MANAGEMENT

A council's culture eats its strategies for breakfast, dinner and tea

By Donna Hall | 29 January 2019

Rip up all those wordy strategies that hardly anyone even reads. They just don’t work, says Donna...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Better Times?

By Blair McPherson | 29 January 2019

The prospect of working somewhere where the aim is more than survival is tempting.But Blair Mcphe...

SOLACE

Local Government: A view from Australia and beyond

By Bill Taylor | 25 January 2019

As the UK contemplates a post-Brexit future, Bill Taylor argues for local government not to retre...

SOCIAL CARE

The risk paradox

By Andy Begley | 23 January 2019

The conflict between ‘traditional’ public sector risk management and the pace required to deliver...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Preparing tomorrow's leaders

By Richard Wills | 23 January 2019

How do you know what it is like to run a local authority? The MJ is sponsoring a series of region...

MANAGEMENT

I'm proud to have been a local government chief executive

By Sandra Dinneen | 23 January 2019

In her last column for districtview, Sandra Dinneen says she believes that as a sector we underpl...

FINANCE

We still need to plan for the medium-term

By Adele Taylor | 23 January 2019

Adele Taylor explains why a medium-term financial strategy is still important for councils, despi...

WHITEHALL

Monitoring officer review call

By Dan Peters | 22 January 2019

The organisation representing legal and governance council officers is to push for a Government r...

FINANCE

Projected overspend more than triples

By Chris Mahony | 21 January 2019

The projected overspend facing Highland Council’s care, learning and housing department more than...

DIGITAL

How two councils are facing the cultural challenge of cybersecurity together

By Dave Pearce | 17 January 2019

Budget challenges as a consequence of austerity led Bolton and Wigan Council Partnership to take ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council

Director Highways, Transport & Waste Management

up to £120k

There for Nottinghamshire. There for each other. There for you. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

Deputy Director for Education and Inclusion

£110,000 - £120,000 & Benefits

Together, we’re shaping children’s education for the future Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council