Despite many years of austerity, local government remains a champion of local interests, working with partners to enhance the quality of life within the communities they serve.
GGI has in-depth knowledge of local government. We have subject matter experts with first-hand experience of the sector as both officers and members, along with a wider team steeped in the opportunities and challenges of system working.
Our work with local government includes:
Governance reviews
Effective audit and governance oversight is a fundamental element of good governance and a critical element of ensuring that public bodies are able to function effectively, safely and in the public interest.
GGI has supported public purpose organisations across health and care, local government, housing and education to test and develop their governance effectiveness for over 14 years. We have developed a high-value and cost-effective methodology to test the efficacy and impact of audit and governance committees and to provide constructive insight into improvement and development opportunities.
Training
We support officers and members to develop a better understanding of governance through the different functions they perform, ranging from executive to overview and scrutiny. Our training programmes can be tailored to your exact requirements, we have extensive experience of training in:
- effective overview and scrutiny
- member induction programmes
- the art of productive challenge
- chairing meetings and effective meetings
- time management, effectiveness and impact.
Top team development and officer/member relations
If the team at the top—at the interface between political and professional leadership—is not functioning effectively, then optimising performance elsewhere in the organisation becomes much more difficult. GGI understands the critical nature of these relationships and has built a reputation for supporting teams across multiple sectors to drive improvements through top team development.
Strategic support
In the midst of near continuous change, councils can be prone to a lack of strategic alignment. While the cabinet may be very clear about strategy, often the capacity and capability of the organisation to execute that strategy is either misaligned or absent altogether.
Using the GGI strategic alignment tool, we support leaders to assess both tacit and explicit infrastructure across the organisation, enabling them to better understand their ability to execute strategy.
Our support programme enables leaders to create a clear line of sight between inputs and outcomes, leading to both improved performance and more effective use of resources.
GGI can help local government organisations cope with some of the perennial issues facing the sector, including:
- budget constraints and austerity measures
- governance and accountability to the community
- delivering essential services under financial pressure
- managing public trust and engagement
- workforce recruitment and retention
- partnerships with third-sector and private bodies.
On behalf of the sponsors and leads I would like to thank the Good Governance Institute for carrying out this review. It provides a clear direction for the future of the ICASS programme, including our Vanguard funded projects.
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