CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS

The PPMA Excellence in People Management Award 2023 evening was full of glitz glamour and celebrations. 

The evening of Thursday 27th April 2023 PPMA hosted their Awards at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The night celebrated the hard work carried out by our HR & OD colleagues throughout the year and the excellent services they deliver to their organisations and communities.

The full list of our winners and highly commended entries for each categories are listed below or you can download our winners brochure by clicking on the button below.

WINNERS BROCHURE

Awards evening highlights video

Best Creative Concept Recruitment Award – Sponsored by Crown Commercial Services

WINNER: Homes England with Penna

Highly Commended:  Hertfordshire County Council with TMP and Lincolnshire County Council

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Best Candidate Experience – Sponsored by Jobsgopublic

WINNER: Buckinghamshire Council

Highly Commended:LABC with Opus People Solutions and Salford City Council

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Best Employer Brand – Sponsored by Penna

WINNER: Swindon Borough Council

Highly Commended: Home Office with TMP Worldwide 

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Best Workforce Transformation / Change Initiative – Sponsored by Osborne Thomas

WINNER: Bath & North East Somerset Council

Highly Commended:Essex County Council and London Borough of Enfield

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Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative – Sponsored by Salary Finance

WINNER: oneSource – London Borough of Havering & London Borough of Newham

Highly Commended: Swindon Borough Council

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Best Employer & TU / Employee Partnership – Sponsored by The MJ

WINNER: Salford City Council

Highly Commended: Wigan Council

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Best Learning & Development Award – Sponsored by Commercial Services Group

WINNER: London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Highly Commended: London Borough of Enfield

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Best Talent Programme – Sponsored by Hammond Clarke

WINNER: Northumberland County Council

Highly Commended: Norfolk County Council

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Best Inclusion & Diversity Programme / Initiative – Gatenby Sanderson

WINNER: Royal Borough of Kingston & London Borough of Sutton

Highly Commended: North Yorkshire County Council

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.Best Partnership / Collaboration – Sponsored by Tile Hill

WINNER: Commercial Services Group in partnership with Luton Borough Council (Connect2Luton)

Highly Commended: Joined Up Care Derbyshire Wellbeing Partnership and  Westminster City Council & Multiverse

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Public Sector HR & OD Team of the Year – Sponsored by Tribepad

WINNER: Essex County Council

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HR Leader of the Year – Sponsored by Oracle

WINNER: Justine Brooksbank – Assistant Chief Executive (Business Support), North Yorkshire County Council

Highly Commended:Nichola Mann – Service Manager – People & OD, Brentwood Borough Council & Rochford District Council

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Service Superstar Team Award – Sponsored by McLean Public

WINNER: Human Resources– Operations Team, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Highly Commended: HR Team, Tendring District Council

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Service Superstar Individual Award – Sponsored by McLean Public

WINNER:David Ratchford – Service Manager HR Operations, Salford City Council

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GOLD AWARD – Sponsored by Matrix

WINNER: Commercial Services Group in partnership with Luton Borough Council (Connect2Luton)

SILVER: London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council

BRONZE: Homes England with Penna

Click on each category below for a drop down detailing all those shortlisted in that category

FINALIST BROCHURE

This award recognises the best creative concept for  a recruitment  campaign which has driven a successful outcome. This can be in print, digital, or events  etc, but should be representative of a whole campaign with  supporting evidence.

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Civil Service Fast Stream & TMP Worldwide

Hertfordshire County Council with TMP Worldwide

Lincolnshire County Council

Penna with Homes England

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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Sponsored by Crown Commercial Services 

This award recognises the importance and impact of an innovative and inclusive approach to  recruitment and selection for candidates and the organisation.  This could relate to a specific recruitment campaign or reflect the overall approach used by the organisation.

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Buckinghamshire Council

LABC with Opus People Solutions

Legal Ombudsman with TMP Worldwide

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, with Osborne Thomas & WDAD Communications

Salford City Council

Wigan Council

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Sponsored by Jobsgopublic

This award recognises the importance and impact of employer branding for an organisation. Employer branding is not just about  skill shortages and organisations  having to compete for scarce skills and talented individuals. Entries will need to demonstrate how they have used an employer brand to help them compete effectively in the labour market, and drive employee loyalty through effective recruitment, engagement and retention practices.

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Buckinghamshire Council

Essex County Council & TMP Worldwide

Home Office with TMP Worldwide

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, with Osborne Thomas & WDAD Communications

Swindon Borough Council

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Sponsored by Penna

Members of the HR/OD leadership team at any level, are a vital support for the chief executive, senior leadership and elected members, and to the efficient and effective running of the authority. This award recognises this important role and welcomes examples of strategic leadership above and beyond, ingenuity, results, values, motivational abilities and leadership in disruption as seen by citizens, partners, staff, politicians and peers.

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Justine Brooksbank
Assistant Chief Executive Director of HR & OD, North Yorkshire County Council

Jill Parker
Assistant Director of HR, City of Doncaster Council

Pam Parkes
Executive Director of People & Transformation, Essex County Council

Nichola Mann
Service Manager – People & OD, Brentwood Borough Council & Rochford District Council

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Sponsored by Oracle 

This award recognises the public sector HR & OD team that has gone above and beyond the day to day work of HR & OD colleagues.  This team will be seen as a role model for excellent practice nationally.

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Essex County Council

Lincolnshire County Council

Somerset Council LGR Programme

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Sponsored by Tribepad

This award provides an excellent opportunity for public service organisations to shine a light on their achievements and demonstrate how  they have engaged and managed their workforces through major service transformation and delivered unique and improved services for customers and local communities, whilst at the same time providing a richer work experience for employees.

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Bath & North East Somerset Council

Devon County Council

Essex County Council

London Borough of Enfield

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

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Sponsored by Osborne Thomas

Entrants in this award will be able to show evidence of a health, safety and/or wellbeing initiative that has significantly impacted the engagement, commitment, health and wellbeing of the workforce through the adoption of creative and innovative interventions.

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Buckinghamshire Council

City of Doncaster Council

Northumberland County Council

one source – London Borough of Havering & London Borough of Newham

Rochford District Council & Brentwood Borough Council

Swindon Borough Council

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Sponsored by Salary Finance

This award recognises the importance of effective and respectful partnerships with trade unions and employee groups across the public sector. It provides an opportunity to demonstrate how such meaningful partnerships can achieve sustained improvements for the workforce, the organisation and the communities we serve.

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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Salford City Council

Wigan Council

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Sponsored by The MJ

This award recognises the importance of learning and development and the contribution it  can make to  service delivery as well as enhancing the skills, experience and approach of individuals, teams and the wider workforce.

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Essex County Council

London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

London Borough of Enfield

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Northumberland County Council

West Midlands Employers

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Sponsored by Commercial Services Group 

Skills shortages have been identified as a concern by all parts of the public sector as well as at the highest level of government, and the  exit from the EU means that more than ever before, organisations need to identify and develop their talent, enhancing internal mobility and capability.

This award recognises employers who are seeking to address this challenge by implementing a future-fit, evidence based and ethical talent management strategies to address current and future needs of their organisation.

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Essex County Council

Kent County Council

Norfolk County Council

Northumberland County Council

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Sponsored by Hammond Clarke

This award is open to an organisation or a partnership presenting evidence of a diverse and inclusive culture that permeates the workforce and/or the broader local area.

The submission could demonstrate the organisation’s attempts to foster a more diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees, and members, and describe how this is helping to attract and retain talent.

It could include internal initiatives to promote a wide range of careers on the organisation to appeal to different people. The entry could alternatively focus more on the broader local area, highlighting initiatives to foster diversity and help facilitate inclusion across the local community.

It may include how your organisation has worked with other businesses and other organisations to improve opportunity or participation. It could look at engagement.

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Essex County Council

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council

North Yorkshire County Council

Royal Borough of Kingston & London Borough of Sutton

Westminster City Council

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Sponsored by Gatenby Sanderson

This award is open to two or more public sector or public / private sector bodies working together. As public services seek to provide more seamless, efficient and integrated service and systemic leadership they are increasingly working with other public sector bodies across traditional organisational boundaries. This award is open to partnerships centred around either the joint work of two or more public / private sector or around the joint work of several organisations collaborating together.

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Commercial Services Group in partnership with Luton Borough Council (Connect2Luton)

Joined Up Care Derbyshire Wellbeing Partnership

LABC with Opus People Solutions

NHS England with TMP Worldwide & Indeed

Rochford District Council and Brentwood Borough Council

Somerset Integrated Care System

Westminster City Council & Multiverse

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Sponsored by Tile Hill

A significant aspect of any HR/OD team are the operational heroes who impact upon the lives of every employee of their organisations each and everyday These essential services make and break the reputations of any HR/OD service and we want to celebrate the best of the best! There are two awards in this category – one for a team and one for an individual.

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Central Bedfordshire Council

one source & Matrix

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tendring District Council

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Sponsored by McLean Partnership

A significant aspect of any HR/OD team are the operational heroes who impact upon the lives of every employee of their organisations each and everyday These essential services make and break the reputations of any HR/OD service and we want to celebrate the best of the best! There are two awards in this category – one for a team and one for an individual.

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Kirstie Baughan
EDT Social Worker, Central Bedfordshire Council

Helen Kendall
HR Resourcing Adviser, Leicestershire County Council

David Ratchford
Service Manager HR Operations, Salford City Council

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Sponsored by McLean Partnership

Awarded to the best overall winner, the winner of this award will be selected from all of the categories winners.

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Sponsored by Matrix-SCM

Awards Evening Theme 

Our theme this year was ‘A Night at the Movies’ and our chosen charities Dementia UK and LOROS. 

Our sponsors and supporters were extremely generous with their raffle prize donations to help us raise £2,405 for these very worth while causes.