Specialisms
I specialise in the following areas:
- Governance
- Housing
- Investigations
- Member Development
- Transformation
An experienced local government professional, with 37 years’ experience including 20 years in senior leadership roles. Recent experience as the statutory monitoring officer for a unitary authority and as deputy returning officer.
Extensive experience working with elected Members including, Portfolio Holders, Executive, scrutiny committees etc.
Senior management career has spanned a particularly broad range of local authority services, from revenues and benefits, customers services, homelessness and licensing, to legal, democratic and electoral services and risk management.
A versatile and adaptable leader with broad knowledge of the sector at a strategic and operational level. An astute manager with sound political, governance and financial skills coupled with an engaging and approachable leadership style that values and inspires others,
A consistent track record in transformation and managing change, improving efficiency and delivering high quality cost-effective services. A strong proponent of partnership working to maximise resources and improve the lives of residents.