Connect with our team in Northern Ireland
Join us in championing better work and working lives with our 4,000 members across Northern Ireland
Join us in championing better work and working lives with our 4,000 members across Northern Ireland
Connect with other people professionals at our very own annual conference and HR Awards ceremony. Join our practitioner networks. Learn about key employment law differences across the UK. Read Working lives in Northern Ireland, our analysis of local job quality. Take part in our learning events and policy campaigns.
Celebrating the best in HR and people management in Northern Ireland
The CIPD Awards in Northern Ireland are the most prestigious and highly regarded awards for the HR profession in Northern Ireland.
The awards celebrate the contribution of people professionals to the success of public and private sector organisations.
Through an engaging judging process, the awards identify individuals, organisations and practices that are championing better work and working lives in Northern Ireland.
The CIPD in Northern Ireland Awards celebrate organisations who are championing better work and working lives through the contribution of their HR and people management teams. Find out about the 2023 winners on our website.
Click to view details of our upcoming events for our Public Policy Forum and Senior People Professionals Network in Northern Ireland.
This forum, open to members and non-members, brings together people professionals with an interest in helping the CIPD to influence public policy. We consult and engage with policymakers on workplace practices by sharing our insights and analysis on labour market trends.
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This peer-to-peer network brings together senior HR, L&D and OD professionals from across Northern Ireland to network, learn and debate key issues affecting our profession and the future of work.
Our volunteer-run Northern Ireland branch delivers local events, learning opportunities, professional networks and special interest groups. The branch committee collaborates with the CIPD team to shape our national conferences and awards, identify opportunities and act as an advisory board to ensure everything we do in Northern Ireland is relevant and impactful.
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How we’re championing better work and working lives across Northern Ireland
The CIPD’s 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election manifesto
Vivien’s passion is unlocking the true potential of individuals and the companies that they work for, which is why she loves her role as Senior Employer Solutions Manager for the CIPD in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Working directly with organisations, Vivien partners with clients to build the capability, impact and credibility of their HR and people functions in order to deliver business outcomes.
Having held multiple senior roles specialising in people development and organisational change, Vivien brings her extensive experience, expertise and energy to this role.
Whether it's establishing what good looks like, assessing current capabilities, providing industry-leading people development programmes, professionalising the people function, or becoming organisationally recognised as a CIPD People Development Partner, Vivien is the person to speak to.
Established by the Department for the Economy, the Northern Ireland Skills Council brings policymakers, business leaders, trade unions and educators together to provide advice and support on Northern Ireland’s Skills Strategy.
Belfast Business Promise is a new accreditation for employers working to improve Belfast. Working together to make Belfast a better city involves providing good jobs, whilst also supporting a sustainable local economy and building a healthier city for everyone. The pledge aims to create a community of organisations committed to improving how they do business together.
Championing better work and working lives
At the CIPD, we champion better work and working lives. We help organisations to thrive by focusing on their people, supporting economies and society for the future. We lead debate as the voice for everyone wanting a better world of work.