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RECRUITMENT
Recruitment, retention and the moment the sector must not waste
By Sarah France-Gorton | 30 April 2026
Sarah France-Gorton says there is a now an unmissable opportunity to solve the recruitment issues...
REORGANISATION
PPMA 2026: Warning recruiters could become 'kingmakers' in LGR
By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2026
Recruitment consultants risk becoming ‘kingmakers’ if they hire all the chiefs for new unitaries ...
RECRUITMENT
Are you equal pay ready?
By Julie Osborne | 23 April 2026
Julie Osborne discusses the importance of pay transparency and how you can prepare your organisat...
RECRUITMENT
A starring role for middle managers
By Jon Dilling | 16 April 2026
Penna’s Jon Dilling outlines what is certain to be one of the keys to success in a changing local...
RECRUITMENT
Democracy delivers the mandate; development delivers the impact
By Matthew Hotten | 09 April 2026
Matthew Hotten looks ahead to local elections day and outlines how the next steps taken will shap...
RECRUITMENT
Counting the cost of the wrong hire
By Ben Parsonage | 02 April 2026
The value of finding the right people within local government has never been higher and when it c...
RECRUITMENT
Building organisations, not just structures
By Matthew Jones | 26 March 2026
Jason Wheatley, George Agyemang and Matthew Jones say the right balance of early investment in th...
RECRUITMENT
Culture not just compliance
By Hayley Titchner | 19 March 2026
The new Employment Rights Act is set to usher in fresh challenges for the sector which will neces...
IMPROVEMENT
Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2026
Recruitment challenges are hindering continued improvement at Sandwell Council, a Local Governmen...
RECRUITMENT
The loneliest job just became harder
By Dawar Hashmi | 12 March 2026
While the rewards can be immense, being a chief executive in this sector has also proven to be on...
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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