Robin is responsible for leading both the council and CCG workforce, and supporting system leadership across the area with public, private and voluntary sector leaders in support of Calderdale Vision 2024.

Robin is the lead Chief Executive for Workforce Development and Cohesion, Resilience and Migration Issues for Yorkshire and Humber.

He is co-chair of West Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, and a member of West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership Executive Group (also known as an integrated care system), where he is also co-chair of the Improving Population Health Programme.

Robin has supported local government across the country as a peer on a range of reviews since 2005, most recently for Birmingham City, Dudley MBC and Devon County Council. He is currently the Solace spokesperson for economic prosperity and prior to this was the Solace deputy lead for health and social care.

Robin was previously Director of Communities and Business Change for Calderdale, leading the redevelopment of the multi-award winning restoration and redevelopment of the Piece Hall and new central library in Halifax.