Strategic Development Manager

Job ref: MUDC 26-020 | Job type: Permanent
Location: Dungannon/Magherafelt Council Offices | Salary: Scale PO6 (SCP 42 – 45) £53,460 – £56,730 gross per annum
Quantity of Posts Available: 1

Closing date: Thursday 26 Mar 2026 12:00

Job summary

Purpose and Function of Post

• To lead and have a strategic business focus for services within the remit of the post and contribute to the wider development of the department in a way that maximises effectiveness and efficiency and delivers on the outputs of agreed service and departmental plans.
• Assist with the development and implementation of policy in line with the Councils Corporate Plan and the Mid Ulster Community Plan
• To lead and actively participate in cross-organisational change programmes, actively promoting collaboration with both internal and external partners and stakeholders for the Directorate.
• To deputise for the Assistant Director for both planned and unplanned absence from the service.
• To be an active member of the Department’s leadership team participating in the ongoing strategic development of the organisation.

Based at Dungannon or Magherafelt (may be required to work across all Mid Ulster  District Council sites)

The Council may retain a list of reserve candidates arising from this recruitment campaign, for any vacancies which may arise which are the same or similar and are of an equal grade of pay. This list will be valid for 12 months. ‘Another similar vacancy’ is defined as a post with a similar job description and person specification and on the same salary scale, which may be in a different department or duration to the vacancy initially advertised. Another similar vacancy does not include posts where the similarity relates solely to the salary scale.