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POLITICS
New politics, new tensions
By Rob Whiteman | 02 September 2025
As Reform UK gathers this week for its annual conference, Rob Whiteman argues that with the party...
SOLACE
Making reform in Scotland the real thing
By Des Murray | 28 August 2025
As delegates gather for the Solace Scotland Conference 2025, Des Murray says progressing collecti...
PROCUREMENT
Transforming procurement
By Karen Bradford | 18 August 2025
Karen Bradford looks at how to unlock the value of procurement as a strategic tool for local gove...
DIGITAL
Calls for AI ethics and data ethics boards
By Dan Peters | 13 August 2025
Calls have been made for all councils to form artificial intelligence (AI) ethics and data ethics...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Expecting the unexpected
By Stephen Gaskell | 17 July 2025
Five years on from the easing of Covid restrictions, Stephen Gaskell says the sector proved that ...
WORKFORCE
Workforce development is an urgent priority
By By Graeme McDonald | 09 July 2025
Managing director of senior officers' organisation Solace, Graeme McDonald, says 94% of councils ...
POLICY
Experts call for slice of AI cash
By Dan Peters | 02 July 2025
Councils should get a share of the £2bn announced for artificial intelligence (AI) in the Spendin...
PLACE-MAKING
Place is dead, long live Place!
By Stephen Moir | 30 June 2025
It’s time to embrace the opportunity of reform to really put place to the forefront of all that w...
LGA CONFERENCE
How to make leadership radical, capable and agile
By Kim Wright | 27 June 2025
With the LGA Conference on 1-3 July imminent, Kim Wright – who will speak at the event – says inv...
LEADERSHIP
'It's time to act'
By Dan Peters | 26 June 2025
More than seven out of 10 women feel there is not enough of a gender balance at the most senior o...
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£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management
£99k - £103k
When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job
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