Led by Brenda Watterson and Lisa Jewell
- Change management
- Programme and project management
The Chief Executive's Office:
- deliver corporate communications to safeguard and enhance the organisation’s reputation
- support business change to make improvements to Bracknell Forest, the way that services operate and to support long term financial sustainability
- coordinate the development of the council’s strategic plan, corporate policy, projects and performance management framework
- take action to maintain community cohesion, advance equality and inclusion and support community engagement
We do this by:
- enabling the delivery of a portfolio of change programmes
- by working with partners on cohesion, equity, inclusion and community engagement
- by delivering clear, compelling, timely and accurate communications
Our services
The Assistant Director for Chief Executive's Office is Abby Thomas. The directorate provides the following services:
Business Change
Communications and Marketing
Led by Alayna Razzell
- Communications and marketing
- Graphic design
- Media and publications
- Town centre events
Community Engagement and Equalities
Led by Harjit Hunjan
- Community partnerships
- Community development
- Strategic VCS support
- Equalities
- Community hubs and centres
Policy and Performance Management
Led by Katie Flint
- Corporate strategy
- Corporate complaints
- Performance reporting
- Strategic, cross council projects
Ukraine Resettlement
Led by Timothy Arnold
- Coordinate the cross council approach to supporting the integration of Ukrainian arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine and family visa schemes
Priorities
Key performance indicators
There are currently no KPIs assigned to the Chief Executive's Office within the current service plan period.
Strategic priorities
Our strategic priorities are aligned with objectives in the Council Plan.
Operational priorities
Operational priorities are part of the Council Plan. Each directorate has individual priorities.
Budget position
Revenue budget
For the Chief Executive's Office, the gross expenditure cash budget is £1.963 million with £-0.010 million of income, making a planned net spend of £1.953 million. The gross budget includes £1.435 million for staffing.
Business Change is excluded from the base budget as these costs are met from reserves.
Savings
The 2023 to 2024 budgets include savings of £0.005 million.
The key themes adopted in making the savings were a reduction in supplies and services budgets across the Chief Executive's Office.
Capital budget
The 2023 to 2024 capital programme does not include any schemes for the Chief Executive's Office.
However, the Binfield Community Centre project may carry forward budget from 2022 to 2023, subject to council approval.
Pressures
The budget includes pressures of £0.059 million.
These pressures can be analysed into the following broad categories:
- staffing pressures of £0.059 million
Financial risks
The Chief Executive's Office have identified no budgets that can pose a risk to the council’s overall financial position, principally because they are not vulnerable to significant changes in demand for a service.