Senior Management Structure

Structure overview

Members

Strategic Commissioning Board (SCB) Assurance Childrens Services Services Childrens Street Scene Scene Street Adults and Communities and Communities Adults Commissioning Commissioning Assurance Strategic Commissioning Board (SCB)

Members

Strategic Commissioning Board (SCB)

Andrew Travers
Interim Chief Executive

Chris Naylor
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Finance

Pam Wharfe
Director for Place

Kate Kennally
Director for People

Interim Chief Executive

and Director of Finance Chief Operating Officer

Director for Place

Director for People

Andrew Travers

Chris Naylor

Pam Wharfe

Kate Kennally

SCB

Assurance

Members

Maryellen Salter
Assurance Director

Clair Green
Operational Assurance Assistant Director

Andrew Nathan
Head of Governance

Caroline Glitre
Head of Internal Audit and Corporate Anti-Fraud

Commissioning Group

SCB

Craig Cooper
Commercial Director

John Hooton
Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Andrew Howe
Public Health Lead Commissioner

Stephen Evans
Commissioning Strategy Assistant Director

James Mass
Familyand Community Well-being Lead Commissioner

Karen Ahmed
Later Life Lead Commissioner

Val White
Schools, Skills and Learning Lead Commissioner

Declan Hoare
Housing & Environment Lead Commissioner

Cath Shaw
Enterprise & Regeneration Lead Commissioner

Kari Manovitch
Head of Commercial

Tom Pike
Head of Programme and Resources

TBC
Head of Communications

Jenny Godfrey
Head of Information Management

Anisa Darr
Head of Finance

Delivery Units

SCB Adults and Communities

Dawn Wakeling
Adults and Communities Director

Karen Jackson
Adults Social Care Assistant Director

Mathew Kendall
Community Well-being Assistant Director

Jon Dickinson
Head of Integrated Care Older and Disabled People

Helen Duncan Turnbull

Head of Integrated Care Learning Disability and Mental heath

Marie Bailey
Head of Care Quality

Rodney DCosta
Head of Social Care Commissioning

Andrea Breen
Head of Prevention and Well-Being

TBC
Head of Community Safety

Delivery Units

SCB Childrens Services

Kate Kennally
(Acting) Director of Childrens Services

Duncan Tessier
Early Intervention and Prevention Assistant Director

Ann Graham
Childrens Social Care Assistant Director

Chris Kiernan
Education Assistant Director (interim)

Flo Amstrong
Head of Youth and Community

Stuart Collins
Head of Family Supportand Early Intervention

Elaine Tuck
Head of Service Commissioning and Business Improvement

Stav Yiannou

Carolyn Greenaway

Jo Pymont
Head of Children in Careand Provider Services

TBC
Head of High Needs Support

Alison Dawes
Head of Education Partnership and Commercial Services

Head of Head of Assessment Safeguarding and Childrenin Need and Quality Assurance (acting)

Delivery Units

SCB Street Scene

Lynn Bishop
Street Scene Director

Jason Armitage
Head of Waste and Recycling

Jenny Warren
Head of Parks, Street Cleaning and Grounds Maintenance

TBC
Head of Business Improvement

Mike Mitchell (interim)

Head of Contract Management

ASSURANCE:
Maryellen Salter, Assurance Director:
Responsible for the direction of the Assurance group. Has a lead responsibility to ensure the council meets the highest standards of governance, risk management, probity and the democratic processes. Ensures that sound governance principles are embedded across the organisation and its partners. Functional areas of responsibility include internal audit, risk management, anti-fraud, elections, governance and the direct link for members in terms of allowances and training and development.

Clair Green, Operational Assurance Assistant Director:

Corporate Anti Fraud Internal Audit Risk Assurance Process.

Caroline Glitre, Head of Internal Audit and Corporate Anti-Fraud:

Internal audit responsible for implementing and delivering the internal audit plan for the year and directing resources to that end. Anti Fraud responsible for setting the approach to anti fraud, including training across the council on fraud related prevention and detection strategies.

Andrew Nathan, Head of Governance:

Supporting Decision making structures- Council, Executive and Scrutiny Adhering to Constitution and good governance principles Member Development and Support.

COMMISSIONING GROUP:
John Hooton, Deputy Chief Operating Officer:
Lead the short, medium and long term business planning process pulling together commissioning plans and budget setting activity Act as a policy lead for Barnets operations and technical elements of the commissioning process Ensuring that the appropriate resources are put in place to support the programme of activity agreed by the Commissioning Group and that this programme is efficiently and effectively run to deliver change. Community safety Libraries.

Cath Shaw, Enterprise and Regeneration: Lead commissioner for:

Promoting enterprise and working with the business community Growth & regeneration projects including Colindale / Grahame Park, Brent Cross / Cricklewood, Stonegrove / Spur Road, Dollis Valley, WestHendon and Mill Hill Strategic Planning and Development Management Trading standards and licensing.

Craig Cooper, Commercial Director:

Lead the councils major contractual relationships on behalf of the Strategic Commissioning Board Be the lead negotiator Ensure that the performance of all delivery units (external, arms length and internal) is effectively managed Lead the team that manages the councils major commercial relationships Lead the development of the councils commercial strategy and advise Lead commissioners and internal Delivery Unit Leads on commercial strategy related to commissioning.

Kari Manovitch, Head of Commercial:

Partnership governance and contract management (NSCSO, DRS, TheBarnet Group, HB Public Law, Street Scene, Adults & Communities, Childrens Services) Corporate performance management Emergency planning.

James Mass, Family and Community Wellbeing: Lead commissioner for:

Early intervention, prevention and childrens social care Working age adults social care

Andrew Howe, Public Health Lead Commissioner:

Leading health Improvement and reducing health inequalities Health protection Public health support to health service commissioning and joint commissioning Providing public health knowledge and intelligence

Activity to promote and support an appropriately skilled workforce to meet the needs of the local and other economies.

Declan Hoare, Housing & Environment Lead Commissioner: Commissioning of:

Environmental Services (including waste, street scene and green spaceservices) Public and private sector housing (including Barnet Homes and Private Sector Housing Regulation) Cemeteries and Crematoria Highways and Transport Environmental Regulation.

Stephen Evans, Commissioning Strategy Assistant Director:

Links together the work of each of the lead commissioners to support the delivery of crosscutting outcomes, strategies and commissions Identifies and delivers solutions to problems across the system, in relation to both the development and delivery of commissions Acts as an advisor to the Chief Executive and provides a single point of contact for keeping them updated on issues, problems and developments across the organisation.

Tom Pike, Head of Programme and Resources:

Oversight of all council programmes and projects, including reporting Initiation and authorisation of new projects Support internal programme and project boards Management of the Directors Executive Office.

Karen Ahmed, Later Life:

Lead commissioner for people aged 55 and older focusing on strategic planning and developments for current and future generations which promote and support healthy independent lifestyles, keep people connected to their families and communities and provide targeted good quality affordable care when the need arises.

Head of Communications:
All media relations, external and internal communications issues All queries related to the website Management of the Mayors Office.

Val White, Schools, Skills and Learning: Lead Commissioner for

High quality and appropriate education provision from early years through to post-16 opportunities for young people

Jenny Godfrey, Head of Information Management:

Information Management Freedom of Information / Data Protection Geographical information services (G.I.S.)

Head of Finance:
Acts as retained client to the finance function in NSCSO and support the contract management of the outsourced provider in relation to finance Provides financial analysis and advice when it is not appropriate to call upon the outsourced provider Acts as the operational lead for the finance and business planning process and coordination of this bringing together finance and commissioning activity.

ADULTS AND COMMUNITIES:

Dawn Wakeling, Adults and Communities Director:
Has accountability for translating corporate objectives into the successful development and delivery of medium term operating plans in collaboration with other delivery units and partners Is a lead for Adult and Community Services and identify/manage stakeholders to develop effective collaborative working arrangements to achieve high quality customer-focused service outcomes Promotes the delivery of integrated health and social care services through the Barnet Health and Wellbeing Board and the Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group. and brief the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Community Safety on the Safer Communities Partnership in Barnet Leads the development of social care commissioning plans which deliver the medium-term financial strategy objectives for adult social care, promotes joint commissioning with the NHS and achieves the objectives set by the Commissioning Group ensures that there is effective information and advice on adult social care and wellbeing services, and specifically leisure services, to support the delivery of the Barnet Health and Wellbeing Strategy and to ensure a universal information and advice offer is in place for Barnets diverse residents.

Karen Jackson, Adult Social Care Assistant Director:

Leads the delivery of all adult social care services and disability services, ensuring that there is effective assessment of local needs, and delivery of a range of local services to meet needs, user and carer choice and adhere to quality and regulatory standards Provides professional leadership for Adult Social Care functions, including workforce planning for social care staff both within the council and within provider organisations Acts as the senior manager overseeing the contract and relationship with Your Choice Barnet and is the designated lead for the section 75 Integrated Learning Disability Agreement with the NHS.

Jon Dickinson, Head of Integrated Care Older and Disabled People:

Leads the management of all services for older people and physically disabled people for the council. provides a high quality multi-disciplinary social care service to older and disabled people that promotes independence, choice and control carries out key responsibilities including safeguarding adults at risk, best interests assessments and the Deprivation of Liberty Service.

Mathew Kendall, Community Wellbeing Assistant Director:

Takes the lead responsibility for ensuring that there is an effective Safer Communities Board with a clear work plan and to regularly liaise

Helen Duncan-Turnbull, Head of Integrated Care Learning Disability and Mental Health:
Learning Disability Teams (health and social care staff) East and West Mental Health (Social Care staff) Transitions Team.

Andrea Breen, Head of Prevention and Wellbeing:

Delivering accurate information both internal to staff and partners and externally to residents of Barnet Co-ordinating user and carer involvement, engagement and co-production Leading on Business Planning for the Delivery Unit.

Marie Bailey, Head of Care Quality:

To improve and assure the quality, practice, safety and safeguarding of our direct work with users and families and external providers To encourage continuous improvement and learning throughout our service and beyond.Rodney DCosta, Head of Social

Head of Community Safety

delivery of community safety related services and strategy deliver customer financial affairs services, which includes the payment and monitoring of Direct Payments managing the Delivery Units invoices and payments responsibility for deputyship / appointeeship.

Care Commissioning:
Commissioning Business Improvement (change management, business systems and risk and business continuity), and Right to Control.

CHILDRENS SERVICES
Kate Kennally, (Acting) Director of Childrens Services:
Holds overall lead on education and schools agenda Holds overall lead on child protection, looked after children and other vulnerable children and families.

Responsible for the Education Partnership and Commercial Services, high needs support, including SEN provision Works with the Education Partnership and Commercial Services Head of Service to bring capacity to deliver statutory responsibilities linked to schools and for quality of learning and to develop further new models for service delivery Leads on the skills agenda within 1424 including apprenticeships and vocational training.

Duncan Tessier, Early Intervention and Prevention Assistant Director:

Leads on childrens health issues and oversees the effectiveness of commissioned health services. Identifies and manages opportunities to reduce demand for high intensity services Leads operational partnership relationships.

Flo Armstrong, Head of Youth and Community:

All youth and community related services for the council, including youth justice functions, youth services, careers, skills and learning opportunities Libraries, sports, arts and play opportunities Youth participation, the voice of the child and youth awards including Duke of Edinburgh.

Ann Graham, Childrens Social Care Assistant Director:

children in need of safeguarding and protection, children in care and care leavers quality assurance, child protection conferencing and I act as the local authority lead for the Barnet Safeguarding Children Board workforce development and domestic abuse Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).

Stuart Collins, Head of Family Support and Early Intervention:

Early Years MAST Troubled Families Business Support.

Chris Kiernan, Education Assistant Director (Interim):

Elaine Tuck, Head of Service Commissioning and Business Improvement:

Business support, including data management and analysis, payments, communications

 Service level strategy and commissioning.

placements and other services associated with looked after children, including contact Corporate Parenting.

Stav Yiannou, Head of Safeguarding and Quality Assurance:

Has responsibility for providing support to the local Childrens Safeguarding Board and is the lead for other safeguarding and partnership work Manages the child protection conference and children in care review systems Responsible for the management of child protection allegations against staff Leads and is responsible for the quality assurance framework for childrens social care, early intervention and prevention services.

Head of High Needs Support:

Manages the education psychology service Manages provision of Specialist Advisory support for physical, sensory and autistic spectrum conditions, to provide the best care Oversees SEN and Learning Difficulty and Disability placement and transport management, along with provisioning short breaks and respite care for disabled children Responsible for Special Education Needs assessment, preparation of statements, monitoring and reviewing outcomes to ensure alignment to the councils mandate.

Carolyn Greenaway, Head of Assessment and Children in Need:

Referral and Assessment social work teams (the front door) including the hospital team and the MASH Children in Need social work teams holding long term child protection cases and court proceedings Social work services to disabled children and their families CAMHS social work Family Group Conferencing.

Alison Dawes, Head of Education Partnership and Commercial Services:

School place planning Traded services School admissions School catering

Jo Pymont, Head of Children in Care and Provider Services:

Children in care and care leavers Fostering and Adoption, including kinship care and private fostering Internal residential units

STREET SCENE
Lynn Bishop, Streetscene Director:
All street-based maintenance operations Parks and open spaces Refuse and recycling collection services Parking enforcement.

Jason Armitage, Head of Waste and Recycling:

Refuse Collection Service Recycling Collection Service Clinical Waste Service Skip Service.

Jenny Warren, Head of Parks, Street Cleansing & Grounds Maintenance:

Street Cleansing Operations Grounds Maintenance Operations streets, Tree Inspection and Maintenance streets and parks Parks and Open Spaces grounds maintenance, infrastructure and policy.

Head of Business Improvement:

Responsible for addressing operational issues and applying a strategic solution for future proofing Responsible for the commissioning of services and contract management Accountable for monitoring local contracts.

Mike Mitchell (interim), Head of Contract Management:

Manages the Street Lighting PFI contract Manages the parking contract Provides advice on highways matters to the Commissioning Group Manages the transport and fleet function.