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CYBER SECURITY

A grab-bag of support

By Sarah Slate | 30 April 2025

A new tool is available to strengthen local government’s collective resilience against cyber thre...

PAY

Employers' warning over wage pressures as unions consider offer

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2025

Wage pressures are contributing to the local government funding gap of £1.9bn in 2025-26, council...

REORGANISATION

Reforming and transforming

By Heather Jameson | 24 April 2025

As councils rush towards reorganisation, what are the lessons from past redesigns? Heather Jameso...

RECRUITMENT

AI is here: what do we do with it?

By Kate Wilson | 24 April 2025

Kate Wilson offers some recent experiences to assess the current value of AI in recruitment – and...

PAY

Pay offer for council employees announced

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2025

National Employers have made an offer of a 3.2% pay increase for council employees from 1 April 2...

WORKFORCE

GMB: Local government workforce cut by 600,000

By William Eichler | 22 April 2025

Local authorities across England and Wales have lost almost 600,000 members of staff since 2012, ...

RECRUITMENT

The benefits of investing in leadership

By Steve Wilson | 17 April 2025

Steve Wilson discusses the state of leadership development within the sector and highlights the n...

RECRUITMENT

Culture eats governance for breakfast

By Rachael Morris | 17 April 2025

Are we just paying lip service to good governance? The culture of an organisation needs to suppor...

PAY

Union announces strike ballot over pay

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025

Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has de...

REORGANISATION

Change: Maximising the chances of success

By Graeme McDonald | 15 April 2025

Your employees and the culture you create with them will decide if change is a success or failure...

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Service Director: Finance (s.151)

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Plymouth City Council

Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

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North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

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Southampton City Council

frederica-diamanta

Service Director: Finance (s.151)

up to £122k

Strong and well-managed finances underpin everything we want to achieve. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

£50,269 PLUS Market Supplement

We’re looking for a Specialist Project Lead to support the next phase of our exciting project Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

Southampton is a bold, diverse and fast-changing city. Apply for this job

Southampton City Council