On the Move: councils’ job share link-up

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  • Knowsley and Liverpool councils will ‘share’ Knowsley’s executive director of regeneration, economy and skills, Nick Kavanagh, in a temporary move agreed by the leaders of the two local authorities. The arrangement will see Mr Kavanagh spending approximately three days a week in the city council’s offices.
  • Ceri Doyle, the Wales director of the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) is leaving to work across the UK as director of strategy, performance and learning. BIG Scotland director, Dharmendra Kanani, will take on the role of England director for the organisation. The roles replace the positions of operations and policy and partnerships directors held by Adrienne Kelbie, who left last month, and Gerald Oppenheim, who will leave later in the year. BLF chair, Sir Clive Booth, announced last month that he intends to leave when his current term of office ends on 30 November.
  • Jonathan Higgs is the new chief executive of Raven Housing Trust. Mr Higgs replaces Nicholas Harris who served as the east Surrey organisation’s chief executive for eight years.
  • Lucy McTernan, deputy chief executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, is to leave after accepting the position of chief executive with Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Ms McTernan will join CAS in November, replacing chief executive Kaliani Lyle and acting chief executive Susan McPhee.
  • Howard Farrand, chief executive of west midlands housing organisation West Mercia Housing Group, has stepped down from his role to pursue other interests. Pat Brandum has taken over as group chief executive.