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SOLACE

We have a major opportunity to turn the economic tide

By Graeme McDonald | 05 June 2023

Giving councils statutory powers over economic development alongside the right funding would brin...

SOLACE

A developing story

By Gemma Stevenson-Coupe | 02 May 2023

Amid changing attitudes towards adopting a portfolio career, Gemma Stevenson-Coupe looks at the i...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Frank on growth in South Derbyshire

By Ann McGauran | 25 April 2023

Frank McArdle has retired after 23 years at the helm of South Derbyshire DC. Ann McGauran talked ...

SOLACE

Tackling local government's leadership paradoxes

By Graeme McDonald | 25 April 2023

With many councils set for 'another set of politically volatile elections', Graeme McDonald turns...

SOLACE

Lessons on leadership and governance

By Professor Catherine Staite | 18 April 2023

Paul Dossett and Professor Catherine Staite consider what can be learned from the varied and comp...

SOLACE

Where next for public servants?

By Catherine Needham | 04 April 2023

A decade ago, the 21st Century Public Servant project looked at the changing nature of work in lo...

WHITEHALL

Pension changes could ease recruitment pressure

By Heather Jameson | 21 March 2023

Changes to the pension rules could ease the pressure on senior recruitment in local government, s...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Future Forum: Workforce crisis may stop us in our tracks

By Dan Peters | 17 March 2023

The workforce crisis facing local government is the ‘big one that will stop us all in our tracks,...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Combined authority considers restructure

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2023

The West of England Combined Authority is considering proposals to restructure its senior team as...

SOLACE

Learning from the past to create councils fit for the future

By Matt Prosser | 03 March 2023

Solace and Grant Thornton brought chief executives and other senior officers together to draw on ...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council