International impact in a domestic department
Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office explains why we should think differently about overseas work, and how it can impact on the UK.
Manager as Developer: what I’ve learned
I've been HR Director in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for almost 3 years. During this time I’ve thought a lot about line management - for myself, my team, my...
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 …