FINANCE

Voice telephony – a path to savings and improved services

By Freddy Kanter | 10 February 2017

Many council telephony systems are costly on-premise systems maintained by external partners, but...

WHITEHALL

Data sharing systems in need of improvement

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017

Public bodies must improve their data sharing regime to successfully tackle social challenges suc...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Dark side of the digital age

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2017

The digital revolution promises to transform the way local government operates, but at a recent T...

DIGITAL

Data analysis is no croaking matter

By Tom Symons | 18 January 2017

Data has sprung up the local government agenda in recent years. Tom Symons says it will take more...

DIGITAL

Transformation is dead

By Simon Parker | 10 January 2017

Transformation is the word on everyone’s lips, but Simon Parker argues the big wins are not in th...

FINANCE

'Embed data analysts in councils'

By Dan Peters | 29 November 2016

Government should spend 1% of its £450m digital budget embedding data analysts in councils, innov...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Making the most of the Internet of Things

By Colin Kenton | 26 October 2016

The Internet of Things can be at the forefront of improving services but local government must re...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Big ideas for NEETs

By Hannah Goldie | 31 August 2016

Big data will help tackle youth unemployment and assist councils to target support, says Hannah G...

BUSINESS

Extra £60m fraud could be detected in London

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016

Up to £60m a year could be saved by the new London Counter Fraud Hub, data compiled by the Charte...

FINANCE

Council fraud defences save £300m

By William Eichler | 12 July 2016

Local authority fraud defences saved nearly £300m in 2015/16, the Chartered Institute of Public F...

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Head of Regulatory Services

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Southend-on-Sea City Council

Head of Financial Planning & Business Partnering (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

£71,643 - £79,032

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Middlesbrough Council

Director for Resources (Section 151 Officer)

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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Regulatory Services

£77,332 & generous pension and benefits

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking a dynamic, ambitious and experienced professional Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Head of Financial Planning & Business Partnering (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

£71,643 - £79,032

Here in Middlesbrough, we are at the start of something special. Apply for this job

Middlesbrough Council

Director for Resources (Section 151 Officer)

Up to £130,000 plus benefit

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, experienced, and strategic leader to join our Senior Leadership Team Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council