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Buckinghamshire County Council
LGC Future Leaders Event
Planning to be a Director/CEO
Gillian HibberdStrategic Director (Resources and Business Transformation)
Buckinghamshire [email protected]
Buckinghamshire County Council
Contents
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My Role at Buckinghamshire
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Thinking Yourself into the Role
4 Preparing for Interviews
5 Challenges of the Role
Career Planning
Buckinghamshire County Council
My Role at Buckinghamshire Chris Williams
Chief ExecutiveSarah AshmeadService Director
(Policy, Performance & Communications)
Jane O’GradyDirector of Public Health (Joint
appointment with PCT)
Sue ImbrianoStrategic Director
C&YPS
VacancyStrategic Director
Adults & Family Wellbeing
Neil GibsonStrategic Director
Communities & Built Environment
Gillian HibberdStrategic Director
Safeguarding - VacancyPrevention & ProtectionPlacementsYouth Offending ServiceYouth Services
Commissioning & Business Improvement – Chris MundayCommissioningBusiness ImprovementAccess & InclusionSchool Improvement
Service Provision - VacancyOlder People’s ServicesPhysical, Sensory & Learning Disability
Culture & Learning- Paula BuckCultural Services/LibrariesAdult LearningRegistrars/Coroners
Commissioning & Service Improvement – Trevor BoydStrategic CommissioningSafeguardingPerformance
Place Services – John LambTransportationPlanning, Environment, Development & Property
Localities & Safer Communities – Phil DartLocality ServicesSafer CommunitiesTrading StandardsCommunity Cohesion & EqualitiesResilience TeamDrug and Alcohol TeamVoluntary & Community Sector
Human Resources - VacancyHuman Resources Training & DevelopmentHealth & Safety
Legal & Democratic – Anne DaviesLegalDemocratic Services
Finance & Commercial Services – Richard AmbroseFinanceProcurement
Customer Contact – Amanda Brooke-WebbCustomer ServicesCorporate Complaints
Service Transformation – Nick CaveService ImprovementICT
Senior Management Structure
06.03.12
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Buckinghamshire County Council
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My Role at Buckinghamshire
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Thinking Yourself into the Role
4 Preparing for Interviews
5 Challenges of the Role
Career Planning
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Thinking yourself into the role…..
• Understand differences between Head of Service and Director
• Able to articulate the different levels of operation
• Be prepared to comment on issues beyond your brief
• Operate corporately and strategically
• Not necessarily the Head of Profession!
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Commercial Skills Needed
• Understand and evaluate risks; and to take effective action plans to mitigate them
• promote entrepreneurial approaches • properly cost activities and the failure to undertake those activities • evaluate options for service delivery from in-house to outsourcing
to setting up employee co-operatives • understand need to create, develop and shape supply markets • understand commissioning and procurement • understand the mindset of commercial suppliers and manage
supplier relations • ensure value for money
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Commercial Skills – How do you develop them?• Experience of working in the commercial sector• Network outside the public sector• Use commercial language• Understand the markets you are in keep abreast of
market trends• Understand the needs and challenges of your
colleagues• Understand the finances (corporately)!• Innovate and apply commercial knowledge
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My Role at Buckinghamshire
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Thinking Yourself into the Role
4 Preparing for Interviews
5 Challenges of the Role
Career Planning
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Career Planning
• Have a Plan?• Enrich your experience• Put yourself forward for Corporate Projects• Feedback from peers, partners and colleagues• Network• Get yourself known – recruitment agencies• Move around• Don’t undersell yourself!
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My Role at Buckinghamshire
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Thinking Yourself into the Role
4 Preparing for Interviews
5 Challenges of the Role
Career Planning
Buckinghamshire County Council
Preparing for Interviews
• Internal vs External Candidate• Use your contacts• Think yourself into the role• Spend time with someone doing a similar job• Be succinct• Use the right language• Be confident and clear about what you can bring• Predict the questions
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Contents
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2
My Role at Buckinghamshire
3
Thinking Yourself into the Role
4 Preparing for Interviews
5 Challenges of the Role
Career Planning
Buckinghamshire County Council
Challenges of the Role
• Jack of all trades, master of none
• Thinking on your feet• Resilience• Finding support• Looking after yourself• Authenticity• Delivery