HUMAN RESOURCES

Councillor-officer relations coming under pressure

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2023

Relations between councillors and officers are being tested by the increasing financial pressures...

REORGANISATION

Councils moved through crisis with warmth and grace

By Mo Baines | 08 November 2023

Local government’s regulatory decision-making framework may often be perceived by those outside o...

SAFETY

It is time for local government to call out unworkable pseudo-market systems

By Mo Baines | 13 September 2023

Writing on the RAAC debacle, Mo Baines says not so long ago the public estate was managed by loca...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Offering a toolkit for levelling up

By Mo Baines | 10 July 2023

A new report from APSE offers some stark findings on levelling up - and some solutions, says Mo B...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Evidence on the need to re-set the system continues to pile up

By Arianna Giovannini | 04 July 2023

This is the core of the centre’s problem: its lack of understanding of the huge untapped potentia...

BUSINESS

Is it time for insourcing by default?

By Mo Baines | 12 June 2023

Is it time for a new era of public service value? Mo Baines looks at the value of insourcing and ...

ELECTIONS

Officers' skills will be tested post-elections

By Mo Baines | 16 May 2023

Mo Baines says 'as most horse-trading nears to an end, in those councils left with no overall con...

SOCIAL CARE

Retention – a top priority for the sector

By Steve Wilson | 02 May 2023

Commercial director of Commercial Services Group Steve Wilson looks at the capacity issues facing...

DATA

Oflog is likely to keep meeting serious opposition

By Mo Baines | 21 March 2023

The fear within the Oflog proposals is that this will become just another box-ticking exercise - ...

BUSINESS

Give councils the core role in local public accounts committees

By Mo Baines | 25 January 2023

If the aims of the Public Procurement Bill are to become a reality, isn't it time to give local ...

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frederica-diamanta

Deputy Lead / Team Manager Occupational Therapy

£61,980 - £65,478

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to delivering high-quality social care services to our diverse community. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Change & Improvement Manager

£61,980 - £65,478

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Change & Improvement Team on a two-year fixed-term contract. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Strategic Director

From £102,820 to £118,280 and Essential Car user Allowance

We are about to embark on a major transformation in Hampshire and Isle of Wight with the creation of a Strategic Authority... Apply for this job

Winchester City Council