Virtual Event
Navigating Your Career Move in 2025
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024
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Speakers
What to Do Next
- Catch up via the 6-minute highlights video above, or dive into the full recording
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Resources
- Khalid - Navigating Your Career in 2025
- Justine - Connecting Passion and Skills with Career Development
- Jack - Navigating Your Career Move in 2025
Event Description
Is a career move within the civil service on your to-do list for 2025? Whether your heart is set on moving departments, a new role, or you're just considering a change of direction in your career, this event is for you.
This event will bring together civil servants who have recently moved across government departments or into new roles, as well as experts with in-depth knowledge of the latest hiring trends and practices. They’ll share what it takes to make a successful career move, the skills that are most in demand and how to position yourself for success in the evolving public service landscape.
Watch the recording to develop the tools and knowledge you’ll need to kickstart your next big move. This event is designed for public servants eager to advance their careers and find the role that is right for them.
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Speakers
Jack Richardson
Deputy Director at Government People Group
United Kingdom
Khalid Joomaye
OD Project Lead, Ministry of Justice
United Kingdom
Justine Reynolds
Senior Advisor at Federal Youth Network, GC
Canada
Jack Richardson, who joined the Cabinet Office in 2014 to lead the centralisation and development of Civil Service recruitment, following a career in operational delivery and change implementation (with a couple of policy and corporate roles during his time on the Civil Service Fast Stream. After two years as a Service Manager he took a broader portfolio as Deputy Director in 2016 and launched the Government Recruitment Service (GRS) in 2017. After supporting the team through the challenges of EU Exit and the Covid pandemic, he was appointed as Programme Director for the Digital Recruitment Transformation programme in 2022 to lead the transformation of Civil Service Jobs, Civil Service Online Tests, and the digital automation of GRS. As a leader Jack focuses on engaging widely to set the strategy and enabling his teams to operate in the challenging and volatile delivery environment of government. He believes that leaders should be “normal people” with an egalitarian mindset, and that the capability of a strong team will far outweigh the talents of any one individual. He is married, lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, and is currently attempting to parent two teenagers. Unusually for a Geordie he is neutral when it comes to the region’s football teams, but he is a proud advocate for the North East and has an MBA from Newcastle University Business School.
Khalid Joomaye, Organisational Development Project Lead, Ministry of Justice, joined the UK Civil Service in 2017 to lead the delivery of the Finance Fast Stream scheme, part of the UK Civil Service’s award-winning Fast Stream leadership development programme. In 2020, he joined the Department for Health and Social Care as an HR Business Partner, before taking up an organisational development role in leadership development and people engagement. He currently works at the Ministry of Justice on a range of HR projects. Prior to this, Khalid worked across the wider public sector, including Further and Higher Education. He is a qualified executive coach and co-facilitates the Civil Service’s coaching community of practice. He coaches civil servants on a range of topics that often centre upon career progression.
