Funding Service: why combining self-service with a human touch works best for grant teams 

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In the world of designing and launching new funds, guided self-service will allow grant teams in MHCLG to pick up and re-use established patterns to support grant delivery with minimal input from the department’s Funding Service. Read about examples of guided self-service and the reasons why it’s needed.

My experience on the Summer Internship Programme in MHCLG 

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Megan Edwards, intern in Local Digital, MHCLG

A career in MHCLG Digital is open to everyone regardless of their background. The Civil Service Summer Internship Programme fosters an inclusive environment and welcomes individuals from all academic paths, giving them a chance to experience working in the Civil Service. In this post Megan, healthcare student and summer intern in MHCLG, shares her experience …

Taking a bold, innovative approach to tackle the digital and data recruitment challenge 

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Digital and data roles are known to be difficult to fill, not only in government but in the wider sector, due to a shortage of skills and high demand. In this blog post, we share how MHCLG Digital has taken innovative steps and applied digital, user-centred approaches to overcome the challenges associated with digital and …

Adaptive funding: 8 ways to make funding effective in solving complex problems

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As government programmes continue to tackle many complex challenges, there is an opportunity to evolve our delivery approaches to ensure they are optimally structured to deal with complexity. This post discusses the idea of ‘adaptive funding’, influenced by agile methodologies.