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LONDON COUNCILS

Healing the sector's crisis with respect

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2024

As veteran leader Ruth Dombey steps down at the Lib Dem’s longest-held council she makes a plea f...

FINANCE

Transparency calls over monitoring officer departure

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2024

Salford City Council’s opposition leader has called for transparency over a settlement agreement ...

RECRUITMENT

Embracing innovation in leadership recruitment

By Ben Parsonage | 03 April 2024

Ben Parsonage offers some practical strategies for identifying leaders who can help promote innov...

WHITEHALL

Ministers urged to 'change course' on high streets law

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2024

Councils have urged ministers to ‘change course’ as they push ahead with plans to make them produ...

COUNCILLORS

'Business as usual' for Lancashire councillors despite resignations

By Mark Conrad | 02 April 2024

Councillors in Lancashire have insisted it will be ‘business as usual’ despite 20 resignations in...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Bear traps 

By Blair McPherson | 25 March 2024

To escape from a 'bear trap' question in an open question-and-answer session don’t try and come u...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Future Forum: Councils hit by absence of employee value propositions

21 March 2024

The ability of councils to attract, keep and develop future talent is being hit by the absence of...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Officer-councillor tensions affecting outcomes, review finds

By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2024

‘Clear and obvious tensions’ between Teignbridge DC’s executive and senior leadership team are ‘i...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Six observations from my time as PPMA president

By Gordon McFarlane | 15 March 2024

Against a challenging backdrop for public services, PPMA president Gordon McFarlane sets out six ...

PARTNERSHIPS

A new era of cross party working and grown-up politics in Broadland

By Natasha Harpley | 08 March 2024

One year into a new political leadership era at Broadland DC the story is one of no egos, no gate...

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frederica-diamanta

Policy, Improvement and Risk Manager

£58,165 - £62,094

Are you ready to lead with purpose and make a real difference? Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough 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

Educational Psychologist

£45,586-£61,664

Join Our Values-Driven Psychology Service in Sandwell as an Educational and Child Psychologist Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council