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CLIMATE CHANGE

Creating true value

By Jonathan Werran | 07 December 2021

Local government must mark a decade of social value with purpose driven procurement, writes chief...

CLIMATE CHANGE

The Paralympics and public procurement for the public good

By Patrick Thomson | 06 September 2021

We need to make sure the principles that drove big set piece investments such as London 2012 are ...

BUSINESS

Long live commissioning

By Benjamin Taylor | 10 August 2021

Benjamin Taylor says examples of how commissioning is being used show how important it is to move...

RECRUITMENT

Future Forum North: Key behaviours show what good leadership looks like

By Liaquat Lal | 07 July 2021

GatenbySanderson’s Altitude leadership model benchmarks behavioural excellence for leaders. Seb L...

LEGAL

What does the new NPPS mean for councils?

By Stuart Brown | 07 July 2021

Local authorities should start to look at how the National Procurement Policy Statement can be im...

WASTE

Significant procurement challenges lie ahead for districts

By Ian Miller | 07 July 2021

Procurement is likely to involved significant challenges for district councils now and in the yea...

CLIMATE CHANGE

The potential of new social value measures is huge

By David Dinsdale | 06 April 2021

The impact of the UK Government’s new social value measures should not be underestimated, as they...

HEALTH

Making things better

By Professor Donna Hall | 22 February 2021

If we had more time to step back and think, and less pressure, what would we be building and how ...

FINANCE

Procurement proposals lack social value focus

By Martin Ford | 15 February 2021

The Government’s Procurement Green Paper has been criticised by Lords for focusing on finance ove...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Putting social value into procurement

By Claire Preston | 01 July 2020

Claire Preston hopes the Social Value Toolkit will promote a ‘whole council’ approach that encour...

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Director - Corporate Services

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Teignbridge District Council

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Kent County Council

frederica-diamanta

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

A career-defining role at the heart of adult social care transformation. Apply for this job

Kent County Council