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WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Commercialisation crackdown warning

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2018

A senior civil servant has warned councils the Government could crack down if commercialisation t...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

SOLACE Summit: CIPFA to seek compromise over resilience index

By Michael Burton | 19 October 2018

The controversial proposed financial resilience index is likely to be a ‘compromise’ between crit...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE: 'It's no way to run a country,' says Miller

By Heather Jameson | 19 October 2018

The current state of public finances are ‘no way to run a country,’ SOLACE president Jo Miller to...

BUSINESS

SOLACE Summit: Miller calls for social value approach change

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2018

Council chief executives have heard a rallying cry for them to bring their influence to bear on i...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Councils are at back of austerity queue

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2018

Councils are at the ‘end of the queue’ when it comes to receiving funding from the Treasury, the ...

SOLACE

Promises, promises – and election pledges

By Heather Jameson | 17 October 2018

The IFS Green Budget – its pre-Budget financial briefing – is always an interesting read, says He...

FINANCE

A sticking plaster on social care?

By Ann McGauran | 17 October 2018

Health secretary Matt Hancock’s social care cash announcement at the Conservative Party conferenc...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Taking solace in SOLACE

By Jo Miller | 17 October 2018

Being a public service leader has never been more difficult, according to Jo Miller, who – in the...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Positive powers amid adversity

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2018

Local government chiefs say budget cuts, managing citizen expectations and the reducing workforce...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs warning to May if austerity not lifted

By Dan Peters | 16 October 2018

More councils face scaling back services to a minimum statutory offer if prime minister Theresa M...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

£Competitive

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council