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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Basildon pauses chief executive search
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2026
Troubled Basildon Council has paused its search for a permanent chief executive after ‘a couple’ of candidates pulled out late in the recruitment process.
RECRUITMENT
How HR can embrace the opportunities of AI
By Jason Wheatley | 05 November 2026
From AI adoption to workforce redesign, Jason Wheatley discusses the challenges ahead for the HR ...
HR
A critical role for HR
By Michael Burton | 05 November 2026
While local government reorganisation (LGR) in England is in flux, in Scotland the government rec...
RECRUITMENT
Why leaders need their people
By Manny Sandhu | 29 October 2026
Manny Sandhu outlines why the leaders who succeed are usually the ones who know who to ask, and t...
AI
North Yorkshire's AI disrupters
By Ann McGauran | 27 October 2026
As a local authority at the forefront of using artificial intelligence, North Yorkshire Council i...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Leadership for communities of the future
By Nicola Monk | 22 October 2026
Nicola Monk reports on a round table discussion of the ‘mega trends' faced by local government.
RECRUITMENT
Delivering a housing revolution with depleted capacity
By Vikhram Singh | 22 October 2026
With bold housing ambitions being promoted by the Government, Vikhram Singh says the sector needs...
LEADERSHIP
Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026
As council bosses gather in Liverpool for the Solace summit, those facing LGR have their own futu...
RECRUITMENT
A chance to rebuild
By Jessica Mullinger | 15 October 2026
Using her own personal experiences, Jessica Mullinger discusses the importance of the Government’...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
By William Eichler | 14 October 2026
Growth in the adult social care workforce in England is occurring at its slowest rate in four yea...
RECRUITMENT
Going beyond the town hall
By Sally Wilson | 08 October 2026
Sally Wilson looks a why more leaders within local government should consider the boardroom
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Executive Director of Housing
£172,260 - £178,848
We will look to you to strengthen regulatory readiness, compliance and building safety; improve repairs Apply for this job
Head of Building Control
MGC - £69,807 - £74,790 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
Service Director – Children's Social Care
From £106,618 to £113,740 (Grade O)
Shape what comes next for children and families Apply for this job
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