Overall management to staff and for advising Councillors on how the authority should discharge the Council’s functions and the number, organisation and grading of employees required to achieve this.
Grade: Chief Executive
Salary: £170,000
Reporting to the Chief Executive
Emma Gee – Interim Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services
Lead for all services within the directorate which include:
Culture
Planning, Transport and Public Protection
Infrastructure, Economy and Growth
Climate Strategy
Environmental and Commercial Services
Property and Assets
Grade: CDIR + MS
Salary: £120,628 – £146,423
Melissa Wise – Executive Director Communities and Adult Social Care
Statutory Director of Adult Social Services (DASS)
Lead for all services within the directorate which include:
Adult Care Services
Safeguarding, Quality and Performance
Wellbeing and Public Health for Reading
Grade: CDIR + MS
Salary: £120,628 – £146,423
Charlie Stewart – Executive Director Resources
Lead for all services within the directorate which include:
HR and OD
Finance
Legal and Democratic Services
Procurement and Contracts
Corporate Improvement and Customer Services
ICT and Digital
Grade: CDIR + MS
Salary: £120,628 – £146,423
John Ashton – Interim Director for Public Health
(Berkshire West covers Reading, West Berkshire and, Wokingham councils)
Lead for public health across Berkshire West
Deliver improvements in the health and wellbeing of residents
Reduce inequalities in health outcomes
Protect local communities from threats to their health through infectious diseases, environmental and other public health hazards.
Grade: CDIR
Salary: £107,918 – £133,713
LouisaDean – Head of Communications and Marketing
External and, internal communications
Digital design
Events and civic engagements
Berkshire Lieutenancy Office
Marketing
Grade: RSMB
Salary: £75,816 – £88,500
Reporting to Charlie Stewart – Executive Director Resources
Kathryn Cook – Assistant Director of HR and Organisational Development
H&S for staff & public
Payroll & Pensions
Resourcing/ recruitment
HR advice & support
OD & Workforce Development
Staff Nursery
Emergency planning and risk management
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Darren Carter – Director of Finance
(Section 151 Officer)
Accountancy – Analysts
Accountancy – Systems
Accountancy – Technical •Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Business Partnering
Revenues and Benefits
Internal Audit
Fraud and investigation
Grade: RSMA + MS
Salary: £109,680 – £123,763
Michael Graham – Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services
(Monitoring Officer)
Legal Services
Joint Legal Team
Democratic Services
Electoral Services
Information Governance
Customer Relations
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Jonathan Hopkins – Assistant Director of Procurement and Contracts
Procurement
Contract Management
BFfC Contract oversight
Finance system new/ amended supplier requests
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Gavin Handford – Assistant Director Policy, Performance and Customer Service
Call Centre & Customer Hub
Delivery Unit
Corporate Improvement
Policy & Performance
Voluntary Sector
Registration & Bereavement
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Martin Chalmers – Chief Digital Information Officer
ICT operations
Business partnerships and applications
ICT programme
Client management
Website
Digitalisation programme
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Reporting to Emma Gee – Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services
Chris Wheeler – Assistant Director of Environmental and Commercial Services
Street Care Services
Neighbourhood Services
Business Development
Refuse Collection
Parks and Open Spaces
Highways
RE3 Waste Services
Housing Property Services
Grade: RSMA
Salary:£88,679 – £103,205
James Crosbie – Assistant Director Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services
Planning
Regulatory Services
Transport
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Charan Dhillon – Assistant Director of Property and Asset Management
Assets
Property Development
Sustainability
Corporate Property Services
Education Assets
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Donna Pentelow – Assistant Director of Culture
Library Services
Cultural Services
Leisure and Recreation
New Directions
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Reporting to Melissa Wise – Executive Director of Adult Care and Health Services
Sunny Mehmi – Assistant Director of Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care Operational Services
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £97,286 – £111,863
John Knight – Interim Assistant Director of Housing and Communities
Housing Operations
Community Safety and Enablement
Strategic Housing and Development
Homes for Reading
Grade: RSMA
Salary: £88,679 – £103,205
Chris Greenway – Interim Assistant Director of Transformation, Commissioning and Performance
BCF Project Manager (jointly with HoS)
ASC Transformation PMO
Matrix management oversight across the directorate
Grade: RSMA + MS
Salary:£97,286 – £111,863
Martin White – Consultant in Public Health
Advise on public health issues and improvement
Lead /influence development of strategic plans to improve health and wellbeing of residents Influence commissioning aspirations across Reading
Grade: RSMB + MS
Salary: £80,816 – £93,500
Sue Ross – Interim Assistant Director of Safeguarding, Quality and Practice