Council services are provided by seven directorates, three headed by Executive Directors and four by Strategic Directors. There is more information about some of these posts on the Chief Officers page.
Each directorate is made up of a number of services, each of which is managed by a service head. These are shown below, together with some of the key areas for which they are responsible:
- Senior officers
- Adult Social Care
- Children and Young People
- Environment and Regeneration
- Finance
- Governance and Law
- Human Resources and Organisational Development
- Residents First
- Strategy and Communications
- Senior officer pay and expenses
Senior officers
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Martin Esom |
| Interim Executive Director of Adult Social Care | Glynnis Joffe |
| Interim Executive Director of Children and Young People Services | Alan Adams |
| Executive Director of Environment and Regeneration | Shifa Mustafa |
| Chief Finance Officer | John Turnbull |
| Head of Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer | Daniel Fenwick |
| Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development | Althea Loderick |
| Assistant Director Strategy and Communications | Position vacant |
| Assistant Director Residents First | Michele Moloney |
Executive directorates
Adult Social Care
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Executive Director | Glynnis Joffe | Executive Director and Chief Social Services Officer |
| Interim Head of Strategic Commissioning | Susan Anderson-Carr | |
| Interim Head of Provision and Independence | Dee Colam | |
| Head of Assessment and Care Management | Claudia Thompson |
Children and Young People Services
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Director | Alan Adams | Executive Director of Children and Young People Services. |
| Interim Deputy Director Children and Young People Services (Children and Families) |
Nicky Pace | Children's Safeguarding & Protection (Referral and Assessment), Children's Safeguarding & Protection (Planning and Intervention), Placements and Resource Service, Children in Care, Protection, Plans and Partnerships |
| Deputy Director Children and Young People Services (Education for Communities) |
Leora Cruddas | Early Intervention and Prevention Service, Education Support Service, Integrated Youth Support Service, Special Educational Needs (SEN), Suntrap Centre, Youth Offending Team (YOT), Commissioning, Contract Management, Education Improvement Support Service |
| Assistant Director of Finance for the Families Group | Duncan Pike | Children and Young People Services and Adult Social Care Finance |
Environment and Regeneration
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Director | Shifa Mustafa | Executive Director of Environment and Regeneration |
| Director of Housing and Safe & Strong Communities | Paul Langford | Housing, Community Safety, Drugs and Crime |
| Interim Director of Development and Leisure | Steven Boyes | Development Management, Building Control, Land Charges, Spatial Planning, Economic Development, Physical Regeneration, Olympics, Leisure, Outdoor Events, CLASS (Adult Education), Sports Development, Catering Services |
| Director of Public Realm | Keith Hanshaw |
Highways, Parking, Road Safety, Traffic Management, Refuse and Recycling, Street Cleansing, Parks, Open Spaces, Cemeteries, Arboriculture, Allotments, Enforcement and Environmental Health |
| Assistant Director of Property and Major Projects | Moira Bishop | Assets and Capital Strategy, School Place Planning, School Organisation, Major Capital Programmes, Property |
| Head of Delivery | Marina Dimopoulou | Programme Management, Service Improvement Performance, Improvement Communications |
Strategic directorates
Finance
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Finance Officer | John Turnbull | Director of Finance |
| Assistant Director of Finance | Bob Byron | Corporate Finance, Strategy and Resources |
| Assistant Director of Finance | Terry Borkett | Financial Planning |
| Assistant Director of Finance | Duncan Pike | Children and Young People Services, Adult Social Care |
| Assistant Director of Finance | Betty Varnava | Environment and Regeneration Services, Strategic Directorates |
| Assistant Director of Finance | Ray Gard | Internal audit, anti-fraud, staff vetting |
Governance and Law
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Legal and Democratic Services and Law, and Monitoring Officer | Daniel Fenwick | Corporate Governance, Democratic Services, Legal Services, Electoral Registration |
| Head of Democratic Services | Peter Bailey | Committee Services, Members and Mayoral Support, Electoral Services |
| Acting Head of Community Law | Kim Travis | Community Care Law, Information and Judical Review |
| Head of Commercial Law | Jeremy Walling | Legal Services for: Planning and Environment Law, Property Law, Contract Law, Civil Litigation, Prosecutions |
Human Resources and Organisational Development
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development | Althea Loderick | Personnel and HR strategy, Learning and Development, Health and Safety |
Residents First
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Director, Residents First | Michele Moloney | |
| Customer Services Manager | Sally Hodgson | |
| Service Excellence and Efficiency Manager | Ben Plant | |
| Head of Libraries, Museums, Galleries and Archives | Lorna Lee | |
| Community Engagement Manager | Claire Witney |
Strategy and Communications
| Position | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Strategy and Public Affairs | Rhona Cadenhead |
Senior officers' pay and expenses
To increase the transparency of Council finances we will publish and update details of senior officers’ pay and expenses every year every year:
We will publish:
- Salary bands of the Council’s Chief Executive, directors and senior management grades
- Annual expenses and, where possible, categories of expenses
Where employee's have given their consent under the Data Protection Act 1998, additional information will also be provided.
Senior management salary bands
Senior management salary bands are listed at the end of the Council pay scales.
The Council is required under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 to publish details of the number of officers with salaries of £50,000 and over. The details for 2008/09 can be found at page 37 of the Council’s Accounts at:
www.walthamforest.gov.uk/statement-of-accounts-0809.pdf
The 2003 Regulations have been amended and, in future, more specific details will have to be published. This information will be put on the website when available.
Senior officer expenses
Expenses for 2008/09
The following information was disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for the salary details of officers who earned more than £100,000 in the year 2008/09. The list includes those named individuals agreed to this personal data being published. It should not be read as details of current salaries or officers within the Council.
- Expenses for senior officers 2008/09 (19KB Excel file)
- Information on current salary scales and officer structure
The latest details will be published on the website after the end of the current financial year and on an annual basis each year thereafter.
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Email wfdirect@walthamforest.gov.uk
