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Jo Sweetland, Managing Director
“A global talent advisory firm, Green Park is an industry pioneer in building diverse, senior leadership teams and more equitable workplace cultures.”
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Jo Heath, Managing Partner and Head of DICE
“Championing Diversity & Inclusion since our inception, we are driven by the core belief that there’s no shortage of talent, only opportunity.”
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Kai Adams, Managing Partner
“We deliver sustainable business value on a global scale to help organisations bring the future into focus.”
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Trevor Phillips, Chair
"Our clients benefit from our data-rich insights into what will drive productivity today and continue innovation through turbulence tomorrow.”
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Jo Sweetland, Managing Director
"Our candidate care lasts long past the point of placement and is key to the rich relationships we build from a foundation of trust, authenticity, transparency and inclusion."
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Raj Tulsiani, CEO & Co-Founder
“We founded Green Park in 2006 with a mission to change the face of leadership. We retain that same passion and entrepreneurial spirit today as when we started.”
The Requirement
Comparison to this role: Director General recruitment for a major department in a Corporate Services Role spanning private and public sectors.
Green Park was commissioned to find a new Chief People Officer and EXCOM Member for HMRC in August 2024. The new CPO would be responsible for all aspects of the People Pillar and workforce planning. They were also to be a pivotal member of the Permanent Secretary’s Executive Committee with additional responsibility for a range of wider corporate functions.
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The Challenge
This was the first role of its type at HMRC. The role is huge with 60,000 employees and a need to recruit 5,000 more. We conducted a rigorous 4 x week search across private and public sectors in the UK. We spoke to over 250 sources, including the CXs of the majority of the FTSE100 and all major Government Departments. We built a list of 87 targets almost entirely through recommendations and referrals.
The Result
We longlisted 8 x candidates of which 4 were female, 4 were male. We shortlisted 5 candidates 4 females and 1 male. Within that group was LGBTQ+ identification and ethno-cultural diversity. Socio-economic diversity was present through bands B-D. The appointed candidate was a female – Helen Pickles from DWP.
