Moving on beyond the backlash
LOCAL ECONOMIES

Moving on beyond the backlash

By Katie Matthews | 23 May 2025

Katie Matthews says Business Improvement Districts are sustaining diversity, equality and inclusion as well as companies’ sustainability and environmental commitments

LEADERSHIP

Thriving through inclusion

By Pam Parkes | 21 May 2025

Pam Parkes sets out why inclusion marks the road to excellence.

WORKFORCE

Shifting the dial on diversity

By Jess Gibbons | 12 February 2025

Brighton & Hove City Council has made huge progress on inclusion, but the work isn’t finished yet...

COMMUNITIES

Rethinking co-production

By Briony Banks | 31 October 2024

It’s time for councils to reconsider their approach to co-production by adopting a more flexible ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Money is tight, but ambition is greater

By Matthew Gordon | 24 October 2024

The challenge facing public finances is severe, but it should not get in the way of ambitions for...

COMMUNITIES

Allyship: A necessity for leadership

By Greg Hayes | 03 September 2024

The ugly scenes of unrest in recent weeks have left the nation reeling.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The regeneration gap

By Jonathan Swain | 21 May 2024

As local and regional government colleagues gather in Leeds this week for UKREiiF 2024, Jonathan ...

RECRUITMENT

Be bold, be a rebel – anything is possible

By Sunita Patel | 07 May 2024

A prominent joint-appointment within Haringey has shown the value of taking a bold approach to re...

HOMELESSNESS

Brent's big turnaround

By Kim Wright | 07 May 2024

Brent has one of London’s highest poverty rates. Kim Wright illustrates how the council is workin...

RECRUITMENT

DCS churn nears record levels

By Martin Ford | 01 May 2024

The number of changes in directors of children’s services (DCS) postholders has reached near reco...

RECRUITMENT

Top Talent: Arts, culture and heritage

30 April 2024

In its latest Top Talent feature, Starfish introduces the rising stars of local government leadin...

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Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

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South Derbyshire District Council

Director of Law & Governance

FTE Salary from £92,223 - £112,283 per annum

Sutton is rapidly emerging as a key outer London borough. Apply for this job

Sutton London Borough Council

Assistant Director of Housing

£81,174 – £89,956 per annum (pay award pending), plus relocation support

Reporting to the Director of Housing & Communities, the Assistant Director of Housing will lead York’s Housing portfolio Apply for this job

City of York Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council

Director of Law & Governance

FTE Salary from £92,223 - £112,283 per annum

Sutton is rapidly emerging as a key outer London borough. Apply for this job

Sutton London Borough Council

Assistant Director of Housing

£81,174 – £89,956 per annum (pay award pending), plus relocation support

Reporting to the Director of Housing & Communities, the Assistant Director of Housing will lead York’s Housing portfolio Apply for this job

City of York Council