At Veredus we have over 20 years experience of supporting central government develop its leadership capability and capacity to meet the challenges of a modern democracy in an increasingly diverse and competitive world.
We have an in-depth understanding of the demands placed on central Government departments, executive agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies.
The drive for greater efficiencies, greater customer focus, and improved performance, requires a different approach to the leadership of these organisations and a different range of skills and abilities.
We have a strong track record in supporting central government clients in making the right choices in bringing new talent to the Civil Service from other sectors.
For example we recently assisted a government department in recruiting a Director General position securing a senior executive from local government and similarly assisted a government department in securing a high-flying CFO from the commercial sector.
Whether it is to build leadership or management capability or to enhance professional functions such as finance, human resources, information technology, customer insight and marketing, we understand the scale and complexity candidates will face - and can assess their ability to make the transition into a policy led, political environment (at either executive or non executive level).
Our clients remain with us because we offer the flexibility, capability and expertise they need.
Unlike many of our competitors, we have a strong track record of supporting clients throughout the entire life cycle of transformational change.
Often we work in consortia with other major contractors delivering a tangible, long-term solution that both enhances the human capital of the client organisation and provides real benefit to taxpayers and consumers.
Examples include an ongoing finance transformation programme for the DWP, the re-organisation of the central headquarters of Arts Council England, and the merging of departments within the Welsh Assembly Government in preparation for devolution.
But it doesn’t stop there. We have unrivalled experience in supporting Government start ups, under-pinned by wide ranging research on best practice. Examples include supporting the establishment execuitve and non-executive boards of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, and most recently the Local Better Regulation Office.
Our ability to call upon content specialists and experienced consultants with grounded sector knowledge means that we are able to provide added value beyond pure recruitment - and can offer advice on broader talent management issues including team building and board assessment.
Our clients remain with us because we offer the flexibility, capability and expertise they need.
Our recruitment processes are thorough and quality-driven to ensure we meet the most testing of standards, whether they be regulated by the Office of the Commission for Public Appointments or the Civil Service Commission.
We pride ourselves on delivering a diverse choice of candidates and invest heavily in developing the careers of under-represented groups through our Job Hunting Workshops, Female Leadership events and Interim Management workshops.
We also invest in career counselling for current senior civil servants to support their development and capability and offer world class psychological assessment to identify leadership potential and growth.
“Pride, Passion, Professionalism and Pace” is the Cabinet Secretary’s mantra for a forward-looking, flexible and dynamic Civil Service.
And these are also the values we aspire to in delivering first class services for our central Government clients.