Last updated:
18th September 2023
Senior council staff
Outlining the responsibilities of directorates and who you can contact
The various departments of the council are divided into directorates. Each director has responsibilities for overseeing a cluster of areas. See below for more details. Read our datasets page for more information about the council structure.
Read our datasets page for information about pay and benefits for senior staff.
Chief Executive - Susan Parsonage
Contact details
- Name: Susan Parsonage
- Email address: susan.parsonage@wokingham.gov.uk
- Directorate: Chief Executive
Responsibilities
- Accountable for the delivery of the council plan
- Developing partnerships
- Taking a long-term view of the development of the area
- Shaping the council's culture through effective overall leadership of the senior management team and staff, and working with the Leader, Executive and Council Members
- Town Centre Regeneration
- Governance
- Internal audit and Investigations
- Insurance
- Democratic services
- Electoral registration and elections
- Customer Services
- Insight and research
- Communications
- Procurement
- Information management technology
- Human resources
- Organisational Development
Director of Children's Services
Contact details
- Name: Helen Watson
- Email address: helen.watson@wokingham.gov.uk
- Directorate: Children's Services
Responsibilities
- Children’s social work and early help including youth and youth offending
- Services for children with disability including special educational needs
- School admission coordination and authority
- Schools efficiency planning
- School facing services
- Statutory Board support - Safeguarding Board
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Resources and Assets - Graham Ebers
Contact details
- Name: Graham Ebers
- Email address: graham.ebers@wokingham.gov.uk
- Directorate: Resources and Assets
Responsibilities
- Council Tax and benefits
- Business rates
- Births, deaths and marriage
- Commercial property
- Libraries
- Locality Services
- Finance
- Legal
- Payroll
- Health and safety
- Facilities management
- Administration
Director of Adult Services - Matt Pope
Contact details
- Name: Matt Pope
- Email address: matt.pope@wokingham.gov.uk
- Directorate: Adult Social Care
Responsibilities
- Director of Adult Services
- Adult social work
- Services for adults with disability
- Commissioning services for adults
Director of Place and Growth - Giorgio Framalicco
Contact details
- Name: Giorgio framalicco
- Email address: Giorgio.framalicco@wokingham.gov.uk
- Directorate: Place and Growth
Responsibilities
- Planning and Economic Development
- Strategic Development Locations
- Infrastructure development
- Development Management and Building Control
- Licensing, Trading standards and Environmental Health
- Parks and countryside
- Waste and recycling
- Parking
- Housing register and homelessness
- Management and maintenance of council homes
- Affordable housing delivery
- Housing standards
- Community safety and anti-social behaviour
- Grounds maintenance
- Transport planning and network management
- Highway maintenance and major projects
