Structure to establish strong foundation for change
A new structure of the senior management of The Highland Council will be implemented over the next few months. The new arrangements were approved by Council on 9 May.
The new structure will help the council to deliver its vision and objectives and achieve better outcomes. The new senior team will each have responsibility for a geographical area which will help to enhance local visibility and enable us to become better connected to communities at a local level.
Chief Executive Donna Manson said: “Feedback from both staff and communities tells us we should have structures which work for all the local areas and improve communication both across the organisation and with our local communities.
“This structure will help to establish strong foundations for the transformation of the council over the coming months and years. The process will involve developing talent and leadership within the council and help to increase our community capacity and partnership working.”
The Highland Council has already significantly reduced senior and middle management posts in recent years saving over £3.5M and is now looking at reducing management layers further.
The new structure will also deliver savings. The Director posts for Care and Learning and Corporate Resources have not been filled and will be deleted.
Recruitment to first Executive Chief Officer posts will commence this week and the new senior structure should be fully in place by the end of the year. Transitional arrangements, where required, will be put in place to manage the change in a safe and effective manner.
The Executive Chief Officer (ECO) posts will be as follows:
- Resources and Finance
- Performance and Governance
- Customer and People
- Education and learning
- Health and Social Care
- Property and Housing
- Infrastructure and Environment
- Transformation and Economy