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RECRUITMENT

Finding the skills for a full house

By Martin Ford | 24 July 2019

Martin Ford reports on a round table hosted by Penna, discussing the role of local government in ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services progress 'slow and uneven'

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Ofsted has described the progress of Reading BC to improve its children’s services as ‘slow, unev...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

South Kesteven chief steps down

By Heather Jameson | 18 July 2019

Aidan Rave has stepped down as the chief executive of South Kesteven DC to pursue new ventures.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Exclusive: Chief execs' survey highlights tensions of 'challenging politics'

By Michael Burton | 17 July 2019

Tensions between chief executives and their leaders are under greater scrutiny because of ‘challe...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

MHCLG failure to recruit chief scientific adviser 'astounding'

By Mike Yuille | 03 June 2019

An ongoing failure by Marsham Street to recruit a Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) is ‘astounding,’...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Slow progress' two years after inadequate judgement

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019

Gloucestershire CC is making ‘slow progress’ in improving its services for its children and young...

FINANCE

Call for VOA cuts review

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2019

‘Significant cuts’ in Valuation Office Agency (VOA) staffing levels should be reviewed to ensure ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Council loses director in less than a year

By Hiba Mahamadi | 23 April 2019

A senior officer at Bury MBC has resigned less than a year after joining the authority.

DIGITAL

Four paths to our future workforce

By Max Wide | 13 March 2019

Max Wide looks ahead and asks how local government can avoid ending up as a set of ageing organis...

PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Six-figure salary jobs on the rise

By Naomi Larsson | 05 March 2019

The number of council job openings with six-figure salaries has risen in recent years, research b...

frederica-diamanta

Senior Strategic Lead - Operations & Talent

£68702.00 - 71395.00 per year

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a progressive local authority dedicated to delivering exceptional services and driving meaningful change... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Integrated Commissioning

£119,505 - £139,146 (inclusive of Choices payment of £5,727 pa)

We don’t just talk about integration in Bexley; we live and breathe it. Apply for this job

London Borough of Bexley

Director of Corporate Services

£100,000 plus excellent pension scheme

We are a forward-looking organisation that genuinely wants to live our new values of People, Pride, Performance and Progress. Apply for this job

St Leger Homes

frederica-diamanta

Senior Strategic Lead - Operations & Talent

£68702.00 - 71395.00 per year

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a progressive local authority dedicated to delivering exceptional services and driving meaningful change... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Integrated Commissioning

£119,505 - £139,146 (inclusive of Choices payment of £5,727 pa)

We don’t just talk about integration in Bexley; we live and breathe it. Apply for this job

London Borough of Bexley

Director of Corporate Services

£100,000 plus excellent pension scheme

We are a forward-looking organisation that genuinely wants to live our new values of People, Pride, Performance and Progress. Apply for this job

St Leger Homes