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RECRUITMENT

Addressing the great local government recruitment crisis

By George Agyemang | 15 August 2023

Penna’s George Agyemang and Halton BC chief executive Stephen Young look at the current state of ...

OBESITY

Making the healthy choice easy

By Ansaf Azhar | 08 August 2023

Oxfordshire has developed a four-pillared approach to creating a county that makes it easier for ...

HEALTH

National issues on a local scale: tackling the cost of living crisis

By Stephen Gaskell | 08 August 2023

Local authorities are working with partners in a variety of creative and resourceful ways in resp...

FINANCE

Section 114s: where are we headed next?

By Rob Whiteman CBE | 31 July 2023

After a spate of councils issuing section 114 notices, Rob Whiteman looks at what has been done s...

HEALTH

The importance of the local

By Professor Jim McManus | 31 July 2023

The local levers to achieve preventative change have often been badly understood by Governments a...

HEALTH

Building health security

By James Sweetland | 31 July 2023

A new report highlights how a top-down response hindered efforts to tackle the Covid pandemic in ...

BUSINESS

Workforce warning for pension scheme after survey

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2023

Almost a quarter (23%) of local government pension scheme (LGPS) employees feel they do not have ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils unprepared for lockdowns

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2023

Councils were unprepared for the Covid pandemic lockdowns, according to a survey by the Local Gov...

RECRUITMENT

#SameJobDifferentThinking

By Rebecca Davis | 26 July 2023

Rebecca Davis outlines the importance of reframing workforce challenges – and embracing ‘opportun...

RECRUITMENT

The Government's review of public sector productivity comes with risks

By Roger Russell | 26 July 2023

The Government has ordered a review of public sector productivity. Penna's Roger Russell says tha...

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Swansea Council

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Vale of Glamorgan Council

Head of Transformation and Change

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The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

frederica-diamanta

Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development

£73,908 - £85,884

As Head of HR and OD Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Director of Environment and Housing

£104,451 - £115,830

Welcome to the Vale of Glamorgan Apply for this job

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£69,210 - £77,728

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority