FINANCE

Brum braced for Government intervention

By Mark Conrad | 12 September 2023

Birmingham City Council is braced for a wide-ranging Government intervention to help rescue the a...

BUSINESS

Call for professional LGPS qualification

By Mark Conrad | 11 September 2023

Council pension schemes face a staff brain drain that could be tackled by a professional qualific...

BUSINESS

Gove tells councils to resource housing enforcement

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2023

Local government secretary Michael Gove has urged councils to commit to providing their housing e...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Is in-house best for innovation

By John Tizard | 11 September 2023

The sector should not fall for the idea that local authority trading companies are more innovativ...

BUSINESS

Embracing innovation is key to LATCOs

By Martin Cresswell | 11 September 2023

Martin Cresswell looks at the factors contributing to the success of Local Authority Trading Com...

LEISURE

How rethinking energy can help keep swimming pools open

By Helena Rivers | 11 September 2023

Swimming pools have come to symbolise the operational cost and carbon challenges faced by council...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh equal pay claims warning

By Mark Conrad | 05 September 2023

Councils face a fresh wave of potential equal pay claims after a legal ruling exposed problems wi...

HEALTH

Serving up a food strategy

04 September 2023

Local authorities are increasingly playing a more prominent role in creating healthy, sustainable...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Housing pressures may push councils into effective bankruptcy

By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023

Rising housing pressures will force some councils to effectively declare bankruptcy, a local auth...

WHITEHALL

Consultancy challenges ministers over pension pooling drive

By Mark Conrad | 24 August 2023

One of the Local Government Pension Scheme’s (LGPS) biggest consultancies has challenged minister...

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Assistant Director for Safeguarding

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

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Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

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We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council