The PPMA Awards serve as a platform to share and applaud the fantastic achievements that often go unnoticed. We extend our gratitude to all who entered this year; your contributions have made this celebration possible. Our judges had the pleasure of reviewing outstanding entries, and now, we are thrilled to reveal the shortlisted entries for each award category.

1. PPMA EXCELLENCE IN PEOPLE
MANAGEMENT AWARDS
SHORTLISTED ENTRIES

2. Thank you to all of our Judges
Juliette Alban-Metcalfe
Chief Executive,
Real World Group
Samantha Betts
Assistant Director HR & OD,
Salford City Council & PPMA
board member
Julie Biggs
PPMA, Talent Programmes &
Awards Manager
Trudy Birtwell
Leadership & Organisational
Development, Solace
Tracy Brennand
Assistant Director of HR/OD,
Tameside Council & PPMA
board memeber
Mike Burton
Editorial Director, The MJ
Swati Bisht-Rawat
Head of Talent, Performance and
Innovation, Westminster City Council
& PPMA Peer into the Future winner
2021 & PPMA board member
Natasha Brown
Director of Human Resources,
London Borough of Waltham
Forest & PPMA board member
James Bird
Employee Relations Lead
Human Resources,
Gloucestershire County Council
& PPMA Board member
Mo Baines
Chief Executive at Association for
Public Service Excellence (APSE)

3. Thank you to all of our Judges
Naomi Cooke
Head of Workforce, LGA
Shokat Lal
Chief Executive, Sandwell
Metropolitan Borough Council
Nadira Hussain
Chief Executive, Socitm
Daphne Doody - Green
Head of CIPD Northern England
Leanne Furnell
Director of Workforce, NHS
North East and North Cumbria
& PPMA board member
Steve Davies
Head of Workforce, London
Regional Employers & Past
PPMA President 2020—2022
Rebecca Davis
Chief Executive, West Midland
Employers
Andy Dodman
Chief Officer Human Resources,
Leeds City Council & PPMA VP
Rebecca Lea
Strategic Lead for Workforce
Inclusion, at Greater Manchester
Combined Authority (GMCA) &
PPMA board member
Sonia Grewal
Director of HR & OD, Swindon
Borough Council & PPMA board
member

4. Thank you to all of our Judges
Victoria Lee
Assistant Director of HR and
Organisational Development,
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough
Council & PPMA board member
Nichola Mann
Acting Joint Director for People &
Governance for Brentwood Borough
Council and Rochford District Council
& PPMA board member
Gordon McFarlane
PPMA President & Assistant
Director – Corporate Services,
Leicestershire County Council
Marie Mettam
PPMA Peer into the Future Winner
2023 & PPMA board member
&Strategic HR Business Partner,
Lincolnshire County Council
Caroline Nugent
PPMA Ambassador & Past PPMA
President 2017 – 2018
Senior Executive Human Resources
Nimisha Patel
Assistant Head of HR, onesource
& PPMA board member
Barry Pirie
PPMA Sponsorships Manager
Mark Porter
Head of HR Operations at
OneSource & PPMA board member
Neisha Porter
Head of Organisational Development,
London Borough of Sutton & PPMA
board member
Rob Moss
Editor, Personnel Today

5. Thank you to all of our Judges
Helen Scott
Executive Director, UHR
Fiona Thompson
Head of People Management,
Lincolnshire County Council
Shires Network Lead & PPMA
board member
Chris Twigg
Founding director of Inner
Circle Consulting
Sue Williams
Independent HR Consultant,
Organisational Change
Specialist, Mediator & Coach,
People Street Ltd
Steve Walker-Whitehead
Director of Human Resources
and Organisational
Development, London
Borough of Hounslow &
PPMA Vice President
Heartfelt thanks for all of your invaluable time and expertise in evaluating this year's awards.
Your dedication is truly appreciated.

6. Best Creative Concept
Recruitment Campaign

7. SHORTLISTED
Buckinghamshire Council
Durham County Council
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Northumberland County Council
Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) with Stafford Long
Wigan Council

8. Best Candidate Experience

9. SHORTLISTED
London Borough of Sutton Council
Rochdale Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Tile Hill

10. Public Sector HR & OD Team of
the Year

11. SHORTLISTED
East of England Local Government Association, Employer Services Team
oneSource (Havering and Newham Council), Contract Specialist Team
Stockport Council, HR & OD Team
Wigan Council HR & OD Team

12. Best Organisation Development
Programme

13. SHORTLISTED
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Walsall Council
Wigan Council

14. Best Workforce Transformation /
Change Initiative

15. SHORTLISTED
Bury Council
North West London Pathology
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

16. Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative

17. SHORTLISTED
Breckland District Council
Lincolnshire County Council
London Borough Waltham Forest Council
Northumberland County Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

18. Best Employer & TU / Employee
Partnership

19. SHORTLISTED
East of England Local Government Association, Employer Services Team
London Borough of Islington (with trade union colleagues)
Together for Children, Sunderland and UNISON
Wigan Council (and Trade Union colleagues)

20. Best Learning & Development
Award

21. SHORTLISTED
Acivico Group
PwC
Rochdale Borough Council
Shropshire Council
Together for Children, Sunderland

22. Best Talent Programme

23. SHORTLISTED
Breckland District Council
British Transport Police
Essex County Council
London Borough of Sutton
Northumberland County Council
Tendring District Council

24. Best Inclusion & Diversity
Programme / Initiative

25. SHORTLISTED
Leicester City Council
Local Government Association (LGA)
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Tendring District Council
Together for Children, Sunderland

26. Best Partnership / Collaboration

27. SHORTLISTED
AVC Wise and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
East of England Local Government Association, South West Councils and the LGA
Matrix & Hackney Works
PeopleScout & National Highways
Rochdale Borough Council/ Northern Care Alliance & HMR People
West Midlands Employers in Partnership with Opus People Solutions

28. Service Superstar Team Award

29. SHORTLISTED
Essex County Council
Swindon Borough Council

30. PPMA Special Award
A Lifetime of Outstanding
Contribution to the Sector
Specialist award to be announced at our Awards evening dinner
Thursday 25th April
Birmingham Conference & Events Centre

31. GOLD AWARD
Being announced at our Awards evening dinner
Thursday 25th April
Birmingham Conference & Events Centre