Virtual Event
How to Hire Smarter and Boost Gender Equality
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Thursday, Feb 6, 2025
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Speakers
What to Do Next
- Catch up via the 7-minute highlights video above, or dive into the full recording
- Read Apolitical's latest insights report: Elevating Human Resources from Sidebar to Strategic
- Join the Gender Equality in Government Community
- Join our next event, How to Do Smarter Procurement
Join the Gender Equality in Government Community
The Gender Equality in Government Community is a collaborative space for public servants dedicated to advancing gender equality and improving the lives of women and girls worldwide.
Event Description
Governments around the world are grappling with pressing workforce challenges, from widening skills gaps to high staff turnover. These issues not only hinder their ability to achieve critical goals — such as advancing climate action, gender equity, and digital transformation — but also threaten the delivery of impactful public services. Could smarter hiring and retention practices hold the solution? Is HR the missing piece in making your next project a success?
Apolitical’s latest insights report, Elevating Human Resources from Sidebar to Strategic, delves into how close collaboration with HR can drive policy outcomes, with a spotlight on gender equality as a key example.
Building high-performing teams is essential to delivering exceptional public outcomes. Watch this event to uncover practical insights, explore compelling case studies and gain actionable strategies to close skills gaps, retain diverse talent, and position HR as a strategic partner in your organisation.
Interested in how Apolitical can support you and your organisation? Learn about collaborating with us.
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Speakers
Gautam Raghavan
Former Assistant to the President & Director of Presidential Personnel
United States
Ana Landa Ugarte
Global Manager, Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions, UNDP
Gautam Raghavan, a partner in True’s Nonprofit & Social Impact Practice, brings two decades of experience across the White House, the Pentagon, Congress, philanthropy, and advocacy. He most recently served in the Biden-Harris Administration as Director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, where he led the recruitment and selection of more than 7,000 appointees—including Cabinet members, agency heads, senior executives, U.S. Ambassadors, and appointees to Presidential Boards and Commissions.
