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LEADERSHIP

New branch line shows success of focused local leadership in Oxford

By Caroline Green | 03 November 2025

Oxford's Cowley branch line project is a great example of what focused local leadership and indef...

POLITICS

Can council working relationships survive an extreme political shift?

By Blair McPherson | 30 October 2025

Blair McPherson looks at what happens to relationships between officers and members when an extr...

INTERVENTION

Our World is Local: Theresa Grant talks LGR and intervention

27 October 2025

The formidable Theresa Grant shares unflinching insights into reorganisation, intervention and lo...

RECRUITMENT

Levelling up leadership

By Pete John | 23 October 2025

Pete John delves into the new world of leading in a combined authority and offers some insight in...

WORKFORCE

Lead with function and the form will follow

By Alistair Sharpe-Neal | 23 October 2025

Be clear about what you are trying to achieve before you commit to the staff structure to deliver...

COHESION

Flags, free speech and duty of care

By Pam Parkes | 21 October 2025

Pam Parkes says that in a polarised climate, issues of identity and belonging will continue to su...

LEADERSHIP

Building teams with the complementary leadership strengths to tackle devolution

By Elle Robinson | 20 October 2025

Elle Robinson explains how Hanover’s Leadership Code and its archetypes can support councils to m...

SOLACE SUMMIT

An opportunity for honesty

By Robin Tuddenham | 14 October 2025

As local government leaders convene in Leeds this week for the Solace Summit amid a backdrop of u...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

EXCLUSIVE: District dead end

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2025

Just five district council chief executives have made the move to a unitary or county council sin...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

DCN is 'punching above its weight'

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025

As Sam Chapman-Allen’s tenure as chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) comes to an end, h...

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Director, Frontline Services

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

Director, Strategy, Partnerships and Transformation

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

Director, Children’s Services

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

frederica-diamanta

Director, Frontline Services

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

Director, Strategy, Partnerships and Transformation

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

Director, Children’s Services

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job

Cardiff Council