Advisory and Support Services

John advises, and works and partners with a range of clients

  • local authorities
  • other public sector bodies
  • ties and voluntary and community
  • businesses (FTSE companies and start-ups
  • trade unions
  • academia
  • think tanks

Governance

  • reviewing and assessing governance arrangements in the charity, voluntary and community and public sectors
  • designing and advising on governance arrangements in the charity, voluntary and community and public sectors
  • advising on and supporting cross sector collaborative governance
  • advising on supporting the political – executive relationship especially in local government

Leadership

  • advising on and developing leadership capacity in all sectors
  • supporting and mentoring leaders in all sectors especially CEOs and political leaders
  • advising and supporting leadership of change across and between charity, voluntary and community and public sectors
  • advising on leadership development and practice during periods of significant change


Strategy and change

  • offering positive and reasoned challenge to support business sustainability, change, innovation and improved outcomes
  • advising on strategic options and budgeting/resource allocation in public sector especially in local government, small social businesses, and charity and voluntary and community sectors
  • supporting the development of business cases and testing these
  • advising on and supporting performance management
  • reviewing and advising on strategic commissioning and public sector procurement

Leadership of place

  • advising on and supporting collaborative cross sector leadership and governance
  • advising on public service collaboration and partnership working
  • advising and designing models of “localism”
  • supporting community and voluntary organisations to strategically re-position themselves and engage with the public and business sectors

Public service improvement and re-design

  • advising on Social Value; and implementing the Social Value Act
  • advising on and supporting the design of new models of public service design and delivery
  • advising on collaboration and partnership working within and between the public, business, charity, and voluntary and community sectors
  • supporting the securing of alternative finance including social finance for the public and charity and voluntary and community sector

Public affairs and public policy

  • advising on public policy and its interpretation for all sectors
  • producing commentary on public policy especially relating to public service reform, local government, devolution, charities and the voluntary and community sector
  • advising on public affairs and influencing strategies for all sectors