Lead policy advisor to Corporate Management Team and Executive, managing corporate-level policy responses and briefing, developing city partnerships, external relations and lobbying.Specific duties: • Leading the development, consultation and approval of the Corporate Strategy• Development and management of the Carbon Reduction team • Designated Brexit Lead Officer• Leading the council’s response to Local Government Reorganisation • Coordinating the development of Devolution Asks and leading the liaison with regional partners• Coordinating Covid recovery planning including the development of a one-year Recovery and Renewal Plan• Initiating the development of a city-wide 10-year plan• Temporarily supporting the communications team to respond in the early stages of Covid• Coordinating the council’s international relations

Lead policy and business intelligence advisor to the Adults and Children directorates, as part of the central corporate Policy function. Member of Directorate management teams to support transformation activity and ensure alignment with corporate strategy. Joint responsibility for corporate strategic plans and leading development of Adults and Children elements. Overall performance management coordination for each directorate. Development of a new operating model for Adult social care. Restructure and management of Local Safeguarding Children Board, achieving “Outstanding” Ofsted outcome.

Seconded as Aide to Chief Exec, managing her outer office and providing direct policy support. Duties included: policy briefing - speech and presentation drafting - correspondence handling - stakeholder management – corporate lobbying - development of a national rail partnership – coordination of corporate restructure – deputising at regional meetings – liaison with Leader and Cabinet – co-ordination and forward planning of Corporate Leadership Group meetings – development of Head of Service development programme

Management of a portfolio of business change projects as part of corporate transformation programmes. Lead transformation advisor to Adults’ and Children’s directorate. Co-ordination of transformation activity and management of project teams to deliver multi-million-pound savings and service improvement.

Lead on HR transformation as part of the corporate efficiency programme. Implementing new HR and Recruitment systems, restructuring the HR service, and troubleshooting final implementation of the new corporate finance system.

Process redesign and change management support for a corporate e-Recruitment system

Analysis of business requirements, process re-engineering, software functional requirements, business change and stakeholder management.

Definition of specialist business requirements, solution design, implementation, training, support and guidance to support the management and retention of corporate knowledge.

Analysis, drafting and implementation of information policies related to the implementation of a corporate Electronic Document and Record Management system.

Six placements within Traffic Operations, Major Projects, Network Strategy and Corporate Directorate.