WHITEHALL

Financial acumen 'essential' for county chiefs

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2018

The officer brought in by Lancashire CC because of her expertise with figures has described finan...

FINANCE

Javid sends inspector into Northamptonshire

By Dan Peters | 09 January 2018

Local government secretary Sajid Javid has ordered a best value inspection of Conservative-led No...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Joint role influential in turnaround

By Dan Peters | 03 January 2018

A new working partnership between Gloucester City Council and Gloucestershire CC has been praised...

FINANCE

Peers call for ICT improvement at council

By Dan Peters | 02 January 2018

‘Rapid improvements’ need to be made to New Forest DC’s information and communications technology...

FINANCE

Fasten your seatbelts it's going to be a bumpy ride!

By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2017

Heather Jameson leads us through the events of another roller-coaster year.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Baxendale gets Brum job

By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2017

Southampton City Council’s Dawn Baxendale has been selected as the new chief executive of Birming...

FINANCE

Lawrenson in statutory services warning

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2017

Councils that deliver social care will not have sustainable statutory services by 2019/20, the in...

BUSINESS

Row over contract extension

By Chris Ames | 30 November 2017

Hertfordshire CC is controversially planning to extended its highways maintenance contract with R...

FINANCE

Deal to end Brum bin strike

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017

Birmingham City Council’s long-running dispute with union Unite appears to be over after the side...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Sloman praised by Ofsted

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017

Reading Council’s new permanent chief executive, Peter Sloman, has been praised after an Ofsted m...

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Service Director Infrastructure and Major Projects

Up to £103,000 per annum

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving infrastructure major projects to success? Apply for this job

Buckinghamshire Council

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