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Careers with Colchester Borough Council

Welcome

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with Colchester Borough Council.

Our Council is an ambitious and exciting place to work.  We are renowned for having vision about our place and our organisation and turning that vision into a reality.  We want to be the best we can be and an organisation that sets the agenda, leads the way and is ready to take on new challenges.

We want to continue to be a high performing Council with motivated employees who are proud to work here and make a difference to people’s lives.  We need to use our resources wisely to become known as a great employer where we draw on and develop the talent and skills we have in the organisation to be even better than we are in everything that we do.

Our core value relating to our people is:

"Encourage and develop our people to excel at what they do, have a can do approach, be ambitious, innovative and confident to lead the way."

Please take a look at current vacancies within our Resource Management Service and find out what we can offer you.

Our Vision

Our strategic vision is to be a prestigious regional centre, this is what we are all ultimately here to achieve.  Success will make Colchester the place of choice for visitors and residents – a prosperous borough with vibrant and empowered communities and high regard for the wellbeing of the environment.  Way We Work is a programme to help us manage the process of change that will keep us all moving toward the vision.
We all have a contribution to make in our services, teams and as individuals.  We will continue to build on our success by leading the way, staying ahead of the game and always looking to improve.  We will be efficient, accessible and customer focussed.  The organisation will be an employer of choice and enjoy an excellent reputation as a great place to work.

Click here for a visual overview of our strategic change programme

Click here to read our people strategy

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