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protecting your community in local government consumer advice Introduction Local government consumer advisers listen, guide, support, protect and help solve problems.  They protect individuals and businesses by providing them with legal advice on all consumer matters.  They also help identify any criminal malpractice – affecting both customers and traders – and pass on cases to [...] Related entries:

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protecting your community in local government trading standards   Introduction Local government trading standards officers work to safeguard the public – they help to protect businesses and consumers from rogue traders and illegal trading practices. Trading standards officers can be found in county, unitary and metropolitan councils. Work Environment Local government trading standards officers are [...] Related entries:

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entertaining your community in local government arts management   Introduction Local government arts officers are involved in the planning, development and delivery of arts events and programmes.  It is their job to contribute to art development initiatives in a local area and widen participation in the arts. Local government arts officers work in all types [...] Related entries:

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Introduction The industrialist, Henry Ford, claimed that exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don’t need it: if you are sick, don’t take it. It is difficult to see many people agreeing with that today. It is fashionable to be fit. There are health and fitness clubs in abundance and health advice is a [...] No related posts.]]> http://www.lgcareers.com/careers-az/fitness-instructor/feed/ 0 http://www.lgcareers.com/careers-az/research-officer/ http://www.lgcareers.com/careers-az/research-officer/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:37:39 +0000 admin http://lgcareers.jobsgopublic.com/career-descriptions/supporting-your-community/research-officer/

Introduction This is a core post and exists in every type of local authority. Research is required in all the local service directorates. This particular example profiles the work of a research officer with the geographical information system in the department for social and housing services. It can be taken as a general guide to [...] Related entries:

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supporting your community in local government communications   Introduction A local government press officer is responsible for promoting a positive image of the council in the media and developing good media relations and coverage.  Press officers might also be known as media and communications officers. Local government press officers are employed in all types of [...] Related entries:

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supporting your community in local government communications   Introduction In order to function effectively, all large organisations need good internal communications.  Local councils are no exception and it is the job of a local government internal communications officer to ensure clear and efficient communication across the organisation between managers and staff and between departments. Local [...] Related entries:

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Introduction Many services in local government involve daily contact about the law, and councils need frequent legal advice. Solicitors advise both elected council members and senior officers on a wide range of topics from employment to land purchase, through to prosecution of rogue traders and suppliers. Approximately 3,500 solicitors are employed in all types of [...] Related entries:

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Introduction All local authorities have legal departments staffed by solicitors, barristers, legal officers and assistants who provide advice for managers and elected members. Some are concerned with conveyancing work (buying and selling of land and property on behalf of the council which owns offices, halls, parks, housing, sports grounds and estates). The size of a [...] Related entries:

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Introduction This could be a mission statement for any local authority: “To develop the technical infrastructure and environment for all council services to flourish using information technology as a cornerstone to the business.” In local government, IT is central to the council’s ability to deliver a quality service to the taxpayer. IT officers work in [...] Related entries:

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