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Leadership of Place programme

Invitations for Expressions of Interest through the OJEU Advance Notice process are now being taken for the ASC Leadership of Place programme. 

ASC wish to commission the design, development, implementation and longitudinal review and evaluation of a national (England) and regional (nine English regions) ‘Leadership of Place' programme. 

The programme will inform the further development of a Leadership of Place model which defines and supports the development of improved leadership skills that are able to respond to the challenges of collaborative and cross sector working to create places that work for both existing and future generations working within a changing policy environment. The development of the model will inform a new generation of leadership programmes helping to develop and support leaders of place over the next decade.  It will respond to the long term leadership challenges identified through the Egan Review, 2004 and the ASC Mind the Skills Gap; Skills for Sustainable Communities, 2007.  The programme will also build on the research undertaken by ASC and the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), Birmingham University - ‘Towards a ‘new' strategic leadership of place for the knowledge-based economy'. 

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If you wish to submit an Expression of Interest, please download the application pack.  This contains:

  • Introduction to the ASC
  • Information for Expression of Interest
  • Information on evaluation criteria
  • Guidance on completing the Expression of Interest application form
  • Timetable for submitting the Expression of Interest application
  • Expression of Interest application form
  • Other requirements

» Download the application pack (Microsoft Word)

» Download the application pack (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

The closing date and time for submissions of ‘Expression of Interest' are 12 noon on Monday 1st September 2008.

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