Finance and Corporate Resources

Communications and Strategy provides a range of key corporate services in support of all Resources and accurate, timely information for employees and residents.

Communications

Communications provides a range of services across Public Relations, Digital, Graphics and Print that include:

• promoting the council, its policies and services
• media relations
• advertising
• photography and video
• South Lanarkshire View
• design and printing
• website, intranet and social media

Research and Improvement

This team manages a range of work relating to corporate improvement activity and research. This includes:

• managing the council's response to its statutory responsibility to demonstrate Best Value
• the preparation and review of the Council Plan 'Connect'
• co-ordination of corporate improvement activity and self-evaluation
• analysis and reporting on information and performance management
• leading Community Wealth Building activities and support of the CWB Commission

Community Engagement

The Community Engagement Team leads our engagement and empowerment work with communities. This includes:

• policy lead for tackling inequality
• acting as a single interface for community engagement, including neighbourhood planning
• co-ordinating Community Planning Partnership activities and support for the CPP Board.
• leading on the preparation and review of the Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (our Community Plan)
• overseeing Community Wish List arrangements
• supporting community capacity, including for Community Asset Transfers

Resilience

This team’s duties include:

• leading on corporate resilience arrangements
• representing the council in engagement with Local and Regional Resilience Partnerships
• leading the multi-agency Events Safety Advisory Group