FINANCE

A sellers' market

By Vincent King | 21 November 2014

With many more authorities keen to sell services rather than buy-in, councils should be realistic...

FINANCE

Crisis commissioners?

By Stephen Hughes | 21 November 2014

The recent Tower Hamlets intervention underlines the importance of statutory officer posts and re...

FINANCE

DCLG 'clueless' over impact of council cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Spending watchdogs have told the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to do mor...

WHITEHALL

Let councils write their own job specs

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2014

Central government needs to massively scale back on statutory duties and give councils the chance...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Tower Hamlets cautions Pickles over intervention

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles is facing calls to scale back the proposed powers of the commi...

FINANCE

UNISON chief: town hall bosses 'not much better' than Mike Ashley

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Council employers are not much better than controversial Sports Direct retailer Mike Ashley, comp...

FINANCE

Securing sector-led improvement

By John O’Brien | 18 November 2014

The LGA’s range of peer-based challenge and support is vital, and local government's committed ad...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Unions accept LGA pay offer

By Jonathan Werran | 14 November 2014

The three main local government trade unions have voted to accept an improved pay offer from coun...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Tower Hamlets' intervention challenge

By Dan Peters | 13 November 2014

Talk of reinstating the post of chief executive at Tower Hamlets LBC has returned to the agenda a...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGPS report is 'proving its worth'

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2014

The publication of the first annual report for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has bee...

frederica-diamanta

Chief Innovation and Commercial Officer

£113,434 - £127,225 per annum

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council

Director Highways, Transport & Waste Management

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Nottinghamshire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Chief Innovation and Commercial Officer

£113,434 - £127,225 per annum

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council

Director Highways, Transport & Waste Management

up to £120k

There for Nottinghamshire. There for each other. There for you. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council