Chief Executive and Corporate Directors

Listed on this page are the Chief Executive's and Corporate Directors' contact details

Sajeeda Rose

Sajeeda is the Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council. She is responsible for the managerial leadership of 7,000 staff and for providing policy advice to elected Councillors.

Prior to becoming Chief Executive, Sajeeda served as the Council’s Corporate Director for Growth and City Development. In this role she was responsible for all aspects of place development for the city including all functions relating to Economic Development, Property, Planning, Transport, Housing and Regeneration.

On behalf of the Council, Sajeeda has led the major redevelopment of the Broad Marsh area in the heart of the city centre, successfully transferred housing management services back into the Council, she was also a key part of the team that established the East Midlands Combined County Authority and she has overseen the effective management of the Councils 3,600 properties and nearly £1billion of Council assets.

Before joining Nottingham City Council in September 2021, Sajeeda was the Chief Executive of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership where she was influential in successfully securing and delivering investment to support the regional economy with a strong track record of performance and delivery.

Contact Details

Sajeeda Rose
Chief Executive
Nottingham City Council
Loxley House
Station Street
Nottingham 
NG2 3NG

E-mail: Sajeeda.Rose@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Jill Colbert

Jill Colbert is Corporate Director for Children and Education Services, with responsibility for children’s social care, youth justice, education and early years.

Jill is the statutory Director of Children’s Services (DCS).

Prior to joining Nottingham City Council, Jill was Chief Executive of Together for Children (the operating company that delivers all children’s services) for Sunderland City Council. Prior to Sunderland, Jill worked for Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, as the Corporate Director for Children, Families and Wellbeing. Here she held the roles of statutory Director of Adult Services and Director of Children’s Services, with responsibility for the Director of Public Health and integrated Commissioning for Adults and Children’s services.

Contact Details

Corporate Director for Children and Education Services
Nottingham City Council
Loxley House
Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG

Tel: 0115 915 5555 

E-mail: jill.colbert@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Colin J Parr

Corporate Director, Communities Environment & Resident Services

Colin joined the council’s Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) in the summer of 2023, joining Nottingham City Council to lead the Communities Environment & Resident Services (CERS) Directorate which delivers the councils frontline Environmental Services including Highways and Waste, our Cultural and Leisure services and our Communities and Regulatory services.

A transformational leader with a background of leading successful change across place and corporate services at some of the largest and best performing councils in the country. Colin joins Nottingham City Council with a clear vision to build an effective, transformational and visible leadership team in the Directorate, to support leaders and managers across CERS in their journeys to transform services across the Directorate to deliver the best outcomes for our citizens and best value for our council tax payers.

Whilst transforming services within CERS, Colin also intends to play a prominent role as a member of the Councils CLT to lead and stimulate the change required across the whole council and our City partners to allow Nottingham to fulfil it’s potential as the economic powerhouse and cultural heart of the wider East Midlands region.

Contact Details

Colin J Parr

Corporate Director Communities Environment & Resident Services
Nottingham City Council
Loxley House
Station Street
Nottingham 
NG2 3NG

E-mail: colinj.parr@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Roz Howie

Roz Howie is Interim Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health, with responsibility for Adult Social Care, Commissioning and Public Health

Roz is the statutory Director for Adult Social Services (DASS).

Roz is a Registered Nurse and worked within the NHS for a number of years in senior Nursing and operational roles - at Nottingham University Hospitals, Sherwood Forest Hospitals and the Integrated Care System.

Roz moved to Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council as Covid Programme Director and SRO for Testing in 2021. In October 2023, Roz became Director of Commissioning and Partnerships and in March 2024 Director of Adult Social Care, Health and Commissioning.

Interim Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health
Nottingham City Council
Loxley House
Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG

Tel: 0115 876 2450

E-mail: roz.howie@nottinghamcity.gov.uk