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ECONOMIC GROWTH

The drive for investment will boost devolution

By Michael Burton | 22 March 2017

Fresh back from MIPIM, Michael Burton says post-Brexit the UK will have to become a nation not ju...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

What's the right message?

By Claire Fox | 22 March 2017

Authorities flouting rules restricting the publication of town hall freesheets are in danger of c...

WHITEHALL

Cllr David Hodge: Why I am quitting

By David Hodge | 22 March 2017

Cllr David Hodge explains why he is standing down as chairman of the Conservative group at the Lo...

FINANCE

Driving down demand in children's services

By Ebony Hughes | 21 March 2017

Expenditure on children's social services continues to rise. If councils are going to survive, Gi...

PLANNING

Avoiding stalled regeneration projects

By Chris Plumley | 15 March 2017

Chris Plumley explores why land holding is increasingly important to councils and how local autho...

FINANCE

We need to talk about the state of the state

By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2017

We are trying to pay for public services with a tax system based on property and full-time employ...

FINANCE

A lost decade has hit the public finances

By Michael Burton | 14 March 2017

Almost a decade after the recession began we are still living with its consequences, writes Micha...

FINANCE

Collaborative working is the key

By Saffron Cordery | 14 March 2017

In response to an article in The MJ last week calling for councils to take control of the health ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Breaking through the glass ceiling

By Claire Porter | 14 March 2017

The local government workforce is changing from an old boys’ club to a far more open environment ...

FINANCE

The Budget reaffirms the need for fiscal freedom

By Bob Neill | 14 March 2017

Bob Neill examines the details of the chancellor’s Budget and looks at why local government needs...

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

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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