Agenda item
Senior Recruitment Update
A regular update report on senior manager recruitment processes in the Council.
Minutes:
Dena Smart Head of HR and Workforce Development presented a report regarding (i) the progress on the recruitment to senior management vacancies following the implementation of a revised Council structure; and (ii) the interim arrangements made to cover vacant roles.
The Committee:
· Noted that they have responsibility for the appointment to Chief/Deputy Chief Officer posts and that it is usual practice for the Committee to establish Appointment Sub-Committees to fulfil the recruitment process; · Was informed of the statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State under section 40 of the Localism Act 2011 is taken account within the Council’s Pay Policy Statement (which was considered at Full Council on 21 March 2018) and employees being offered a salary package on appointment of over £99,999 per annum are subject to the approval of the General Purposes Committee; · Noted that Section 5.2 of the Officer Employment Procedure Rules states that the engagement of Chief Officers, to permanent positions or interim positions of over three (3) months, will be through the normal recruitment process overseen by the General Purposes Committee; · Was advised that at the meeting in March 2018 General Purposes Committee received an update on the recruitment to those new posts that had been established in the corporate restructure in September 2016; · Noted the current status of recruitment to senior roles in the corporate restructure and requests the extension to the interim arrangements in place in respect of the Place Directorate; · Was advised that the vacant Divisional Director posts for Public Realm and HR and Organisation Development are currently being advertised; · Noted that the recruitment to the post of Divisional Director, Children’s Social Care has now concluded · Noted that the recruitment to the role of Divisional Director of Adult Social Care will commence shortly; and · Was reminded that (i) the Mayor has prioritised revised arrangements for the delivery of regeneration in Tower Hamlets; and (ii) the relationship between THH and the Council is under review. Therefore, In light of these pieces of work the Chief Executive and Mayor have agreed that it would be appropriate to look again at the overall arrangements for the Place directorate and consider if any further revisions are required. The approach to covering this role has served the Council well during the intervening period and it was noted that a further six month extension will allow time for this review. Accordingly, it was noted that the acting arrangements for the Corporate Director Place role should be extended for a period of six months from 12th June 2018 and that the interim arrangement for the Strategic Director role is also extended for a period of six months from 31st July 2018 pending recruitment to the Corporate Director Place position; and · Commented that whilst it was happy to extend the time frame as it is important that Tower Hamlets has the processes in place with structures that are fit for purpose.
|
As a result of discussions on this report the Chair Moved and it was:-
RESOLVED to note:
1. The progress on the recruitment to senior management vacancies following the implementation of a revised Council structure; and 2. Interim arrangements made to cover vacant roles |
Supporting documents: