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Heads of Service Responsibilities and Remuneration

Heads of Service Responsibilities and Remuneration

Clackmannanshire Council has four Heads of Service:

• Chris Alliston, Head of Service (Corporate)
• Colin Bruce, Head of Service (Wellbeing) and Chief Education Officer
• Sharon Robertson, Head of Service (Wellbeing) and Chief Social Work Officer
• Position vacant, Head of Service (Place and Economy)

The Heads of Service are senior corporate leaders responsible for driving the delivery of the Council’s vision, priority outcomes and the Be the Future Transformation Programme.

As core members of the Extended Senior Leadership Team (ESLG) and the Portfolio Management Team (Wellbeing, Place and Economy, or Corporate Services), the Heads of Service provide strategic leadership across the organisation to ensure integrated planning, cohesive decision making and consistent delivery of whole Council outcomes.

The Heads of Service play a central role in shaping and coordinating strategic direction, policy development, transformation, and service integration across the Council. They ensure that organisational priorities are translated into coherent plans, operationalised effectively, and delivered in ways that maximise public value for the residents and communities of Clackmannanshire.

They provides direct support and advice to the Chief Executive and/or Directors on the strategic and operational leadership of their portfolio, ensuring that work across services is aligned, collaborative and outcome driven rather than siloed.

Where a Head of Service holds a statutory role, they are individually responsible for providing professional advice to Council, the Chief Executive and Council officers in relation to their statutory duties.

The Heads of Service are accountable for ensuring that key outcomes, statutory duties, financial targets and strategic commitments are achieved for the Council and the Clackmannanshire area. They also play a critical leadership role in strengthening collaboration with internal services and external partners across the public, private and voluntary sectors to improve outcomes, reduce duplication, and support integrated service delivery.

In addition to their wider corporate responsibilities, the Head of Service holds strategic leadership and operational accountability for a defined service area, ensuring high quality performance, strong governance, and effective resource management that contribute directly to whole Council priorities and community outcomes.

The Head of Corporate, by virtue of reporting directly to the Chief Executive, is also a full member of the Senior Leadership Group (SLG), contributing directly to corporate leadership, organisational strategy and cross Council performance.

Remuneration

The Head of Service salary is £97,253 - £102,246 (incremental progression)

Benefits

In addition to their salary the Heads of Service can join a contributory career average pension scheme. The Local Government Pension Scheme is a contributory scheme; this means that the employee contributes to the scheme from their own salary. Employees contribute 5.5% - 11.2% of their salaries. Employers' contributions to the LGPS vary depending upon how much is needed to ensure benefits under the Scheme are properly funded, and are set independently.

The rules governing the pension scheme are contained in regulations made by Parliament.

Expenses

Heads of Service are able to reclaim a restricted range of legitimate and evidenced business expenses, including business travel.

Working arrangements

The Heads of Service are expected to work such hours as are necessary to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of the position. This routinely involves evening work as well as the standard Monday to Friday business week. Occasional weekend working is required.

Heads of Service are entitled to a maximum of 35 days leave and 7 fixed holidays each year.