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Management structure

also known as: Chief Executive, Directors, Group Heads, Heads of Service, Managers, Senior Mananagement Team, Service Managers.

A summary of the officer senior management structure within Northumberland County Council

Senior Management Team

A small, strategic executive management team made up by the chief executive, four executive directors and the Directors of Corporate Services and Resources have responsibility of the three broad theme areas of people, place and performance, plus adult care. These three streams are designed to focus on the key corporate responsibilities of the new authority as opposed to more traditional service based designs.

 

As well as their responsibility for one of the main functional groups, each executive director will also be responsible for the strategic oversight and coordination of all service provision within one of the area committees. This will make sure that there is shared ownership of both functional and locality issues at the highest managerial level.

 

People Group

This group will focus on enabling people to reach their full potential. This will include providing a good education and tailored support to our most vulnerable residents – children and young people, those with particular care needs, and those who are likely to be an offender or a victim of crime or accident.

 

Place Group

This group will focus on providing quality environments and convenient access to services that enrich the quality of all our residents’ lives. Its aim will be to ensure that our neighbourhoods and surroundings are safe, green and clean, that our network of customer and cultural services is easy to reach and use, and that our forward planning and regeneration strategies maximise the potential for our communities to thrive and prosper.

 

Performance Group

This group will focus on ensuring that the council fulfils its corporate and community leadership functions effectively. Its aim will be to provide appropriate support to staff, managers, and elected members to carry out their jobs effectively, and to manage the council’s finances, assets and democratic processes. It will also lead the local authority’s engagement with communities and partner organisations.

 

Adult Services

These will be delivered in partnership through our joint arrangements with the NHS. The aim is to ensure that everyone can reach their full potential.  The executive director of adult services is responsible to both the Care Trust and local authority executive board. Adult services functions are managed by Northumberland Care Trust on behalf of the local authority. An executive director of adult services will report directly to the chief executive.

 

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