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About Us

The Public Services People Managers Association (PPMA) is the first choice association for people professionals in public services.

For more than 40 years we have been a collective voice for a highly qualified, passionate, committed and diverse public services Human Resources (HR) and Organisation Development (OD) community. We play a critical role in influencing key decision-makers and stakeholders involved in people management and workforce issues.

PPMA Awards

Excellence in People Management Awards 2025– details coming soon!

The awards are our annual opportunity to celebrate and share the fantastic work going on every day in our organisations.

We make no apologies for celebrating your success. Working in Public Service is increasingly demanding and challenging but profoundly rewarding.

The work of HR & OD colleagues ensures organisations succeed and deliver excellent services to all of our citizens.

PPMA Annual Conference

Bookings for our three day Conference #PPMAHR24 full of insight, practical knowledge, and networking opportunities are now open. This conference is all about practical learning, sparking fresh ideas, and building connections. Taking place in the heart of  Birmingham city centre at – Birmingham Conference and Events Centre BCEC, Wednesday 24th – Friday 26th April 2024. This is your chance to level up your skills and help shape the future workforce. Join us for an empowering and knowledge-packed experience.

We are a collective voice for a highly qualified, passionate, committed and diverse public services HR and OD community. We play a critical role in influencing key decision-makers and stakeholders involved in people management and workforce issues.

Become a Sponsor

Sponsors are an important part of our PPMA family. We need each other. The PPMA value proposition for our sponsors provides:

Reach: the opportunity for sponsors to reach HR & OD professionals nationally across a range of public service organisations.

Community: being a part of a diverse, passionate community of professionals, committed to knowing as much as possible about a broad range of services and solutions that are relevant for current and future organisation challenges.

Influence: the opportunity to shape the views and experiences of our professional community.

Our Membership

PPMA Membership is open to all:

  • HR/OD professionals in the public sector
  • HR/OD professionals in organisations who work on the delivery of HR/OD in public sector organisations
  • Other professionals who have “people management” as part of their role.

We work very hard to deliver a range of benefits and we keep them under constant review to ensure we deliver value for money. We are proud of the comprehensive offering to our members. We offer:

  • Insight
  • Relationships
  • Career enhancement

Let’s Talk: You – Our Talent offering

One of PPMA’s core strengths is the time and investment we make in running a series of talent development programmes. These have been run successfully for a number of years and always receive positive feedback from those participating.

We believe ongoing development is so important for HR & OD professionals, therefore we offer programmes for professionals at all stages in their careers. We focus on early career with our Apprentice of the Year programme and One to Watch Programme, established careers with our HR Rising Star Programme and executive careers with our Peer into the Future.

PPMA members receive a discounted rate for these programmes.