Budget Cuts? £125,982 Job Advertised at The Council

What’s the best thing to do when you’ve proposed £11.6m worth of cuts, causing gales of protest, particularly from those responsible for looking after the most vulnerable members of society?

£125,982 Job Opens at The CouncilMake sure you’re not spending extra money? Drop your expenditure where you can?

Isle of Wight council have taken a different approach. They’ve advertised an up-to-£125,982 a year salary – plus attractive relocation package (up to £15,000) – for a Strategic Director in the community services area. Just the area where the deepest cuts are going to be.

Hurry now, you’ve got to get your application in before the 8 March, in advance of the preliminary interviews in London on 15/16 March.

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£600/day for Independent Chair
If the above doesn’t grab you, there’s always the role as Independent Chair of the Isle of Wight safeguarding children board which is advertised at circa £600 per day, plus travel and reasonable expenses.

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