WHITEHALL

LGA warns Hunt over housing allowance rates

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned chancellor Jeremy Hunt he will force more into ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Employers downplay equal pay risk

By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2023

Smith Square is monitoring equal pay claims across the sector but remains confident the national ...

WHITEHALL

Steering group decision branded 'ridiculous'

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023

A decision to give just one seat to English councils on a steering group that will oversee a key ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA chief departs

By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2023

Local Government Association chief executive Mark Lloyd will be leaving with immediate effect, th...

FINANCE

The 'golden triangle' provides governance oversight and grip

By Kath O'Dwyer | 05 October 2023

Instilling a robust governance culture is essential to local governance leadership, and improveme...

WHITEHALL

LGA claims 'so much more could have been done' in pandemic

By Martin Ford | 04 October 2023

Councils were held back from effectively tackling the challenges of the pandemic by central Gover...

HEALTH

Addressing the mess

By Matthew Taylor | 03 October 2023

Key aspects of our systems of governance are broken, says Matthew Taylor, and radical reform is n...

FINANCE

Council's 'low-risk approach' questioned

By Martin Ford | 02 October 2023

A council has been urged by Local Government Association (LGA) peers to take more risks to improv...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Elected mayor in law change call

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

Croydon LBC’s mayor Jason Perry has called for the law to be changed to give councils greater pow...

WHITEHALL

LGA seeks assessment over mental health withdrawal cost

By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking an assessment of how cash saved when police att...

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Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council