Lichfield DC
Workforce innovator
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Simon Fletcher, chief executive of Lichfield DC, is disrupting how local government thinks about workforce reward, retention and recruitment. He is tackling, head on, issues of organisational resilience, experienced by the whole of local government and rethinking the relationship with our workforce. He has radically changed Lichfield DC for the better, all whilst having a laser-focus on the belonging and wellbeing of staff. Taking lessons from the private sector, he is championing investing in creating the best physical, cultural, and rewarding environment, to help us to achieve our aim of becoming the local employer of choice.
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Workforce innovator
About Category
This award aims to recognise an exceptional individual in local government who has developed innovative solutions to enable their council and its partners to manage a challenging workforce situation, whether as a result of national or local issues. They will have been instrumental in leading its effective implementation, demonstrating the qualities of resilience, compassion, flexibility, innovation and creativity in the face of adversity.
Anyone working in local government at any level is eligible to apply, whether or not their core role is in HR or similar. This is not a lifetime achievement award – it is a reflection of the individual’s contribution predominantly during the period in question.
The individual needs to still be working in local government at the time of the announcement of the Awards shortlist and have no plans or expectation to not be working in local government at the time of the Awards ceremony.
We welcome entries from candidates themselves or nominations from those who wish to highlight an individual they believe merits this recognition.
Entries should include:
The individual’s job title, with an explanation of their remit and expected responsibilities;
A description of the exceptional challenges they have faced in the period in question and how they overcame them;
An explanation of why their work was out of the ordinary, for instance why what they did was innovative, their ability to work alongside other people including internal and external partners where relevant and the level of dedication and resilience that they displayed;
How they demonstrated leadership in delivering innovation
Evidence of the success of their work in terms of goals accomplished and any data confirming this
Award entries will be judged upon
The scale of the qualities demonstrated by the individual – such as innovation, resilience, compassion, flexibility and creativity, as well as evidence of the impact it has had;
The extent to which their work can inspire and influence the rest of local government;
The individual’s ability to network, influence, share knowledge and offer support across the system, potentially including with partner organisations, councillors and at all levels of the council;
The extent of their commitment to bring about improvement