistant Director: Corporate & Support Services, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a range of key support services, ensuring strong governance, sound financial management and the effective delivery of services across the organisation. You will work closely with the Director, Elected Members, colleagues and other stakeholders to drive innovation, continuous improvement and organisational success for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

This is a significant leadership opportunity and a unique chance to make a lasting impact within one of Northern Ireland’s most ambitious councils. The role is focused on driving change, building teams all within a unionised environment.

Applicants must hold:

• ​​​​​​​Degree or postgraduate qualification

​​​​​​​and

3 years’ senior management* experience in an organisation leading service delivery, improvement and change to include:

• Experience of leading and managing diverse services within a complex unionised environment, involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and changing demands
• Experience of leading and managing diverse services ensuring high-quality, responsive and outcomes-focused delivery that meets the needs of communities and stakeholders.
• Experience of shaping and delivering strategic service improvement and transformational change, enhancing effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and overall community outcomes.
• Experience of building high performing teams and providing inspirational leadership that drive a high-performance culture.
• A track record of being innovative, results driven and leading others to perform and transform.

OR

Where applicants do not hold the qualification set out above, they must demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have 5 years’ senior management* experience in an organisation leading service delivery, improvement and change .
Full details are within the Get Got website.

If you are ready to make a lasting impact and play a leading role in shaping the future of the Borough, further information on this opportunity and the application form can be accessed Getgot xxxxxxx
Alternatively, contact 4C Executive Placement on 028 9043434 for confidential discussion or further information. 

Closing date for completed applications will be 5pm on Monday 23rd November 2026. Please note CVs will not be accepted.