CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Unitary chief to stand down

By Martin Ford | 06 June 2022

Reading Council's chief executive Peter Sloman has announced he is leaving his post.

EUROPEAN UNION

Cutting 91,000 civil servants: 'Efficiency' at what cost?

By Lucy Woods | 27 May 2022

Against a backdrop of unprecedented strain, it is difficult to see how a radical reduction in civ...

FINANCE

Social care reforms to cost £26bn

By Martin Ford | 24 May 2022

New research has found social care reform costs will exceed Government estimates by £10bn but min...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Sharing a passion for supported internships

By Edwina Grant | 18 May 2022

Edwina Grant shares her experience of supporting young people with autism and learning disabiliti...

EDUCATION

Local Government Research Centre under threat from job losses

By Ann McGauran | 17 May 2022

The future of the Local Government Research Centre (LGRC) is under threat following the announcem...

DEVOLUTION

Devolve powers to tackle jobs crisis, council leaders urge

By William Eichler | 17 May 2022

Local authority leaders have called on the Government to devolve more powers to councils to free ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Future Forum: Sector must take lead on diversity

By Martin Ford | 12 May 2022

Councils should ‘think outside the box’ when recruiting to senior positions, The MJ’s Future Foru...

SKILLS

Green jobs are the route to shared prosperity

By Graham Duxbury | 10 May 2022

Groundwork’s Growing Green Careers report sets out a number of principles designed to address bot...

DIGITAL

Closing the digital skills gap

By Simon Collinson | 04 May 2022

Simon Collinson looks at how to widen the talent pool and bridge the digital skills gap in the UK...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Finding talent to fulfil your green ambitions

By Jon Dilling | 20 April 2022

The sector has been leading the charge in promoting the climate agenda with a host of green initi...

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Service Director Infrastructure and Major Projects

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

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Thurrock Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

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