Council restructures leadership

The council has today announced a new leadership structure to deliver its mission to create a better Brighton & Hove for all.

The new, more streamlined and strategic structure, led by chief executive Jess Gibbons, begins on 1 January 2025 and will deliver a £1.2 million saving.

The redesign makes the council resident-focussed, innovative, strategic and collaborative while reducing senior management costs.

Staff consultation lasted 6 weeks

A six-week internal consultation took place with more than 160 responses from individual staff and teams.  The final proposals were announced on Tuesday.

Changes include the removal of all assistant director posts and creation of a new strategic Director role and changes to some heads of service.

Four existing Corporate Director positions have been deleted and three new corporate directorates created: Families, Children and Wellbeing; Homes and Adult Social Care and City Operations.

A new central team including People and Innovation, Property and Finance, Governance and Law will report directly to the chief executive.

Feedback has shaped final structure

Jess said: “Our aim is to create a learning organisation which is connected, confident, creative and innovative, diverse and inclusive, healthy and psychologically safe and is one where the council thrives under all future administrations.

"Thank you to all staff, teams and unions that engaged and helped us develop this structure, it has been a truly iterative and engaged process. I am excited about what the future holds for us and this city."