Skills

07 June 2022

After 150 years, local government is still talking about former Birmingham mayor Joseph Chamberla...

EDUCATION

International approaches to addressing NEETs

By Anna Round | 06 June 2022

The UK’s NEET (not in education, employment or training) rate of 14% has changed very little in 2...

DEVOLUTION

Devolve powers to tackle jobs crisis, council leaders urge

By William Eichler | 17 May 2022

Local authority leaders have called on the Government to devolve more powers to councils to free ...

Green jobs are the route to shared prosperity

By Graham Duxbury | 10 May 2022

Groundwork’s Growing Green Careers report sets out a number of principles designed to address bot...

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...

Carbon and Net Zero Manager

£47,754 - £50,788

To lead and manage the carbon strategy for the Agent by developing a programme Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of City Transport

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Assistant Director of City Sustainability

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Carbon and Net Zero Manager

£47,754 - £50,788

To lead and manage the carbon strategy for the Agent by developing a programme Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of City Transport

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Assistant Director of City Sustainability

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council