1. Association of Police Authority Chief Executives Friday 5 th October 2012 Trudy Birtwell SOLACE Enterprises

2. Who we are Specialist consultancy for public sector Part of SOLACE group Not for profit Niche market Experienced team Excellent reputation

3. SEL –What we do We undertake a wide range of assignments which broadly fall into 5 categories: Executive Recruitment and Assessment Interim management Leadership development Professional development Programmes and events

4. Understanding your Challenges Scale of pace and change New governance structures Massive uncertainty Establishing relationships/influence Ensuring performance and focus Managing resources – people, skills, finance Future planning

5. Our specialisms Supporting individuals and organisations through change Getting to grips with new regimes/new ways of working Putting focus on the future not the past Our reach and spread – harnessing and sharing expertise from others

6. What we can offer – (1) organisations Interims –across disciplines eg Management, HR and OD, Finance and Monitoring, IT, Change Specialists Consultancy support – bringing some additional capacity and expertise for specific projects eg HR planning, BPR, strategic planning, change management Leadership development – managerial and political, team coaching, talent management, open and bespoke programmes, accreditation

7. What we can offer – (1) organisations Executive Resourcing and Assessment – sourcing candidates, assessment centres, advice on board member recruitment...wealth of experience in criminal justice and probation trusts.

8. What we can offer – (2) Individuals “New” Chief Executives programme CE Appraisals Coaching and mentoring -For senior managers and newly elected PCCs Support for change and transition including - Outplacement and career planning

9. Framing the Future To provide participants with the opportunity to: develop / share their understanding of human responses to uncertainty and change identify the support needed to sustain high quality services during the transition period reconnect with their strengths, skills and personal resources consider the various options and actions which will contribute to future success. start developing a personal log / action plan

10. Why use us We know the sector Experienced and knowledgeable team Work at both individual and organisational level Successful track record Preferred supplier status with LGA and DCLG – procurement friendly Flexible and responsive Client focused philosophy

11. Previous clients include Museums and Galleries Dept of Health Eastbourne Borough Council – Senior Level Change Manager Hastings BC – Strategic Advice Wirral MBC – Senior level support to Acting Chief Exec Finance Consultancy Support – LB Brent – to support finance and budgetary function as DoF has been suspended Finance Consultancy Support – LB Brent Head of Legal and Monitoring Officer – Guildford BC Oxford - support for restructure and coaching Poole – working with ET and Political leadership

12. Contact details For further information or support contact; Trudy Birtwell, Head of Leadership and OD Trudy.birtwell@solaceenterprises.comTrudy.birtwell@solaceenterprises.com, or Jessica Mullinger, Head of Interim Management Jessica.mullinger@solaceenterprises.com Or contact our resource centre on 0845 6010649