Local Government

Overview
Charged with delivering an ever-increasing portfolio of high quality services, while complying with changing statutory requirements – and having to secure adequate funding from National Government and Council Tax payers – Local Government is looking increasingly to interim management to address the significant strategic and operational challenges it faces.

Over the past 10 years Walker-Cox and the Walker-Cox Consortium have worked extensively with Local Authorities throughout the UK, providing expertise at all levels and across a wide range of disciplines, from policy and strategy development at board and executive level, to the design and delivery of new and improved technical services to meet the specific needs of their respective communities.

Our interim placements have included:
Experienced strategists to help develop new policies and prepare the case for increased central funding...

Hands-on project managers focused on improving efficiency and productivity, and reducing operating costs...

Consulting professionals in lead and support roles, for internal and external research – including the development of employee climate surveys, quantitatively measuring commitment and performance (providing the basic data for HR and operational strategies, many of these surveys are now undertaken annually)...

Skilled professionals to manage communications to and from Local Authorities...
In the ICT area, we have recently helped in the development of technology transfer and shared service protocols, enabling three Local Authorities to utilise the same software solution...

And we have provided a County Council with an experienced and highly commercial Car-parks Manager to develop and implement a new operating strategy.
How can we help you?

A dedicated resource for the Local Government sector
To meet the specific interim management needs of this sector, we have created a dedicated team focussed on the business and service delivery areas of Local Government.

Local Government sector experience
Our Interim Professionals' comprehensive Local Government management experience includes:

  • Capital projects
  • Service redesign and delivery/process improvement
  • Commissioning
  • Communications and internal and external research marketing
  • Contract and commercial management
  • Corporate and public affairs
  • Estates/facilities/engineering
  • Finance and auditing
  • Human resources
  • IT management
  • Performance management and improvement
  • Procurement, bids, logistics
  • Competitive tendering (client side)
  • Outsourcing professionals

Engaging Walker-Cox
Simplifying the procurement/recruitment process, and ensuring our Local Goverment clients can be confident of receiving high quality and cost-effective service, Walker-Cox has a Catalist framework through OGC for Interim Management.