CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Off-payroll work defended

By Jonathan Werran | 13 May 2015

Children’s services chiefs have defended the use of hiring expert troubleshooters on controversia...

PAY

A farewell letter to Eric Pickles…

13 May 2015

The MJ's editorial director Michael Burton pens a personal letter to the previous communities sec...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils lauded for election management

By Laura Sharman | 08 May 2015

Local government staff have been praised for running a ‘smooth, efficient and robust’ election, w...

FINANCE

SOLACE seeks views on ethics code

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Ideas about what should be in an overarching statement of ethics for senior public service manage...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Don't be an App

By Mark Rogers | 28 April 2015

We need to recognise that the scale and pace of change are conspiring unkindly to expose our buil...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Damning Ofsted reports make matters worse, claims Impower

By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2015

Ofsted reports into children’s social care cause more damage than good, according to a damning re...

PAY

Costs 'could increase' under Pickles' DIP changes

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2015

A council chief executive has criticised communities secretary Eric Pickles’ latest attack on ‘to...

FINANCE

Eastern promise?

By Max Wide | 13 April 2015

Mike Bennett and Max Wide fear too many local authorities see commissioning as a new spin on old-...

WHITEHALL

Chiefs criticise Labour's 'monolithic approach'

By Michael Burton | 09 April 2015

Labour plans to subsume local government websites into Whitehall’s Gov.uk platform have come unde...

FINANCE

Next government 'must tackle the crisis in care'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Council services face a hammering in next year’s spending review if the soaring costs of health a...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council