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FINANCE

How do we support the next generation of community leaders?

By Ewan King | 01 June 2017

At the moment, too much money goes to the bigger care providers. Ewan King argues we must be bett...

TRANSFORMATION

Why councils should put personalisation at the heart of their organisation

By Craig Johnson | 01 June 2017

By focusing on personalisation, councils can transform their services from antiquated and out of ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

PODCAST: The thinker who became a doer

By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2017

As part of The MJ/Public Intelligence Leadership podcast series, Dr Barry Quirk explains his star...

SOCIAL CARE

Does the cap fit?

By Liam Booth-Smith | 30 May 2017

In the wake of Theresa May’s announcement of altered proposals on social care last week Liam Boot...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Building trust in a post-truth age

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 May 2017

Local government must lead the way in a new world where truth is no longer the gold standard, wri...

FINANCE

We are dangerously dependent on London as a cash cow

By Michael Burton | 30 May 2017

The nation’s public finances rely too much on the capital, and the Tories seem indifferent to wha...

POLICY AND POLITICS

What the Tory manifesto means for district councils

By Ian Miller | 30 May 2017

Ian Miller breaks down the Conservative manifesto and analyses how, if the Tories are in power, t...

WHITEHALL

We need to get our foot in the door of Number 10

By Lord Porter | 30 May 2017

Lord Porter calls on the sector to ensure, whoever is next in No.10, that it gets its foot in tha...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The beating heart of politics now rests in the suburbs and shires

By Paul Wheeler | 30 May 2017

In spite of the urban centres growing in population, we will see a transfer of political represen...

DEVOLUTION

Devolving transformation

By Robert Pollock | 30 May 2017

An ecosystem is emerging outside of government which, Robert Pollock writes, is putting co-design...

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

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Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

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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