Winners of the CS Award for Excellence in Reform
What is Civil Service Local?
We work collaboratively with departments and agencies to translate the aims of Civil Service transformation into what works for us and our citizens here in the North West. We focus on building local links and Cumbria piloting new ideas working collaboratively in a more efficient and participate effective way. opportunities engage colleagues diverse link
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Building the Capability of our people match expertise strength Greater share collaborate capability expertise Unique ways of delivering services to Citizens participate learn success Manchester participate strength departments cross-departmental success Civil Service Local is committed to ensuring that wherever possible our Merseyside ideas share match embrace events are accessible to all participants. If you have any specific share engage embrace develop link capability requirements that will enable you to fully participate, please let us know engage talent champion explore knowledge and we will endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments. link link engage talent participate “Business as usual is not our business” colleagues Cheshire
To find out more or volunteer, please contact: Our People Connections Programme provides a range of opportunities for you to connect with other government E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @CSLocalNW and public sector colleagues, across the North West, to Blog: http://civilservicelocal.blog.gov.uk share skills, knowledge, expertise and resources. What is it? What’s in it for me? And the business?
Our North West People Connections Programme contributes to the Increases Contributes to “It provides a Civil Service 2020 Vision to create a leaner, more flexible and Employee Civil Service cross-government responsive Civil Service which delivers services differently. Engagement Reform and network of people who the 2020 Vision The Programme offers a range of activities which will help you are able to share best An alternative connect with colleagues in other departments and learn new skills; Collaborative practice & invest in delivery of working across individuals & other share knowledge and provide you with an opportunity to experience learning & Departments Departments” the wider Civil Service and bring something back to your Department. development
What could I do? “I’ve forged “It helped to strong work Shadow ‘n’ Share Days Business Buddies increase my relations, knowledge gained You could spend a day with a You could link up with an of other competence colleague in another experienced colleague in a departments examples & Department different Department. & it provided had the to see how they work… Meet regularly to focus a platform to opportunity …then invite them to visit your on your personal & career share ideas” to develop Department development to solve myself.” business, or personal challenges
Think differently “I’ve seen how other and work Explore how Placements Secondments parts of the civil service together to solve your skills can operate and shared common be used in other You could spend 3-5 days We will work with ideas” departments consecutive days in another Departments problems Department and gain hands-on and individuals experience in one of these to provide opportunities specialist functions: for developmental What Next? HR / Finance / Commercial / short term secondments Digital / Policy / Leadership / Have a chat with your Line Manager first to discuss your development Project Management / objectives and obtain their approval, then get in touch with CS Local Managing Risk using the contact details over the page.