CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Minister: Fiscal devolution 'not a priority'

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2014

The Government will prioritise the implementation and delivery of the Greater Manchester plan bef...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Manchester deal opens floodgates to devolution

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2014

Government plans to hand extra powers to Manchester under a directly-elected ‘metro-mayor’ could ...

FINANCE

Exclusive: Stark warning issued over 'broken' finances

By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2014

Local government is facing the ‘last throw of the dice’ for reforming its finance system, accordi...

DEVOLUTION

Reforms needed to save capital, report argues

By Dan Peters | 27 October 2014

Reforms are needed to stop the capital ‘falling victim to its own success,’ a report by the Centr...

WHITEHALL

Cabinet seat call for cities

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2014

The Government should consider giving cities a permanent seat at cabinet, a 12-month inquiry publ...

FINANCE

LGA to lead calls for devolution discussion

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

Council chiefs will lobby Treasury ministers in the coming weeks to begin immediate talks on fina...

WHITEHALL

Croydon lobbies for £5.25bn devolution plan

By MJ reporter | 21 October 2014

Croydon LBC is lobbying ministers to devolve rights for it to collect a raft of local property ta...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Boroughs bid for CA status

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2014

London boroughs should be allowed to create combined authorities as part of the push towards devo...

FINANCE

'Leaders must face up to funding shake-up' says MP

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2014

Local government leaders need to show more ‘imagination and leadership’ as they call for a shake-...

FINANCE

Last but not least

By Jonathan Werran | 13 October 2014

The Lib Dems’ final annual party conference before next May’s General Election was, against all p...

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Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

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Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

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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