Everything about Croydon shouts potential – new planning boss job ad




'Everything about Croydon shouts potential' blares a council ad for a new £137,000 Executive Director, Planning and Environment.

In the apparently un-ironic ad – which doesn’t mention the departure of Nestle or the closure of Allders – applicants are advised that the council is ‘driving forward its regeneration agenda and maximising (its) locational advantages’.

The council is, says the ad, “working hard to ensure our young people are equipped with the skills they need for the future”
Apparently the council is also helping “working age residents fulfil their potential.”
And, guess what, Croydon “has to be a borough which is ‘Ready For Business.’
The new director, will “deliver outcomes across a broad portfolio of services!
He, or she, will also have “strategic insight (and) political nous.
But you’d never guess he or she will also have “experience of what constitutes excellence in service delivery.”?????
Finally the new director will be expected to be ‘a key ambassador’ for Croydon.
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