We recognise the extra demands that Local Government Reorganisation is placing on councils across the country. With HR and OD capacity stretched, we provide tailored consultancy support to help authorities explore restructuring options, shape senior leadership roles, and draft clear proposals aligned with new priorities and services.
Our expertise spans senior leadership design, role profiling, succession planning and elected member support, enabling councils to navigate LGR recruitment with confidence. By combining sector insight with decades of executive search experience, we help authorities develop organisational structures grounded in a clear evidence base and regional markets.
Restructuring and Organisational Design
We support local authorities with a range of practical, insight-led services, including:
• Reviewing draft structures to ensure remits reflect the market and will attract the strongest candidate pools.
• Early insight into talent shortages and the market conditions for different professional specialisms.
• Structural reviews and modelling to inform decision making, bringing in sector knowledge and benchmarking.
• Designing job descriptions and person specifications that resonate with stakeholders, elected members and the workforce and achieve maximum impact with potential candidates.
• Succession planning options to increase talent pipelines and improve recruitment and retention.
• Engagement and consultation exercises.
• Supporting HR colleagues with ring-fenced interview processes, candidate coaching and feedback.
Support for Elected Members
Elected members are expected to play a pivotal role in local government reorganisation. We provide tailored support to help members make informed decisions on new organisational structures. We can help members weigh risks and opportunities and articulate decisions with clarity and confidence.
We provide:
• Induction and orientation programmes to ensure members are up to speed with unitary structures and options
• Evidence based analysis and briefing materials to support decision making
• Workshops and development sessions to help them articulate the skill set and values they are looking for in chief executive appointments
• Guidance on chief executive job descriptions and person specifications which incorporate resident, staff and stakeholder feedback.
• Scenario planning to prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead in executive talent acquisition or ‘headhunting’ in a crowded market of new unitary authorities.