LEADERSHIP

Almost all managerial careers end in failure

By Blair McPherson | 11 April 2023

Managers who are rapidly climbing the career ladder may well get to the top quicker than previous...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Sustainable action in Bristol

By Philip Whiteman | 04 April 2023

Paul Joyce, Jason Lowther, and Philip Whiteman report on Bristol’s One City Plan and joint ventur...

ENVIRONMENT

Hunt is on for council heroes

By Georgia Goddard | 28 March 2023

The Local Government Association’s annual competition that puts the best talent in the sector to ...

FINANCE

Croydon pushes ahead with drive to hold former leaders to account

By Dan Peters | 23 March 2023

Croydon LBC has announced ‘unprecedented action’ to hold ex-senior leadership to account for ‘mis...

RECRUITMENT

The secret of our succession

By Neil Lupin | 21 March 2023

Neil Lupin looks at the increasing importance of succession planning in local government.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Shining a light on governance

21 March 2023

What causes governance to falter? The latest in The MJ’s series of articles on avoiding organisat...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Seek transparency to avoid failure

21 March 2023

The MJ’s series of articles on avoiding organisational failure continues with a look at transpare...

WHITEHALL

Keegan orders Solihull to improve children's services oversight

By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2023

Education secretary Gillian Keegan has ordered Solihull MBC to improve senior oversight of its ch...

TRANSFORMATION

Future Forum: Stop staff feeling alone, says IMPOWER

By Paul Marinko | 17 March 2023

Council chiefs need to limit the sense of isolation and risk of failure for their teams when enco...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Future Forum: Workforce crisis may stop us in our tracks

By Dan Peters | 17 March 2023

The workforce crisis facing local government is the ‘big one that will stop us all in our tracks,...

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Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Chief Innovation and Commercial Officer

£113,434 - £127,225 per annum

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director - Governance

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North Herts Council

frederica-diamanta

Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Chief Innovation and Commercial Officer

£113,434 - £127,225 per annum

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council