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CLIMATE CHANGE

How can councils address the rising cost of energy?

By Don McLean | 03 May 2022

Don McLean asks if building energy efficiency is the key to mitigating energy crisis impacts on l...

HIGHWAYS

England's poorest areas hardest hit by austerity

By William Eichler | 03 May 2022

Residents living in England’s most deprived areas were hit hardest by the largest local authority...

COUNCIL TAX

Councils need radical thinking at a time of crisis

By Professor Richard Murphy | 12 April 2022

Professor Richard Murphy says councils need to cooperate to tackle the multiple crises faced by c...

HEALTH

A crucial union of business and place

By Sir Nigel Wilson | 12 April 2022

Sir Nigel Wilson says the four-year partnership between Legal & General and the UCL Institute of ...

POVERTY

The cost of living crisis needs a strong locally-led response

By Jessica Studdert | 12 April 2022

We need to use more collective imagination to build a more adaptive and empowered local state th...

SCOTLAND

Council call to invest in staff

By Chris Mahony | 11 April 2022

Local government leaders have warned the Scottish Government must recognise and invest in council...

THIRD SECTOR

Social value must not be a tick box exercise

By Mo Baines | 08 March 2022

Mo Baines says councils should not simply apply the principles of the Social Value Act to outsour...

HEALTH

Councils need ongoing funds to tackle infections

By Jim McManus | 08 March 2022

Corporate memory and capability built up by councils during the pandemic will be lost if some Con...

PAY

For councils the retention challenge is particularly stark

By Claire Kober | 22 February 2022

Claire Kober says the chances of a ‘brain drain’ as council staff leave for better pay and prospe...

RECRUITMENT

How to solve the social care leadership problem

By Nik Shah | 16 February 2022

In the world of social care, the post-pandemic environment has created a greater need for versati...

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Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council