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WASTE

Investing to deliver clean and green streets in Birmingham

By Cllr John O'Shea | 19 August 2021

Despite the city’s well-publicised challenges Birmingham City Council has taken the bold decision...

PAY

The local government workforce: equal by default

By Heather Wakefield | 19 August 2021

The APSE Commission message is clear: we need a well-trained, properly rewarded workforce to meet...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Workforce churn will continue for some time, say sector experts

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2021

Recruitment experts have warned the COVID-19 pandemic could mean workforce churn in the sector pe...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Mind the gap

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2021

An increasing number of senior managers in local government have announced their retirement and c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Levelling up will not work without sustainable council funding

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 20 July 2021

Rhetoric and big cash injections for large infrastructure projects are not the answer to the urge...

PAY

Commission calls for funding reset

By Ann McGauran | 20 July 2021

Local government needs a ‘funding floor’ at an agreed percentage of national income, a report on ...

FINANCE

UK should emulate Biden - Marmot

By Martin Ford | 09 July 2021

Public health expert Sir Michael Marmot has urged the Government to follow the lead of US Preside...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

'Inspirational' Ritchie to step down

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2021

Newcastle City Council’s ‘inspirational’ chief executive Pat Ritchie has today announced she will...

WHITEHALL

Call for sector to 'resist' MPs' role in Levelling up Fund

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2021

A council leader has urged local government to ‘resist’ the role of MPs in the Levelling up Fund.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Reaping the benefits from urban green space need not cost the earth

By Paul O’Brien | 02 June 2021

Urban areas, even those that are densely populated, can still play host to biologically diverse p...

frederica-diamanta

Greenspaces and Projects Manager

Up to £54k

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Dacorum Borough Council

Head of Neighbourhood Services

Up to £83k (inc. market supplement)

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Dacorum Borough Council

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

frederica-diamanta

Greenspaces and Projects Manager

Up to £54k

It's a fantastic opportunity to take on a varied management role. Apply for this job

Dacorum Borough Council

Head of Neighbourhood Services

Up to £83k (inc. market supplement)

It's a role that will suit someone with the right level of professional knowledge, acquired through study or career experience. Apply for this job

Dacorum Borough Council

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council