OUTSTANDING achievements within the HR profession will be celebrated at this year’s CIPD Northern Ireland Awards.
The event, now firmly established as a key awards gala for the Human Resources profession in Northern Ireland, will take place in Titanic Belfast for the second year with recruitment specialists Grafton as the principal sponsor.
Held on May 18 awards will be presented to teams, individuals and organisations across ten categories, highlighting the depth of excellence within the profession in Northern Ireland.
This year’s categories are: Best Change Management Initiative, Consultant or Consultancy Team of the Year; HR Team of the Year; Best Employee Engagement Strategy; HR Director of the Year; Health and Wellbeing Award; Most Effective Organisational Learning and Development (L&D) Strategy; Outstanding HR Student of the Year and Talent Management Programme of the Year.
CIPD NI’s Executive Committee will also be presenting the Chair’s Special Achievement Award on the night, which will recognise an individual, team or organisation who has made a significant contribution to the profession.
In all categories the judges will be looking for clear evidence that a particular people management and development initiative or project contributed to organisational sustainability and success plus innovation and creativity that set standards of best practice and measurable results.
Launching the awards Managing Director of Grafton Recruitment, Pete Feldman said: “As one of the leading recruitment providers in Ireland, we are delighted to be supporting CIPD as headline sponsor for the 2017 awards. Last year’s event in Titanic Belfast was fantastic. There was a really positive energy at the event and the calibre of all entrants just highlights the wealth of talent we have in the HR profession in Northern Ireland.”
Lynn Carson, Chair of CIPD NI said she is delighted to host the awards in Titanic Belfast for the second year running and explained that the awards provide a fantastic opportunity for Northern Ireland’s HR, L&D and personnel development professionals to gain recognition for the quality of the work and innovation they are delivering across the private, public and voluntary sectors with the standard of entries getting higher and higher each year.
Lynn added: “We are very excited about taking this event back to Titanic Belfast especially after being crowned World’s Best Tourist Attraction last year.
I would urge all individuals and employers, large and small, to enter the awards this year and join us at the Gala to enjoy what will be a fantastic evening celebrating the impressive work of our local HR Professionals.”
CIPD, the professional body Launching the CIPD Northern Ireland Awards 2017 are Principal Sponsors, Claire Dooher, Regional Director and Pete Feldman, Managing Director, Grafton Recruitment, Mark Reilly, Classified Advertising Manager, Belfast Telegraph and Lynn Carson, Chair for CIPD NI for HR and people development, has more than 3000 members in Northern Ireland and has been setting the benchmark for excellence in people and organisations for more than 100 years.
Belfast Telegraph’s Nijobfinder is once again the official media partner of the CIPD NI 2017 Awards and Classified Advertising Manager, Mark Reilly said: “Belfast Telegraph Nijobfinder is delighted to continue its support of the prestigious CIPD NI Awards and encourages organisations to enter the 2017 awards and help to celebrate the success of professionals who help shape the future of Northern Ireland.”
Entries and bookings open on January 24 with the closing date for entries set for March 20. CIPD will host a 2017 awards launch event on January 24 at Belfast Castle. Full details on the event and how to enter the awards can be found at www.cipdniawards.co.uk.