LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Mending a shattered society

By Donna Hall | 15 October 2019

Local government must be the glue that mends the broken bonds of our communities, writes Donna Hall.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Close co-operation to aid our communities

By Martin Swales | 15 October 2019

As Solace's annual Summit gets underway in Birmingham this week, president Martin Swales urges lo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Success starts with the community

By Catherine Faulks | 09 October 2019

Ahead of the London Councils Summit, Cllr Catherine Faulks explains that local government leaders...

ENVIRONMENT

Growing the grassroots - putting communities at the heart of place-making

By Graham Duxbury | 07 October 2019

Graham Duxbury of Groundwork says a new survey of community groups reveals the gap is growing bet...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Calls to back councils in counter-extremism strategy

By Paul Marinko | 07 October 2019

A ‘bold new approach’ to tackling extremism that would see local authorities’ role bolstered has ...

DIGITAL

Five steps to digital transformation for UK libraries

By Douglas White | 01 October 2019

Public libraries in the UK face a range of challenges. Douglas White reviews potential models for...

THIRD SECTOR

Bristol mayor creates UK-first social investment scheme

By Martin Ford | 30 September 2019

Bristol’s mayor is hoping to mobilise the investment power of businesses to tackle the city’s cha...

BUSINESS

Councils shouldn't be afraid to let go

By Joe Wills | 25 September 2019

Local government will need the support and collaboration of communities to tackle the big social ...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Building from the ground up

By Jonathan Carr-West | 24 September 2019

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says the energy directed at Brexit could have been focused on other things ...

AUSTERITY

The new outsourcing landscape

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2019

With the impact of austerity and the collapse of high-profile firms like Carillion, outsourcing i...

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Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

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

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

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

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council