2024 Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence – open for entries
The 2024 Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence, which recognises innovation and excellent practice in recruitment across the Civil Service, is now open for entries.
This year, the Commissioners’ award will focus on openness in recruitment, looking for hiring teams who have made efforts to bring new skills and talent into the Civil Service by:
- innovative or new approaches to advertising vacancies externally
- providing support for candidates to enable them to make strong applications or prepare for Civil Service style interviews
- encouraging secondments from outside the Civil Service or
- encouraging candidates from local government and the wider public sector to apply for roles in the Civil Service
The judging panel this year will include Baroness Gisela Stuart, First Civil Service Commissioner, Joanna Abeyie, Civil Service Commissioner and social impact entrepreneur, and Tony Poulter, Civil Service Commissioner who was a PWC Partner for over 25 years and who now holds a range of Non-Executive roles in government and the private sector.
The application process runs from today until Wednesday 6th November. Please note: this deadline has now been extended to Friday 15th November.
Baroness Gisela Stuart, First Civil Service Commissioner, said:
“We know from our work as a regulator there is some truly outstanding recruitment practice in departments and agencies. The aim of the Commissioners’ Mark of Excellence is to share examples of what can be achieved and to celebrate those hiring teams that go the extra mile to attract talented people who might not have previously considered a career in the Civil Service. Further information can be found on our website. We are looking forward to reviewing your entries’
The winners of the 2024 Mark of Excellence will be announced by the end of the year. Winners of the Mark of Excellence are able to display the logo on all their recruitment advertising for one year.
Please download the application form here.
