This Greater Manchester council can't find anyone good enough to fill a £164k job
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOldham’s chief executive is to remain at the authority until 2026 after announcing plans to postpone his imminent retirement.
It comes as council leader Arooj Shah says potential candidates for his replacement lacked the experience to match their ‘aspirations and ambitions’ for the borough.
Harry Catherall, who took over from predecessor Carolyn Wilkins initially on an interim basis more than two years ago, was previously the chief executive of Blackburn with Darwen and St Helens councils. READ MORE: Oldham Athletic announce plans for upgraded 'Little Wembley' pitch at Boundary Park READ MORE: An 'NHS testing village' which takes 'weeks off' serious diagnosis wait times Oldham council’s cross-party appointment committee had been recruiting and interviewing for the £164,000 a year job as Mr Catherall had planned to retire from Oldham council in December.
But members today (September 22) agreed he will continue in the job for another two years, starting from January 2024. During that time work will take place to ‘identify, train and develop a successor from within the council’, the authority said.
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