Director, Quality & Commissioning, Nottingham City Council, Children & Families

Nottingham through-and-through Candida has worked in the City for over twenty years in a range of roles mostly within the local authority. Following several years working in urban and community regeneration, she spent five years working across the Council supporting the Chief Executive and then the Leader of the Council. After having a baby in 2000 her interest shifted to services to support families and in 2003 she took on the role of leading the development of Sure Start Children's Centres across the City. More recently she brought this experience of developing integrated services to the establishment of the Children's Trust, encompassing the strategic lead role on areas including Early Intervention and Workforce Development.