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PLANNING

Funding affordable housing in future

By Steve Quartermain CBE | 09 May 2022

Steve Quartermain argues that Section 106 has been quite successful at securing concessions and c...

MANAGEMENT

What has bingo and soft toilet paper got to do with empowerment?

By Blair McPherson | 06 May 2022

'Empowerment’ could join a long list of words that once carried the prospect of change but are no...

FINANCE

What do the ONS figures for March public sector finances mean for councils?

06 May 2022

The pain of inflation will be particularly felt across local authority budgets, says Leo Hanna, b...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Count on culture not cash

By Heather Jameson | 04 May 2022

With inflation outstripping planned wage increases, it will be the culture, working for an innova...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government must back up claim that UKSPF provides real terms match

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 04 May 2022

If the Government is sure the UK Shared Prosperity Fund provides a real terms match for every LEP...

DIGITAL

Closing the digital skills gap

By Simon Collinson | 04 May 2022

Simon Collinson looks at how to widen the talent pool and bridge the digital skills gap in the UK...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Actions speak louder than words

By Ross Mudie | 04 May 2022

Ross Mudie and Annabel Smith argue that plunging yet more people into hardship will lead to a ris...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Adult social care reform costings need probing further

By Chris Tambini | 04 May 2022

The level of underfunding currently being modelled for the reform of adult social care has the po...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Hybrid working is here to stay

By Michael Burton | 04 May 2022

The end of the nine-to-five routine is driven by economic forces, not the indolent public sector ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We need more joined-up working between local and central Government

By Sheila Oxtoby | 04 May 2022

'Nutrient neutrality' regulations are well-meaning but the need to reduce our impact on the envir...

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

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Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

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Essex County Council

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council