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SOLACE

The problem with Best Value

By Barry Quirk CBE | 18 September 2023

The Government’s new Best Value draft guidance targets the right issues, but in too many areas it...

BUSINESS

Council expected to axe regeneration firm

By Martin Ford | 15 September 2023

A council-owned development firm is expected to close just two years after it was launched.

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...

PENSIONS

Plotting a course for the pensions workforce

By Ian Colvin | 11 September 2023

Ian Colvin says while there is no one answer to the challenge of recruitment and retention withi...

FINANCE

Political swing points to partnership working

By Justin Galliford | 16 August 2023

Justin Galliford, Chief Executive Officer of Norse Group, considers the implications of the recen...

FINANCE

Good governance: A critical part of a local authority's DNA

By Tiffany Cloynes | 14 August 2023

At a time of unprecedented pressure, Tiffany Cloynes looks at how to make governance and collecti...

WHITEHALL

Sector to step up anti-mayor lobbying

By Dan Peters | 01 August 2023

The sector is to step up its lobbying for the Government to use its King’s Speech to end its fixa...

FINANCE

Section 114s: where are we headed next?

By Rob Whiteman CBE | 31 July 2023

After a spate of councils issuing section 114 notices, Rob Whiteman looks at what has been done s...

FINANCE

Select committee report to consider accountability weaknesses

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2023

Weaknesses of the current system of accountability available to local authorities will be conside...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Government refuses to commit to statutory officer guidance

25 July 2023

The Government has refused to commit to issuing fresh guidance to strengthen the role of the thre...

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Corporate Director – Adults & Health

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Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

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Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council