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HUMAN RESOURCES
Councillor-officer relations coming under pressure
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2023
Relations between councillors and officers are being tested by the increasing financial pressures...
REORGANISATION
Councils moved through crisis with warmth and grace
By Mo Baines | 08 November 2023
Local government’s regulatory decision-making framework may often be perceived by those outside o...
SAFETY
It is time for local government to call out unworkable pseudo-market systems
By Mo Baines | 13 September 2023
Writing on the RAAC debacle, Mo Baines says not so long ago the public estate was managed by loca...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Offering a toolkit for levelling up
By Mo Baines | 10 July 2023
A new report from APSE offers some stark findings on levelling up - and some solutions, says Mo B...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
Evidence on the need to re-set the system continues to pile up
By Arianna Giovannini | 04 July 2023
This is the core of the centre’s problem: its lack of understanding of the huge untapped potentia...
BUSINESS
Is it time for insourcing by default?
By Mo Baines | 13 June 2023
Is it time for a new era of public service value? Mo Baines looks at the value of insourcing and ...
ELECTIONS
Officers' skills will be tested post-elections
By Mo Baines | 16 May 2023
Mo Baines says 'as most horse-trading nears to an end, in those councils left with no overall con...
SOCIAL CARE
Retention – a top priority for the sector
By Steve Wilson | 02 May 2023
Commercial director of Commercial Services Group Steve Wilson looks at the capacity issues facing...
DATA
Oflog is likely to keep meeting serious opposition
By Mo Baines | 21 March 2023
The fear within the Oflog proposals is that this will become just another box-ticking exercise - ...
BUSINESS
Give councils the core role in local public accounts committees
By Mo Baines | 25 January 2023
If the aims of the Public Procurement Bill are to become a reality, isn't it time to give local ...
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Strategic Director of Corporate and Governance Services
Grade 19, from £115,794 to £124,441 per annum
This pivotal leadership role sits at the heart of our council and will give you an opportunity to truly influence organisational success Apply for this job
Corporate Director of Integrated Commissioning
£127,105 - £136,013
If you’re ready to make a lasting difference across West Northants, we’d love to hear from you. Apply for this job
Service Director: Education
up to £125k
Every child and young person in Somerset deserves the best possible education, wherever they live and whatever support they need to help them thrive. Apply for this job
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