Nottingham City Council adds two new additions to its senior team
Two new leaders are joining Nottingham City Council’s senior team.
Jill Colbert has been appointed as the corporate director for children and education services, while Vicky Murphy will take on the role of corporate director for adult social care and health.
The appointments come as the council implements its “Improvement Plan”, aimed at finding more efficient and effective ways to deliver essential local services.
Jill Colbert (credit: Nottingham City Council)
Jill Colbert, OBE, will begin her role at the end of September. She joins from her position as chief executive of Together for Children, where she oversaw all children’s services for Sunderland City Council.
During her tenure, Colbert led Sunderland through an improvement journey, raising Ofsted ratings from ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding.’
In her role as chief executive, she was also responsible for legal, finance, HR, commissioning, data systems, and customer services.
Before her time in Sunderland, Colbert served as the corporate director for children, families, and wellbeing at Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.
In this role, she held dual statutory responsibilities as director of adult services and director of children’s services, overseeing the director of public health and integrated commissioning for both adult and children’s services.
She was also awarded with an OBE in the late Queen’s Platinum Birthday Honours list for her services to children.
Colbert said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed by NCC to lead children and education services through their ongoing improvement journey. I know that the Council have a very earnest desire to do their very best for families in Nottingham city, which was part of the appeal for me.
“I know the team are already working exceptionally hard and it’s great to see that recognised by Ofsted. I hope that by bringing my previous experience, my determination and of course, my commitment to work hard, that we’ll create formidable positive change.”
Vicky Murphy will begin her role as the new corporate director for adult social Care and health in November.
Vicky Murphy (credit: Nottingham City Council)
She joins from her current position as service director of adult social care and deputy DASS at the London Borough of Haringey, where she oversees social care operations, commissioning, and integrated health services.
With over 28 years of experience as a registered mental health social worker, Murphey has led national projects through the Kings Fund and regional initiatives for the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). She also serves as co-chair for both the National Social Care Partnership Board and the National Care and Justice Network.
Before her time at Haringey, she held senior roles at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, including a stint as interim director of adult social care.
City Council chief executive Sajeeda Rose, said: “I am delighted to welcome Vicky and Jill into these two very important roles. It is a crucial time of change for the council, where we need to look to develop new approaches and innovative ways to best deliver our core services for our citizens.
“Both Vicky and Jill have been instrumental in driving forward the rapid transformation of services in their current roles and I am confident they will both bring a huge amount of experience, insight and innovation for the benefit of Nottingham.”
