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Corporate Affairs


Corporate Affairs provide strategic support to the Chief Executive.

The Head of Corporate Affairs is Steve Evans.

Corporate Affairs covers the following services.

Communications, Marketing and Design

  • The council's corporate communications strategy
  • Media relations
  • Social media management
  • Corporate publications
  • Marketing
  • Graphic design
  • Staff communications

Equality and Diversity

  • Public sector equality duty
  • Equality impact assessments
  • Stonewall diversity champion
  • Disability confident accreditation
  • Equality training

Research and Intelligence

  • Joint Strategic Needs and Asset Assessment (JSNAA)  
  • Health Equity Audits / Health Needs Assessments / Health Impact Assessments
  • Durham Insight - a range of shared intelligence for County Durham to underpin strategic decision making
  • Census and statistical information including population and demographics

Strategic Planning and Performance

  • Corporate strategy
  • Council and service planning
  • Performance reporting
  • Business intelligence approach
  • Data analysis
  • External inspection support and challenge
  • Government policy and consultation updates

Transformation

  • Investment in technology
  • Service re-design
  • Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) project support
  • Smarter working
  • Strategic staff sites

Data and intelligence

  • Corporate data strategy
  • Master data management and data engineering
  • Production of data products and reports, including statutory returns
  • Data visualisations and developments
  • Business applications and associated systems administration / implementation
  • Information governance, GDPR and data protection
  • Development of business intelligence and data science

Partnerships and community engagement

  • County Durham Vision
  • Coordination and governance of the County Durham Partnership
  • Wider partnership working and networking to support service transformation and improve outcomes in County Durham
  • Consultation and engagement
  • Community buildings and asset transfer programme
  • Local Authority Prevent Duty

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