Following the launch of the Wirral Growth Company and the departure of a senior director in December 2017, Wirral Council recognised the need and opportunity to restructure its senior leadership team and thereby the structure of the whole Council in order to meet the new ambition for the area.
The objectives of the restructure were to provide a more focussed senior structure; to develop a more cohesive and stronger corporate core of services to enable, support and hold to account the rest of the organisation for their delivery; to more closely align commissioning and delivery functions; to secure the skills required to achieve its ambitions; to eliminate ‘silo working’; and to provide clear accountability for the delivery of its pledges and strategies.
Working closely with the Chief Executive, C.Co was able to facilitate visioning, understand and capture the requirements of the Council and present back a structure that created new directorates, realigned functionality and created new roles where gaps existed. The new structure readies Wirral Council not only for the significant challenges that many Councils face but enables it to exploit the opportunities that the Wirral Growth Company will bring and ultimately provides and enables the delivery of services for the benefit of Wirral’s residents and visitors.
C.Co worked with the Chief Executive on the formal reporting to Elected Members and delivered a full suite of consultation documents, that included job role descriptors for all new roles in the structure, all to time, quality and cost. It has facilitated consultation feedback and has worked closely with the Council’s own HR team to ensure that the recruitment process is transparent and robust.
Overall the restructure is contributing to the Council’s £750k savings from senior management and will enable further efficiencies and savings across the wider Council.
C.Co’s recommendations provide clear focus for the future direction of the Programme and reinvigorated the Partnership. As always it has been constructive and productive to work with C.Co who provide clear momentum to their work.
Cheshire & Warrington Public Sector Transformation – Director of Sub-Regional Transformation
The onsite team proved a good fit for the council. they were helpful and thought provoking, gave a clear challenge in a manner which didn’t feel anything other than a desire to help us improve
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Working with C.Co on a recent project has been a very positive experience with outcomes that will provide a real benefit to our organization. Their public sector experience meant that issues were quickly understood and the project could hit the ground running and move along seamlessly.
Head of Commercial, Economy & Resources Finance, ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL
We found working with C.Co to be really valuable in re-energising our LATC project, bringing challenge and experience along with a sense of momentum that will allow us to take forward the recommendations and deliver a successful project.
Operational Manager – Performance & Policy, VALE OF GLAMORGAN
C.Co proved to be one of the most professional companies we have engaged with in a long time. Their professional approach, understanding of the business at all levels, coupled with a proactive style, helped engage staff and bring about the right recommendations for the future.
Head of ICT, CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL