Introducing the Civil Service Group
...by our predecessors for standing still while the world around them was changed by social, technological and economic factors. If we are to build on this position of strength and...
A tale of two women – how two part-timers became a job-split
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Renée Smith Gorringe, Posted on:
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Diversity and inclusion, Our Civil Service
When the Government Office network was abolished, and we both applied for the same position in the newly created Local Intelligence Team in the office of Civil Society (Cabinet Office), we were offered the post on a job-share basis. We are part of a team of 9, with 1 colleague based in each of the …
New name and new governance structure for the PAM Profession
...to form a single Board reflecting the wider membership; Renaming the Profession to reflect the more holistic nature – Government Property Profession; Formalising membership through registration; Acting as a single...
DWP Digital Academy – a bit like Disneyland for geeks
On Monday 24 February the DWP Digital Academy started its first course at Fulham Jobcentre in London. The Academy has been set up to ensure that DWP has a coherent programme of activity to develop and grow our own in house capability to build effective digital services.
The ambassadorial job share
My husband and I have been job-sharing the role of Ambassador in Armenia for the past two years. We decided to use the format pioneered by the first couple to job-share the head of post role – four months on/off – and have found this has worked very well, for us, for the Embassy team …
A paper-free existence in the Crown Prosecution Service
Anyone going into any courtroom three years ago would have seen prosecutors with a stack of files on the bench, and similarly the shelves in our offices were piled high with paper case files. This is changing – every day thousands of cases are being prepared and presented digitally by prosecutors in courts across England …
The benefits are obvious…
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Sarah Healey, DCMS Permanent Secretary and CS Disability Champion, Posted on:
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Diversity and inclusion, Leading and managing change, Our Civil Service
I’m a big fan of job shares – so am delighted this network has been established. I was recently involved with some work on getting more women into senior positions in the civil service. One of the major issues we identified was managers not understanding the benefits of having jobsharers working for them – and …
A marriage made in heaven
Work to live or live to work? It’s a sad indictment of modern living but many people feel the latter best describes their situation. Not me though. I have a job share partner or as she likes to jest, a work-wife. And much like a marriage, job sharing requires commitment, loyalty and a healthy dose …
Jobsharing at the Department for Work and Pensions
Isobel Stephen and Jacinda Humphrey job share in the Department and Business Strategy Director role in the Department for Work and Pensions. They share their golden rules on working successfully.
An educational job share
Sarah Maclean and Tessa Griffiths work in the Qualifications Systems and Reform Division in the Department for Education (DfE). They both work three days a week with an overlap on Wednesdays.