Resources that help local government employers with workforce staffing and management practices, which support their corporate objectives.
Local authorities face increasing pressures on their abilities to recruit and retain sufficiently skilled staff into many critical roles. This is at a time when demand for local government services continues to grow. We have resources that can help.
Our resources
Creating effective organisation structures (a DMA approach)
An organisational design tool using a decision-making and empowerment model to create an efficient management structure.
Creating effective teams (emergenetics psychometric profiling)
Analytically robust psychometric profiling and high energy training programmes to drive personal, team and organisational performance that contribute to positive cultural change.
Early careers
Information to support both councils in understanding the landscape of early careers routes and training in local government.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Tools to support local government employers to recruit people from the widest pool of talent and support retention through fair and inclusive people management practices.
Local government pensions
A valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees.
Local government workforce and earnings data
The latest information and data to inform local discussions on vital organisational and workforce issues.
New ways of working in local government
insight, tools and resources to support improvement and modernisation in local government workplaces.
Member’s recruitment briefing
We know the crucial role that Members play in the recruitment of senior officers within councils. The difference between a successful and unsuccessful appointment makes a difference to the services delivered to residents.
Some members have external recruitment experience, some have no experience, others would welcome refreshing their knowledge in their own council’s process, governance, and employment legislation. Some members who have a role to play in recruitment panels welcome the opportunity to talk through any questions they have or how unconscious bias might influence their recruitment decisions.
The LGA can support members through an effective recruitment journey, ensuring that successful and compliant recruitment decisions are made.
Each session lasts for two hours, at a time to suit you, and is bespoke for each council.
For more information, contact [email protected] or [email protected]
Recruitment and Retention - Six P’s best practice
A resource that includes information to support councils create a structured and effective recruitment process using the six P’s: Plan, Promote, Process, Partnerships, People and Pledge.
Responding to the COVID-19 recovery: building organisational development capacity in local government
The LGA and North West Employers are working together to discover the Organisational Development (OD) and cultural change needs of local government organisations so they can develop guidance and a support offer in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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We are trusted to advertise roles on behalf of partnership, external and member organisations. This is a great opportunity to promote vacancies to a wider audience.
Workforce planning
A framework to examine organisational objectives and service needs to ensure local authorities have the right people with the right skills in place to deliver the council plan.
Workforce wellbeing
Resources to manage employees’ mental, emotional and physical health as a key source of workforce productivity and effectiveness.