OUTSTANDING achievements within the HR profession will be celebrated at the CIPD Northern Ireland Awards gala 2016.
Titanic Belfast is this year’s venue for an event which is now firmly established on the Human Resources calendar. At the May 19 gala, awards will be presented to teams, individuals and organisations, highlighting the depth of excellence within the profession in Northern Ireland. Recruitment specialists Brightwater are the principal sponsor.
The award categories have been amended for 2016 with the addition of the Talent Management Programme of the Year and Most Effective Recruitment Strategy prizes. They replace Change Management and Building HR Capability accolades.
Once again there will be 10 category prizes. The other categories are: 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 Strategy; Outstanding HR Student of the Year and Most Effective Recruitment Strategy.
CIPD NI’s Executive Committee will also be presenting the Chair’s Special Achievement Award, which will recognise an individual, team or organisation who has made a significant contribution to the profession in Northern Ireland.
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.
Launching the awards, Stephanie Mulholland associate director of Brightwater said: “We are delighted to be supporting the CIPD as headline sponsor for the fourth year running. We have a strong relationship with the CIPD and the HR community in Northern Ireland so it’s great to sponsor these awards where you get to see so much HR talent in the one room, celebrating successes and recognising new initiatives in organisations across the province. Last year’s event in Belfast City Hall was superb. There was a really positive, celebratory and competitive mood in the room and it made for a fantastic evening.”
Beth McMaw, event lead at CIPD NI said she is confident Titanic Belfast will be another great venue for the gala.
She explained the awards provide a fantastic opportunity for Northern Ireland’s HR 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.
Beth added: “We are very excited about taking this event to the iconic Titanic Belfast building. I would urge individuals and employers, large and small, to enter the awards this year.”
The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has more than 3,000 members in Northern Ireland. Belfast Telegraph nijobfinder is the official media partner of the CIPD NI 2016 Awards. Belfast Telegraph nijobfinder is delighted to support this prestigious event by CIPD and encourages celebrating the success of professionals who help shape the future of Northern Ireland. Entries open on January 29 and the closing date for entries is March 18.