Corporate Director - Resources (Section-151 Officer)

An ambitious council investing in the future 

Tower Hamlets Council supports the UK’s most dynamic place. 

We have one of the fastest growing populations in the UK with more homes being built here than almost anywhere else. Our average age is just under 30. Our economy has the third largest output in the UK. 

Our strengths are also our greatest challenges. 

We are a borough of contrasts. As with any inner-city area, Tower Hamlets faces challenges, including crime, pollution and ensuring economic growth supports our existing communities as well as new ones. 

Our council has to change to meet these challenges. 

As a council, we have come a long way over the past few years. We are already winning awards, but our ambition is much greater than being good. We want to become a recognised leader in excellent public service and help improve more lives at a faster rate than ever before. We will achieve that by bringing together our residents, partners and other stakeholders to solve problems and create more opportunities. 

The council has saved over £200m since the government’s austerity programme started in 2010. There is great uncertainty for future budgets with the fair funding and spending reviews, along with the business rate reset. 

Smarter Together is our ongoing programme to transform the way we work to respond to the changing needs of our borough. At the heart of our change will be digital innovation and partnership working to achieve the best outcomes we can for our residents and businesses. As part of our ambition to be closer to our residents, in 2022 we will move into our new town hall at the Grade II-listed Royal London Hospital building in Whitechapel.