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The Greater London Authority (GLA) is the strategic authority for London, working to implement the policies of the Mayor and support the London Assembly in holding the Mayor to account. We have over 1,300 staff, headquartered at City Hall in the Royal Docks. Some of us work directly for the Mayor or Assembly as part of the Mayor’s Office or Assembly Secretariat, though most colleagues work in one of the following directorates: • Chief Finance Officer’s Directorate: working with the Chief Finance Officer to deliver the GLA’s financial functions. • Communities and Skills: health, education, youth, civil society, sport, skills, employment, communities and social policy. • Good Growth: economic development, culture and creative industries, transport infrastructure, planning, regeneration, environment and energy. • Housing and Land: property, Royal Docks development, housing, investment and building safety. • Resource and Business Improvement: digital, People Function and facilities. • Strategy and Communications: resilience, public affairs and strategic partnerships, external relation and strategy, insight and intelligence. The GLA is part of the GLA Group, which includes Transport for London, the London Fire Brigade and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime. We know London’s diversity is its biggest asset. That’s why we do all we can to reflect this at all levels of the organisation. We welcome applications from everyone. For new vacancies and more information about working with us please visit https://www.london.gov.uk/take-part/working-city-hall/current-vacancies

We provide a large number of services for local people, businesses and visitors to the borough, including services for children and adults, and environmental, cultural, sports, housing, planning and benefits services. The borough is split into 24 electoral wards, and local elections are held every four years. With a workforce of approximately 3,300 staff, including teachers in schools, Croydon Council is the largest employer in the borough. Spending over £900 million per year, the council makes a significant contribution to the local economy. The council comprises three main political functions, the Executive (Leader and Cabinet), Committees, and Scrutiny. The Leader and Cabinet are responsible and accountable for shaping policies and plans and recommending them to the council for approval. Cabinet also gives direction to departmental directors on the way services are managed and the budgets allocated to them. Six non-executive committees take decisions relating to planning, licensing, standards of behaviour and conduct for members and officers, staffing issues, tenders, property transactions, liaison with local utility companies and internal audit. Scrutiny holds the council executive functions to account. Examining aspects of council performance, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee also increasingly involves other local agencies which contribute to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the local population.