Executive Director Regeneration & Tourism

Blackpool and the Fylde Coast is a fascinating and challenging place with a highly visible brand and huge potential for future growth and evolution. The foundations are in place to transform Blackpool into a great place to visit and live and extensive progress has been made, but a lot more needs to be done to ensure successful delivery. Our plans are ambitious and to influence the long term sustainability of Blackpool we need to capitalise on all our physical, social and economic opportunities with an experienced and transformational leadership team. Shaping the daily lives of residents and visitors, this role will help make our vision a reality and deliver our potential locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. With a remit stretching across regeneration, economic development, business enterprise, housing, transport, strategic planning, tourism, this role relies on solid and innovative partnerships. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a track record of strategic leadership, innovation and delivery in these complex areas as well as being delivery-focused, a calculated risk-taker and comfortable at a regional and national level, inspiring their team, partners, private investors and government. Blackpool has so much to achieve and if you would like to be part of this ambition, please visit www.blackpoolmovingforward.co.uk for further information. If you would like a confidential discussion, please call Vanessa Ford on 0870 165 4253 Closing date: 2nd June 2008.