ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils' role is vital to a fulsome recovery

By Abdool Kara | 26 January 2021

Some loved ones will not be around to experience the renaissance when it comes. But for those who...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Time for some good news

By Paul Wheeler | 25 January 2021

Paul Wheeler reports on a company based in Oldham that believes in the town and want to be part o...

DIGITAL

Apprenticeships are the future for digital transformation

By Euan Blair | 20 January 2021

In the battle for digital talent, apprenticeships can be local government’s secret weapon, says E...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Communities and councils need the power to act locally on unemployment

By Vidhya Alakeson | 17 December 2020

We need to give local authorities the power and the means to tackle unemployment rates at a commu...

DEVOLUTION

Community-led skills devo should be the way forward

By Charlotte Morgan | 02 December 2020

A more comprehensive and community-led approach to devolution would enable skills strategies and ...

SOLACE

The learning never stops

By Jessica Mullinger | 25 November 2020

Drawing on feedback from Solace’s recent development programmes and events, Jessica Mullinger ass...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Green revolution or missed opportunity?

By Heather Jameson | 24 November 2020

Local government insiders tell Heather Jameson that the Government’s 10-point action plan for tac...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Five steps to delivering local green retrofit skills

By Cara Jenkinson | 12 November 2020

A zero carbon Britain by 2050 depends on creating new green jobs across the construction sector. ...

WELFARE

A radical case for change to employment support

By Pawda Tjoa | 03 November 2020

Let local areas – not the Department for Work and Pensions – provide better support for people fa...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We're upping councils' data game

By Celine Gross | 26 October 2020

Social Finance is working with partners to design a sector-led data science apprenticeship progra...

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Assistant Director for Safeguarding

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

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Assistant Director Transformation

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North Yorkshire Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council