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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Highland Council appoints Donna Manson as chief executive

By Martin Ford | 18 September 2018

Donna Manson has been announced as the new chief executive of Highland Council.

FINANCE

Cash-strapped county faces £94m funding gap

By Heather Jameson | 18 September 2018

Surrey CC faces a funding gap of £94m by March 2021 unless it takes drastic action to change its ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Welsh councils call for ring-fenced preventative funding

By Laura Sharman | 18 September 2018

A new preventative fund should be created in Wales to help ease the strain on children’s services...

REORGANISATION

Torbay to create town councils to increase income

By Martin Ford | 17 September 2018

A new tier of government could be created in Torbay to raise more funds and ease financial pressu...

FINANCE

Brum to implement bin strike deal

By Mark Conrad | 17 September 2018

Beleaguered Birmingham City Council is finally expected to implement the deal that ended an acrim...

BUSINESS

Councils facing Microsoft price hike

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2018

Some councils are facing Microsoft price increases of up to 100%, The MJ understands.

WHITEHALL

LGA in last-ditch warning over rule changes

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2018

Smith Square has warned that planned accounting rule changes could force councils to unnecessaril...

AUDIT

What do traffic jams, hopscotch and skyscrapers have in common?

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2018

Diary considers itself something of a connoisseur when it comes to audit reports, but recently fo...

SCOTLAND

COSLA increases pay offer to unions

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2018

A new pay offer has been put forward by councils in Scotland in a bid to avert industrial action.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Prosser expected to get top new unitary job

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2018

Dorset Councils Partnership chief executive, Matt Prosser, is expected to take the reins at one o...

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Group Manager – Housing and Homelessness Services

£59,985 - £61,085 per annum

The Group Manager will have strategic management responsibility for all services delivered within the Housing Service. Apply for this job

Bridgend County Borough Council

Lead Compliance Surveyor WMF2227e

£56,883 - £59,198

Cumbria is a great place to live and work with excellent schools, transport links and outdoor pursuits. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Workstream Project Lead - Team Barrow - WMF223

£56,883 - £59,198

‘Team Barrow’ is a dynamic partnership between Westmorland & Furness Council, central Government and BAE Systems. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

frederica-diamanta

Group Manager – Housing and Homelessness Services

£59,985 - £61,085 per annum

The Group Manager will have strategic management responsibility for all services delivered within the Housing Service. Apply for this job

Bridgend County Borough Council

Lead Compliance Surveyor WMF2227e

£56,883 - £59,198

Cumbria is a great place to live and work with excellent schools, transport links and outdoor pursuits. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Workstream Project Lead - Team Barrow - WMF223

£56,883 - £59,198

‘Team Barrow’ is a dynamic partnership between Westmorland & Furness Council, central Government and BAE Systems. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council