Trafford council is looking for a new director of public health who will earn £105,000 a year. The authority is also to ‘re-establish’ its director of human resources role with the successful candidate set to earn £92,000 a year.
An extraordinary meeting of the authority’s employment committee is due to rubberstamp the moves today (Monday, February 6). With 2,300 ‘non-school’ staff, Trafford is one of the biggest employers in the borough.
A report to the committee from chief executive Sara Todd said the current director of health Eleanor Roaf will retire in May and the salary for the post is being 'uplifted [from £95,000] in recognition of pay comparisons across Greater Manchester'. It said the appointment will ensure the council meets its statutory requirements and 'that public health is at the heart of the council's priorities'.
