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WHITEHALL

£65m Growth Deal is 'game-changer' for Moray

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2019

Moray has secured £65m for its Growth Deal in an agreement that has been heralded as a ‘game-chan...

SOCIAL CARE

Prospective Barchester buyer withdraws

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2019

A mooted sale of a major UK care home provider has been called off.

FINANCE

Council backs campaign for procurement reform

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2019

Oxford City Council has become the first authority to back a fair tax campaign.

BUSINESS

Audit watchdog mauls firms for 'poor quality' work

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2019

The biggest auditors in the UK have come in for sharp criticism from the industry watchdog.

BUSINESS

Brokenshire unveils audit review

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2019

Details of an independent review that will look at the impact of reforms to local government audi...

BUSINESS

Trust in planners 'almost non-existent'

By Naomi Larsson | 10 July 2019

Public trust in councils to make planning decisions in the best interests of communities is ‘almo...

BUSINESS

Use Brexit to rewrite public sector procurement rules

By Ann McGauran | 09 July 2019

A new paper from the New Local Government Network (NLGN) says Brexit should be used as an opportu...

BUSINESS

Public backs social enterprises to deliver services

By Naomi Larsson | 09 July 2019

Almost nine out of 10 UK residents would prefer for outsourced services to be delivered by social...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sovereign Centros appointed to £400m Hertfordshire development

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2019

Broxbourne BC and Hertfordshire CC have selected Sovereign Centros as their development partner f...

PARTNERSHIPS

Councils urged to 'shine a light' on services to improve them

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2019

A shared services company has urged councils to look at alternative ways of working.

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Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

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London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

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Camden London Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

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Lewisham London Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

Up to £128,000

As we respond to a complex and fast-changing financial environment. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council