Premium Insights and analysis Public service can be complex but integrity and community engagement will guide the way Community & Social Every top bureaucrat will need to find the right balance in their work when delivering a government agenda. It's a messy and challenging tension.
Premium Interviews Does a modern public servant need to chalk-up career runs in the private sector? Thursday May 19, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal IPAA Victoria Fellow Adam Fennessy speaks on the trajectory of a modern public servant increasingly involves some time spent working in the private sector.
Premium Interviews A look under the hood of Victoria’s post pandemic budget Tuesday May 17, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Mandarin speaks with a top public servant from the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet about how the state budget has been designed with…
Victorian public servants celebrated for ‘extraordinary’ service during COVID-19 pandemic Monday May 2, 2022 By Melissa Coade Leadership Advice and Insights IPAA's 2022 Public Sector Women awards recognise leaders across Victoria’s government departments and agencies. List of winners here.
IPAA Victoria boss Nina Cullen on the opportunities for the public sector going forward Wednesday May 26, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The new head of IPAA's Victorian branch puts forward her vision for the organisation, including building strong partnerships with public sector organisations.
Victorian public servants recognised for ‘extraordinary’ leadership Wednesday April 21, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News Here are the Institute of Public Administration Australia Victoria's latest Leadership in the Public Sector Award winners.
IPAA Victoria names top 50 public sector women for 2020 Thursday September 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Outstanding women working in the Victorian Public Sector have been celebrated at IPAA Victoria’s Top 50 Public Sector Women event. Full list of winners within.
IPAA Victoria celebrates women in emergency management for International Women’s Day Monday March 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Women in emergency management, gender discrimination in the workplace, and the art of leadership took the focus at IPAA Victoria's International Women’s Day dinner event…
All the winners from the IPAA Victoria public sector awards Thursday February 20, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Victorian public servants have been acknowledged for their outstanding achievements in the public sector. The Leadership in the Public Sector Awards 2019 winners were revealed…
Flex talk, more than action Thursday November 30, 2017 By David Donaldson Features Agencies have the language around flexible work down pat, but many aren't walking the talk. A recent panel looked at how individuals are making flex…
'Stop trying to fix women — fix the system' Tuesday August 22, 2017 By David Donaldson Career Advice It's still true that the higher you go in the public service, the fewer women there are. Progress is not happening fast enough for many,…
Are government behavioural insights trials ethical? Thursday May 5, 2016 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Simply rolling out an untested idea often has fewer roadblocks than researching whether it works, but that doesn't make it ethical. Behavioural insights experts in…
Kerry Arabena: the unfinished business with Australia's First Peoples Monday June 29, 2015 By Kerry Arabena Features IPAA's Jackomos Oration is given in honour of Alick and Merle Jackomos who together made an immense contribution to Indigenous communities in Victoria and around…
Step out of the silos for Public Sector Week Friday June 19, 2015 By Harley Dennett News No matter where you are in Australia, keep an eye out for the hashtag #publicsectorweek from June 22-26 for discussion and ideas from the inaugural…
New CEO for IPAA Victoria Tuesday May 19, 2015 By The Mandarin News Rachel Cooper is to take over as IPAA Victoria CEO next month, in time for the state's inaugural Public Sector Week.