HUMAN RESOURCES

Councillor-officer relations coming under pressure

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2023

Relations between councillors and officers are being tested by the increasing financial pressures...

RECRUITMENT

Balancing pressure and passion

By Steve Guest | 13 December 2023

There's a great need to get more people choosing a career in local government. But for those in t...

LEGAL

Future Forum North: Monitoring officers need 'seat at top table'

By Martin Ford | 08 December 2023

More work is needed to bolster the role of the monitoring officer in councils, the MJ Future Foru...

DEVOLUTION

Norfolk devolution scheduled delayed

By Martin Ford | 04 December 2023

Norfolk’s level 3 devolution deal is set to be pushed back to 2025.

COUNCILLORS

Meetings are a riot in LA

29 November 2023

If Jackie Weaver thought Handforth meetings could get a bit tetchy, spare a thought for the good ...

COUNCILLORS

Mayor failed to intervene following bullying

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2023

Details have emerged of a bullying probe at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority th...

COUNCILLORS

Mayor apologises as combined authority 'learns lessons'

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2023

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s chief executive, Rob Bridge, has said he is ...

WHITEHALL

Cleverly comes under immediate asylum pressure

By Mark Conrad | 14 November 2023

New home secretary James Cleverly has come under immediate pressure to ditch his predecessor’s co...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Animosity hampering scrutiny, investigation warns

By Mark Whitehead | 30 October 2023

Animosity between councillors and the mayor of an east London council are hampering proper scruti...

WHITEHALL

Call for Government write off of Croydon debt

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023

The Government should write off Croydon LBC’s £1.3bn of General Fund debt, a senior opposition co...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Culture, Leisure, and Tourism

£101,916 & benefits

Southend-on-Sea is a place like no other. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Social Enterprise Manager - WMF1260e

Grade 17 £53,775 - £55,963

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Safe and Strong Communities team. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Service Corporate Parenting

Salary £75,445 & benefits (plus Market Supplement)

We are seeking a Head of Service, Corporate Parenting to join our team here in Southend... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council