Live Webinar – October 7th 2020 8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT
Live Webinar – October 7th 2020 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

This webinar is the first of three in a series hosted jointly between the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and the Association for Project Management (APM).

This session will aim to generate a conversation around Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in Project Delivery (PD), in both the public and private sectors.

This first session, held in October, will discuss the recently launched D&I strategy for the PD profession, why it’s important, and the challenges currently facing the profession in this area.

Glenda Joseph & Her Fellow Presenters Will Discuss:

This session will discuss the gathered evidence of what good D&I practice looks like; what needs to be done in relation to Inclusion, & how we can improve Diversity in relation to Representation, Progression and Support of BAME and Women staff.

They have been piloting the following initiatives:

• Bitesize Insight Groups on Inclusion; BAME and Women staff’s representation, progression and support.
• Bitesize Insight Groups on attraction to the PD Profession of potential BAME and Women new entrants.
• Reverse Mentoring Pilots for Women and BAME staff.
• Sponsorship Pilots for BAME and Women staff.
• Role Models, Champions and Allies in support of D&I work across the profession.
• Story Telling – Case Studies and Blogs.
• Showcasing good practice and successes.

The pilots run until the end of September 2020, whereby an evaluation will take place to inform what we have learned and what works well for HMRC’s PD Profession, as well as feeding into the wider IPA D&I Strategy and Action Plan.

Presenters:

Fiona Spencer (LinkedIn profile) is the Director of Function, Profession & Standards at the IPA.  Over her career, Fiona has led a range of major government projects in technology, shared services and business transformation in the home affairs, criminal justice and mental health areas. Previous roles have included leading work throughout government & graduated from the Government Major Projects Leadership Academy in 2014.

Karina Singh (LinkedIn profile) is the Senior Responsible Officer for the Local Land Charges Programme, accountable to Parliament for the successful delivery of this complex and ambitious agenda, to migrate local land charges services from local authorities to HM Land Registry. Karina has been a civil servant for 30+ years, mainly in HM Revenue and Customs and HM Treasury, as well as spending sometime in the private sector.

Matt Grey, (LinkedIn profile) is head of the PD function in the Department for International Trade (DIT), and oversees DIT’s portfolio of major projects and the PD centre of excellence. He also sponsors the development of DIT’s PD professionals, as well as building project capability in the department more broadly. Matt has also recently been leading DIT’s EU Exit and Transition Period preparations. Previously he spent 10 years in the Ministry of Justice in a range of roles covering PD, finance, strategy, and people. Alongside the day job, Matt is a keen diversity champion and, as Chair of the department’s LGBT+ Network, oversaw DIT’s rise from 227th to 30th in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, becoming a Top Trans Employer in the process.

Glenda Joseph,  (LinkedIn profile) HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ;  is the D&I Project Manager with HMRC, is responsible for delivering the D&I Projects across the PD Profession. Glenda is on loan to the IPA to develop D&I Initiatives across the Government PD Profession, including delivering pilot projects within HMRC.

Yusuf Bhula, Ministry of Justice (MoJ); has been a civil servant for 15+years and has worked in a number of roles in operational delivery and contract management before moving into project delivery about five years ago. He has worked on a range of projects across the MoJ as well as in the PD Centre of Excellence. Yusuf truly believes that people are at the heart of delivering change, so it’s vital that we reflect the diversity of the society we serve. It is crucial everyone has the same opportunity to succeed and we challenge any barriers.

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