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FINANCE

What can be learnt from the recent Public Interest Reports?

By Paul Dossett | 12 March 2021

Paul Dossett of Grant Thornton UK considers the key lessons for local government that have emerge...

LEGAL

We want to make council procurement faster, fairer and more efficient

By Sam Rowbury | 10 March 2021

Consultation on the Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper closes today. Sam Rowbury says it...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils in a jam shouldn't have to scrape for funding crumbs

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2021

Heather Jameson lays out what ministers need to do if they 'really want to streamline local gover...

FINANCE

One eye on the data, the other on the future

By Tony Kirkham | 09 March 2021

Tony Kirkham explains why the delivery of this year's budget at Newcastle City Council will be th...

SCRUTINY

A toolkit for good governance

By Lord Bob Kerslake | 09 March 2021

Launched this week, a new framework for examining complex local governance challenges focused on ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Damaging democracy through codes of conduct

By Colin Copus | 09 March 2021

Colin Copus makes the case for codes of conduct for councillors to be localised rather than natio...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Changing the climate from within

By Kate Wilson | 09 March 2021

Kate Wilson looks at the challenge of finding talent in an increasingly competitive and talent-sh...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unfinished business

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 March 2021

The vision in Budget 2021 focused on a global, green, high tech economy, ‘but there was no sign o...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The problem with polls

By Peter Stanyon | 09 March 2021

Peter Stanyon outlines the risks and pressures Super Thursday poses to a ‘creaking electoral syst...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Creating a coherent framework for the residual COVID challenges

By John O’Brien | 09 March 2021

Councils' voice in, for example, the discussion about the future organisation of public health ne...

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Head of Housing

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Powys County Council

Educational Psychologist

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North East Lincolnshire Council

Director of Business Solutions

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Tees Valley Combined Authority

frederica-diamanta

Head of Housing

£79,968 - £87,755

Lead with purpose. Inspire change. Shape the future of housing in Powys. Apply for this job

Powys County Council

Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Scale A 4-9, plus up to 3 SPA points.

Our newly developed EMBRACE framework guides the actions we take as a team Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Director of Business Solutions

£133,234

This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the region’s economic future and driving long-term prosperity. Apply for this job

Tees Valley Combined Authority