It's also worth looking at this
https://ww5.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=39299&J=1Extract below:
2.6. The Sub-Committee agreed to recommend that no appointment was to be
made to the advertised post of Board Director Localities, People and
Innovation.
2.7. Throughout the consultation and appointments process the Council has
been clear that localities should sit at the heart of everything it does.
During the selection process, members of the panel agreed that there was
a requirement to significantly raise the profile of the localities agenda and
to introduce a specific senior level focus for this area to increase the pace
of change.
2.8. The Panel therefore made the recommendation to create a separate
Board Director role for the localities function to ensure a dedicated
‘localities voice’ as part of all board discussions and to be accountable for
driving progress in this area. It was also agreed that there are a number
of major strategic projects that will require board representation. As a
result of this, the proposal from the Sub-Committee was that the Board
Director Localities, People and Innovation role should be deleted and two
new roles should be created, these being:
• Board Director Localities, and
• Board Director Transformation and Strategic Projects.
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Adjustment to Stronger Together Organisational Structure
Special Committee Date: 31st October 2011
Further information on the subject of this report can be obtained from Nicola Houwayek
on 07824 550456 or Email
nhouwayek@swindon.gov.uk.
2.9. The Special Committee is asked to endorse the proposed revised Tier 1
structure, as set out in Appendix 2.
2.10. In recognition that this would create additional capacity at Tier 1 to drive
organisational change, specifically around the localities agenda, it was
agreed to recommend to the Chief Executive that the Head of Change and
Learning role be deleted from the Tier 2 structure. The responsibilities of
this role would be incorporated partly into the newly created Board
Director Localities and partly into the Head of People Tier 2 role.
2.11. There is no specific statutory or constitutional requirement to advertise
jobs that will be appointed exclusively from amongst existing officers of the
Council and it was agreed not to advertise the new roles. Members felt
that the skills and experience required for these roles had been
demonstrated by candidates through the selection process for the original
role of Board Director Localities, People and Innovation. The
Appointments Sub-Committee interviewed four potential candidates for the
post of Board Director Localities and Transformation and it was agreed
that the appointments should be made from this pool of candidates.
2.12. Based on the skills and experience demonstrated by these candidates, the
recommendation from the Sub-Committee was that the following
candidates should be appointed:
o Board Director Localities – Mr Matt Gott
o Board Director Transformation & Strategic Projects – Mr Hitesh Patel.
Patrick Weir (in my view one of the good guys) wasn't mentioned in the original announcemet. Is this demotion a for Hitesh (the phantom director)?
