Highlighting Managerial Leadership

A range of officer development opportunities.

The next generation of local government will be leading through unprecedented times and councils have a vital role play in building civil society:

  • making tough decisions
  • devolving power to local people
  • promoting fairness and tackling inequality.  

As the role of councils is rapidly changing, so to is that of our officers, managers and chief executives. To support the leadership capacity of these professionals now and in the future our offer focuses particularly on ensuring:

  • the brightest and best graduates are encouraged and supported into the sector
  • those leading our local authorities are offered, joint political and managerial development opportunities;  stretching their knowledge and capability to effectively lead across place, together.
LGA and Solace Group managerial leadership programmes

The LGA sponsors Solace Group to deliver managerial leadership programmes to rising stars and executive leaders.

IGNITE - a Solace leadership programme for chief executives

IGNITE is a programme which is supported by the Local Government Association and which has been delivered in 2016/2018 by Collaborate CIC.

National Graduate Development Programme

The NGDP seeks to match bright, passionate graduates with councils where they can deliver key projects and amazing value for money.

Leading Edge

The LGA's Leading Edge area of work focuses on the critical interface between elected leaders and senior officers; challenging them to consider the key issues facing councils, communities and the wider public sector.

Local Government Challenge

LG Challenge is an annual competition for local government officers to take part in a series of real-life challenges hosted by local authorities across the country and compete for a 10k scholarship.

 

Highlighting Managerial Leadership: Emerging Leadership

Changing governmental and community priorities have made the middle managerʼs job increasingly complicated. New approaches to the role are essential and our resources aims to help middle managers step into their leadership roles and be a force for innovation, change and transformation.

Solace/LGA coaching and mentoring offer

Following the success of the emergency coaching programme throughout 2020/21, the LGA in partnership with Solace, are pleased to be able to continue this programme of national coaching support for Chief Executives and their direct reports. This funded support is aimed at leaders based in English local authorities to help them deal with the complex challenges the most senior roles bring. In addition we would like to extend the offer to provide career support to middle managers from BAME and under-represented backgrounds from local authorities based in England to help improve the diversity across our senior management structures.