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From district to unitary: Lessons in leadership and place
LEADERSHIP

From district to unitary: Lessons in leadership and place

By Dr Catherine Howe | 12 September 2025

Shifting to unitary leadership offers new insights on scale, place, and people, says Catherine Howe. She emphasises the need to protect the district superpower to think about place in a granular wa...

LEADERSHIP

Future Forum Midlands: Departing Rogers offers leadership advice

By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2025

Mark Rogers has highlighted the importance of council officers and politicians ‘knowing their lan...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Reorganisation should prize services over structures

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Councils preparing for reorganisation have been urged to focus on delivering better services for ...

LEADERSHIP

How to be a successful council chief

By Frazer Thouard | 10 September 2025

In advance of The MJ’s Future Forum Midlands, recruitment specialist GatenbySanderson crunch the ...

REORGANISATION

The flawed rationale behind reorganisation

By John Mortimer | 08 September 2025

John Mortimer argues that the logic and mindset behind a report that has helped to shape the curr...

FINANCE

What finance leaders can learn from Unai Emery's Aston Villa success

By Rob Powell | 04 September 2025

Rob Powell says finance leaders can build high-performing teams despite sector challenges, inspir...

REORGANISATION

The importance of pre-planning to navigating LGR

By Claire Corbett | 04 September 2025

Pre-implementation planning is key to preparing for the challenges and opportunities of reorganis...

LEADERSHIP

Looking for leadership

By Greg Clark | 02 September 2025

Whitehall should look to local government to fill its leadership roles, writes Greg Clark.

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Why local sport must be the greenest game in town

By Tunde Williams | 28 August 2025

Tunde Williams says sport has always been about more than games, and now it must become about fut...

LEADERSHIP

Turning building connections into a corporate strength

By Alison Griffin | 22 August 2025

Alison Griffin says now is a great time to empower her corporate management team and others aroun...

GOVERNANCE

Glasgow overhauls firm over governance concerns

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2025

Glasgow City Council’s jointly-owned development firm has undergone a leadership overhaul followi...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Executive Director of Adult Care Services

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Hertfordshire County Council

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Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council