DIGITAL

Closing the digital skills gap

By Simon Collinson | 04 May 2022

Simon Collinson looks at how to widen the talent pool and bridge the digital skills gap in the UK...

MANAGEMENT

Leaning in to leadership in districts

By Bill Cullen | 04 May 2022

The DCN staff development programme has been relaunched after a pause during COVID. Bill Cullen s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Shared Prosperity Fund shortfall leaves a gaping hole at the heart of levelling up

By Henri Murison | 22 April 2022

The Shared Prosperity Fund allocations present a bleak picture, and represent serious cuts, but t...

HEALTH

Zero progress on climate but devo can keep things on track

By Grace Newcombe | 20 April 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper’s relative silence on net zero represents a huge missed opportunity ...

DEVOLUTION

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: there is time to put flaws right

By Lord Bob Kerslake | 19 April 2022

Lord Bob Kerslake says the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has fallen short on all of his three key tes...

PAY

A national workforce strategy is needed to tackle skills shortage

By Michael Burton | 13 April 2022

With pay likely to remain stagnant and labour shortages to continue, local authorities need a rob...

DIGITAL

Levelling up: the digital challenge

By Michael Burton | 12 April 2022

The MJ and BT recently held a round table debate with nine leading council chief executives from ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Dundee: the UK's best-kept life sciences secret

By Cllr John Alexander | 11 April 2022

Dundee is mapping out the young and dynamic city’s economic revival through its approach towards ...

PLANNING

Section 106 agreements to be scrapped

By Martin Ford | 31 March 2022

Proposals for a standard Infrastructure Levy to replace the current system will be included in an...

DEVOLUTION

Gove pledges a 'waterfall of devolution'

By Heather Jameson | 28 March 2022

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has claimed there will be a ‘waterfall of devolution’ as powe...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

Rochdale BC