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FINANCE

Going for gold in children's services

By Alison Michalska | 20 April 2017

New ADCS president Alison Michalska’s priorities for the year revolve around the determination to...

FINANCE

Time to get an honest act together

By John Sinnott | 20 April 2017

Some councils with unsustainable budgets are generously funded while others with sound financial ...

WHITEHALL

Shaping social care markets

By Catherine Taylor | 13 April 2017

Whatever the national funding and policy configuration, commissioners and providers need to reinv...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

TPA shows the cost of senior staff – not the value

By Heather Jameson | 12 April 2017

The TaxPayers' Alliance Town Hall Rich List was, as ever, misleading. Heather Jameson points out ...

PLANNING

Districts do far more than just collect council tax

By Ian Miller | 11 April 2017

Ian Miller rejects recent comments about the role of districts and highlights the important dutie...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Time to diversify digital leadership

By Geoff Connell | 11 April 2017

It is well established that technology enables people to thrive. But Socitm president Geoff Conne...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Watering down workforce diversity

By Claire Fox | 11 April 2017

A recent report may hinder the way workforce diversity is perceived, writes Claire Fox.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The foundation for a new people-centric outlook

By John Tizard | 11 April 2017

Reviewing a book, John Tizard explains why public services cannot be modelled on the business sec...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Ministers must work with the grain of the national economy

By Andrew Carter | 11 April 2017

The industrial strategy must recognise the role UK cities play in driving growth in the national ...

FINANCE

MiFID II will have severe implications for pensions investments

By Mark Lloyd | 11 April 2017

Mark Lloyd says the LGA will continue to fight against the FCA's plan to reclassify councils from...

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