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WHITEHALL
Soaring vacancies and declining pay highlight sector crisis
By Dan Peters | 12 April 2022
Latest figures this week showing the soaring number of job vacancies coupled with declining publi...
RECRUITMENT
Council leader bemoans lack of diversity in interim market
By Paul Marinko | 04 April 2022
The leader of crisis-hit Slough BC has said the interim market is made up of ‘pale stale males’ a...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Transforming temporary recruitment practices in the West Midlands
By Rebecca Davis | 30 March 2022
West Midlands Employers has led a project to help set up a first-of-its kind regional temporary w...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Talent acquisition: the perfect storm
By Natasha Hilton-Keane | 29 March 2022
Natasha Hilton-Keane assesses the key questions being asked by ambitious candidates looking to ta...
FINANCE
Where are the chief finance officers of the future going to come from?
By Adele Taylor | 29 March 2022
Unless we find a way to turn the tide of the recruitment crisis soon, finding staff at all levels...
PAY
Pay 'not number one feature' in staff retention
By Martin Ford | 28 March 2022
Culture and opportunities for career advancement are more important to council staff than pay, pe...
RECRUITMENT
Getting creative with local government recruitment
By Catherine Malloy | 28 March 2022
Catherine Malloy offers some tips on how councils can help people visualise themselves in local g...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Future Forum North: Link is 'very likely' between leaders' attributes and levelling up success
By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2022
A link is ‘very likely’ between key behavioural attributes of local government leaders and their ...
RECRUITMENT
The difference makers
By Rebecca Davis | 22 March 2022
Rebecca Davis looks at how the landscape of the sector will continue to evolve over the next 12 m...
FINANCE
Ministers urged to reverse public health cuts
By Chris Mahony | 22 March 2022
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged ministers to reverse public health cuts amid war...
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- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Drowning in AI tide
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Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Drowning in AI tide
- Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
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