Sam Foley Email & Phone Number

Leaders Suite

I was PA to the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Secretary for many years also covering in the absence of the Leaders PA. with the dynamics of the service evolving I now cover Members Front office duties and support Cabinet Secretary, Executive Portfolio Holders for Children, Learning and Skills and Vibrant City. Cabinet Secretary covers political policy oversight relating to the Community Wealth Building and Cooperative development agendas, leads on the creation of social value through procurement & support. Oversight of functions within Corporate Services & Data Protection. Ensuring the Council fulfils its strategic and statutory roles in relation to Corporate Service, commissioned & procured partnerships as well as partnerships where Sunderland is the lead authority. Executive Portfolio Holder for Children, Learning and Skills - is Designated “lead member for children’s services” in accordance with Section 19 of the Children Act 2004. Political leadership to the Council’s approach to the priorities of CL&S, ensuring that children and young people achieve the best outcomes & supporting all-age learning & skills. Political Leadership to the Council’s work to tackle child poverty, the council’s designated Food Champion, the food poverty agenda. Ensuring the Council’s approach /agenda is integrated, enabling and effective. Vibrant City. - Providing political leadership to the Council’s approach to the priorities of local communities, achieving the best outcomes as well as ensuring a wide-ranging cultural offer & communities having the access to the opportunities on offer in the City. Ensuring that the Council’s approach to Communities, Culture, Leisure and Resident Engagement and Resilience. Enabling, effective and built on Community Wealth Building as well as political leadership to the Council’s approach to Area/Community and Cultural partnership. Amongst daily PA duties, cover Members Induction, Training, Purchasing of ICT equipment. Conference booking.

Currently working with Cabinet portfolios for Communities, culture and tourism ~ environment, transport and net zero along with children services / child poverty and skills

Sunderland Civic Centre

I was placed in the Leaders Suite to Support the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Secretary in day to day diary management, preparation for press releases, Committee's, working on obtaining documentation from CMIS, research and many PA responsibilites. I have obtained a further understanding of how the Council meetings are delivered, and some Political meetings within the regional and outside of the Authorities. This post was made permanent April 2013.

Office Of The Chief Executive

I supported the Director with day to day duties as a PA to enable the work of the Council's Transformational Project change to take place. Also working alonside KPMG Consultants to enable smooth delivery and transition of meetings/contracts being signed. Whilst in this position I was also asked to support the Transformation Project Manager and the Head of Scrutiny and Area Arrangements as PA and support meetings such as project Board Meetings and Commissioning Board meetings. I liaised with a number of Members of the Council which then helped into the transition of my current role.

Sunderland City Council

Curently worked as PA to Head of SEN, then then due to changes within Goverment this post changed to SEN and Inclusion, whilst in this position I covered Associate Headteachers that were assigned to work on projects within the Council for a 3 year period (2 secondary heads, 2 primary and 3 nursery heads). Also covered Consultants that came to support and guide the Directorate in changes. During this period of post I worked alongside the Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust as a Head of Service was assigned to join our Leadership Team to merge in CAMHS work, so I covered CAMHS Partnership Board meetings and the Multi Agency Meetings with regards to placements inside and outside of the authorities for young people under the age of 18, which linked by cross over to MALAP meetings. When Children's Services became a more tight knit Directorate I was assigned to the PA role to support the Head of Resources and also became the Team Leader within our Team supporting 1 Modern Apprentice, 1 Scale 2 Administrator and 5 Scale 4 PA's. This then followed me becoming a PA to the Assistant Director of Children's Services as a secondment for 1 year in a slightly more strategic role, i.e. working on Cabinet Reports.