The Office for Place is advertising for a permanent chief executive while simultaneously searching for a long-term home in Stoke-on-Trent.

Currently operating from leased desks at Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Civic Centre, the Office for Place had previously announced its commitment to establishing a permanent base in the city. The chief executive role, which is being advertised with an annual salary of £80k, will succeed the current interim CEO, Suzanne Kochanowski.

A key responsibility of the new chief executive will be to oversee the development and implementation of a proposed national accreditation scheme for design codes.

In addition to the chief executive position, the Office for Place is also looking to fill several other key roles, including a head of finance and corporate services, head of digital placemaking tools, head of HR, a procurement and project manager, and four senior planner positions, all of which will be based in Stoke-on-Trent.

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