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RECRUITMENT

Top Talent: Arts, culture and heritage

01 May 2024

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

FINANCE

1984 and all that

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2024

Forty years from the passing of the Rates Act, how relevant are the provisions designed to give c...

HUMAN RESOURCES

The key to a sustainable workforce

By Mark Bearn | 23 April 2024

At a time when candidates are in high demand and often can call the shots, a well-defined employe...

PAY

TPA analysis of senior local government pay is relentlessly unsophisticated

By Graeme McDonald | 22 April 2024

Graeme McDonald says: 'Perhaps the diminishing number of national news outlets covering the TPA’s...

COUNCILLORS

Ready or not?

19 April 2024

As a new regulatory regime gets underway for social housing, Peter Hubbard and Claire Ward offer ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

The war for leadership talent

By Toni Hall | 16 April 2024

Are we winning the war or losing the battle? Toni Hall and Julie Towers share their experience as...

LONDON COUNCILS

Healing the sector's crisis with respect

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2024

As veteran leader Ruth Dombey steps down at the Lib Dem’s longest-held council she makes a plea f...

FINANCE

Transparency calls over monitoring officer departure

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2024

Salford City Council’s opposition leader has called for transparency over a settlement agreement ...

RECRUITMENT

Embracing innovation in leadership recruitment

By Ben Parsonage | 03 April 2024

Ben Parsonage offers some practical strategies for identifying leaders who can help promote innov...

WHITEHALL

Ministers urged to 'change course' on high streets law

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2024

Councils have urged ministers to ‘change course’ as they push ahead with plans to make them produ...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

£Competitive

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

£Competitive

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council