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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 ...
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
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