Pink Shoe Ambassadors and the latest cohort of our BoardAble programme were at Admiralty House to discuss Public Appointments. The Government continues to strive to achieve greater diversity in Public Appointments. Having successfully reached the level of 44% for women in such roles there is still an emphasis on encouraging ever wider diversity.
This was clear from an inspiring address from the Minister, Matt Hancock, calling upon everyone present not only to apply themselves but to pass the message on to our various networks - if each of us introduces another 12 people, then the benefits of public appointees from the widest possible talent pool will be felt across the country.
Further
inspiration came from the keynote speaker, Natalie Campbell, who gave her top
tips for obtaining a public appointment - apply...apply again.. and go geek! Natalie explained she'd applied three times for her role, believing strongly that she had the right mix of skills and experience to truly add value. It was at the third try she 'went geek' to gather masses of information and approached the application with a truly tailored approach of her own USPs and how they matched the position.
It worked, and Natalie continues to make a big difference – a role model for us all.
Its why
Pink Shoe set up its BoardAble programme to support people already fully
capable of taking up a Ministerial Public Appointment, but to expedite the
process by providing shadowing experience with those already doing the job
along with tips and insights into these differences in the application process.