Title
HR
Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
By William Eichler | 25 June 2026
Brighton and Hove City Council is unsure about the level of financial exposure it faces from more than 1,000 unresolved equal pay claims, its external auditor has warned.
LEADERSHIP
Leading through change
By Heather Jameson | 24 June 2026
Amid council political upheavals and an increasing equality, diversity and inclusion backlash, th...
LEADERSHIP
Leadership in a changing political landscape
By Sandra Farquharson | 22 June 2026
After political change, effective senior officers invest in new officer-member relationships, bui...
EQUAL PAY
Two-thirds of councils facing a live equal pay risk
By Simon Christian | 03 June 2026
The real decision facing leaders now is whether to address equal pay early and deliberately, or m...
HR
Levelling up cyber resilience
By Giles Grant | 08 May 2026
Giles Grant sets out how councils can use the new associate cyber security professional title to ...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Herefordshire top hire revealed as Walker walks
By Dan Peters | 01 May 2026
A chief executive who struck a settlement after a row with the authority he used to run is expect...
HR
When support's on target
By James Malia | 29 April 2026
With a workforce under pressure, James Malia looks at what really keeps public sector staff engag...
HR
PPMA 2026: Call to rethink statutory roles
By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2026
Local government should redefine the role of statutory officers, amid suggestions the role of HR ...
HR
Keeping a grip on what matters
By Pam Parkes | 23 April 2026
As delegates gather in Birmingham today for the PPMA conference, outgoing president Pam Parkes ur...
LATCOS
Connections with clout
By Paul Marinko | 26 February 2026
Ahead of The MJ’s LATCo Conference in Birmingham, Paul Marinko explores why local authority tradi...
HR
Council appeals tribunal verdict
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2026
City of York Council has submitted a formal appeal after an employment tribunal ordered the autho...
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Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management
£99k - £103k
When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job
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