FINANCE

Sheffield to fund £7m leisure bailout

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2022

Sheffield City Council is to provide a £7m bailout to a charity running its leisure venues.

BUSINESS

Give communities a real stake in skills improvement

By Dr Marius S Ostrowski | 08 March 2022

Dr Marius Ostrowski says Local Skills Improvement Plans, one of the Government’s key Levelling Up...

THIRD SECTOR

Social value must not be a tick box exercise

By Mo Baines | 08 March 2022

Mo Baines says councils should not simply apply the principles of the Social Value Act to outsour...

FINANCE

Tightening the squeeze

By Bob Neill | 08 March 2022

Gestures, big and small, will continue to be necessary as part of the collective effort to counte...

BUSINESS

We are only at the foothills of what social value can achieve

By Professor Chris White | 08 March 2022

Chris White was the driving force behind the Social Value Act. Ten years on, he reflects on its o...

BUSINESS

Delay to waste scheme will create 'vacuum of uncertainty'

By Dan Peters | 04 March 2022

A scheme to shift the cost of collecting household waste from taxpayers to producers has been del...

BUSINESS

Councils rethink £30m of Gazprom spending

By William Eichler | 03 March 2022

Councils are reconsidering the multi-million pound contracts they have with the state-owned Russi...

LEGAL

Lessons on procurement from Croydon's Public Interest Report

By Louis Sebastian | 23 February 2022

In the context of the most recent Public Interest Report on Croydon LBC, Scott Dorling and Louis ...

FINANCE

The importance of councils' next digital steps

By David Bemrose | 23 February 2022

Digital transformation presents many opportunities for local government, but making the most of t...

BUSINESS

Taking the first steps towards re-imagining our services

By Sean Hanson – Chief executive, Local Partnerships | 22 February 2022

Until recently, re-procurement of services was the default approach. 'Now we are seeing an increa...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

£206,492 – £218,002

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

Area Manager

£65,690 (development) - £72,045 (competent) per annum

Premium jobNottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service are looking to recruit an Area Manager who will form part of our Strategic Leadership Team Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service

Principal Advisor

£44,711 - £52,805 (SCP 35-43)

Premium jobCome and join a great team that makes a difference in Local Government Apply for this job

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