HR Team of the Year

Excitement is building for the Personnel Today Awards 2023. Continuing our series profiling the shortlist, we take a closer look at the finalists in the coveted HR Team of the Year category, in association with our headline sponsor PeopleScout.

Government of Jersey

The Government of Jersey is the largest employer on the island of Jersey, with a workforce of 9,800.

HR oversight is provided by its organisation development team, whose work is structured into four complementary areas, each led by a business partner: organisational effectiveness and wellbeing, learning and skills, strategic workforce planning and intelligence, and talent programmes.

The team led the development of a people strategy, which was created with input from 400 colleagues from across the government. It also attends workshops with departments to hear first-hand what their issues, challenges and opportunities are. Analysis of people data allows it to design and deliver services that meet the requirements of the government, and by showing genuine interest in colleagues’ challenges the team has gained respect and has built rapport with other departments.

Over the past three years the OD team has created the government’s first-ever prioritised workforce plan, launched a DEI strategy and framework, established eight employee networks,…