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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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Suffolk County Council

frederica-diamanta

Development Management Service Manager - WMF2347e

£65,873 - £68,775

The Development Management service plays a vital role in shaping the built environment. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director of Children's Services

£123,550 pa

We are looking for a visionary and values-driven Director of Children's Services Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director for Corporate Parenting

£88,225 - £105,726 per annum

This is a time of exciting and positive change in Suffolk. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council