WHITEHALL

Councils warned to 'check first, pay later' to fight fraud

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015

Senior local authority managers should understand the risks of fraud and ensure councils are usin...

FINANCE

Leaders need to take accountability for failure

By Graeme McDonald | 11 February 2015

Leaders will be measured by both the behaviours we display and the values that we hold, director ...

HEALTH

Smith new boss of Burnley

03 February 2015

Pam Smith has been appointed chief executive of Burnley BC.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Caerphilly approves 'unlawful' buy-out payments

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2015

Caerphilly County councillors have voted to sanction more than £220,000 in payouts to senior mana...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Sector-led improvement is 'right approach for future'

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

The senior Local Government Association (LGA) officer in charge of improvement has insisted the s...

WHITEHALL

Just how serious are we about sector-led improvement?

By Heather Jameson | 20 January 2015

As the Local Government Association (LGA) launches its consultation documents on sector-led impro...

FINANCE

Local audit code issued

13 January 2015

Spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), this week issued a revised draft code of prac...

WHITEHALL

Council defends transparency around chief executive pay-off

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2015

Rother DC has defended the transparency surrounding changes to its senior management structure af...

FINANCE

NALC vows to improve parishes' finance training

By Jonathan Werran | 11 December 2014

The chair of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has pledged to improve training an...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

New head of corporate communications at Cardiff

10 December 2014

Tim Gordon has started his new post as the Cardiff City Council’s new head of corporate communica...

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Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of Waste Management and Public Space

£95,399 to £106,008

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Cumberland Council

Director of Public Health

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Royal Borough of Greenwich

frederica-diamanta

Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of Waste Management and Public Space

£95,399 to £106,008

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director of Public Health

Up to £131,210

The Public Health department is at the heart of the council’s business. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich