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the search is on for hr’s superstars in 2022
By Teresa Flannigan
Nomination’s for this years Hr NETWORK National Awards 2022 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute have opened, and this is your chance to RECOGNISE, ACKOWLEDGE and REWARD your Scottish HR Superstars in 2022.
Over the past 2 years or so, we have seen the incredible contribution that HR and people professionals have made to help businesses adapt to the all-new way of working in a post-pandemic world.
With 18 awards categories, which are FREE to enter, this is your chance to RECOGNISE, ACKOWLEDGE and REWARD your HR Superstars with the award categories determining the top performing HR people, teams, projects and organisations within the Scottish people development and management industry.
The ‘Nominations Intention’ scheme captures early interest from those intending to nominate and provides support and ongoing updates on all the categories during the nominations process, running from 1st March to 31st May 2022.
Following the incredible success of the Awards and Gala Dinner in November 2021, the search is on for those HR and people professionals, who have gone above and beyond in delivering a first class service to the business.
This years’ awards gala dinner is in extremely high demand and organisations wishing to host a table of 10 are strongly advised to secure their table as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Those that do manage to attend as table hosts will see the 2022 winners being announced at the hugely anticipated annual Hr NETWORK Awards Gala Dinner taking place at the hugely impressive Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 10th November 2022.
The awards categories are judged in two sections, People categories and Project categories.
People
These categories focus on individuals (except for the HR Team category). Judges are looking for exceptional individuals who MUST demonstrate that they are at the top in their respective role.
Projects
These categories focus on projects/specific initiatives that have had a measurable impact in the organisation.
Award categories and typical nomination summary:
Learning & Development Award of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or can be Trainers /Training Managers. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Manager who has responsibility for training/organisation development within the organisation.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/learning-and-developmentaward-of-the-year/
HR Specialist of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees in this category provide leadership and expert advice on discreet areas of HR. The types of role are likely to be middle to senior level HR practitioners that may be, for example, responsible for Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Wellbeing, Resourcing, Reward, HR Systems. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Managers who has responsibility for HR within the organisation.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-Specialist-of-the-year/
HR Graduate of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees will typically be early career graduates who graduated in a CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development) recognised HRM qualification, on or after the 1st September 2021. Nominees in this category will be nominated by their lecturers or course tutors rather than their employers.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-Graduate-of-the-year/
HR Project of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations in this category will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or be individuals or teams who have successfully delivered a significant people focused project with a sustained high level of excellence throughout the projects lifetime. Nominees will be nominated by the Chief Executive or Senior Manager responsible for commissioning the project.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-project-of-the-year/
HR Assistant/HR Officer of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees will be entry-level HR practitioners whose role generally involves providing administrative support within the HR function. They may work in a general administration support function within HR or within a specific HR discipline such as recruitment, learning and development or reward, for example. Nominees at this level may also include HR practitioners who provide advice and guidance to staff and managers within the organisation. Nominees will be nominated by Head of HR or Manager responsible for HR within the organisation - Read more:
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-assistantofficer-of-theyear/
Attraction and Resourcing Award of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or senior managers, in-house resourcing/recruitment specialists or teams responsible for key talent attraction and recruitment initiatives. Such individuals may be part of the HR/OD function or may be part of an in-house recruitment function. Nominees will be nominated by the Head of HR, Executive Director or CEO.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/attraction-resourcing-awardof-the-year/
Diversity & Inclusion Award of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or will typically be senior managers or specialists responsible for the overall planning and implementation of a key diversity & inclusion strategy. Such individuals may not necessarily be members of the HR/OD function. Nominees will be nominated by the Chief Executive or Executive Director.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/diversity-and-inclusion-ofthe-year/
HR Business Partner of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees will be senior HR professionals within an organisation who work in partnership with the business to provide specialist strategic, support and influence that enable key clients to effectively deliver their people plans. Provide a service that delivers best practice and commercially focused HR solutions that support the business area in conjunction with specialist HR functions, bringing people management expertise to business decisions and strategies and secures and/or delivers HR interventions and programmes to achieve business needs. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Managers who has responsibility for HR within the organisation.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-business-partner-of-theyear/
Employee Engagement Award of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or can typically be senior managers/specialists or teams responsible for the overall planning and implementation of key employee engagement and development initiatives and strategies. Such individuals may not necessarily be members of the HR/OD function Read more:
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/employee-engagementaward-of-the-year/
Organisational Development Award of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations may either be on behalf of the whole organisation or may be hired by organisations to undertake this specialist work such as Consultant/Manager/Specialist etc. Nominees in this category can be senior HR leaders or client organisations with regular contact with the individual who have supported the implementation of a programme to improve the organisation’s effectiveness and viability through the introduction of a revised organisational culture allowing the organisation to adapt to new technologies, competition, regulation or other commercial demands.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/organisational-developmentaward-of-the-year/
HR Manager/Advisor of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees in this category run or assist in running the people management functions that support the business. HR Manager/Advisor nominees must demonstrate leadership and direction to enable them to deliver a comprehensive HR service, be that through the HR Team or the Company as a whole. The role may be concerned with the provision of advice, guidance and support to managers in employee relations, discipline, grievance and absence management. Project management may also likely be a feature of the role and may include advice, support and guidance in organisational redesign, redundancy and restructuring programmes. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Manager who has responsibility for HR within the organisation - Read more:
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-manageradvisor-of-theyear/
Corporate Responsibility Award of the Year
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Typical Nominees: The nomination will normally be the whole organisation. The goal of Corporate Responsibility is to embrace responsibility for a company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees and communities within which they operate or have an impact. The Corporate Responsibility Award recognises those organisations and their associated partners who have implemented a highly successful and impactful CR campaign to date. The award also recognises the effective communication surrounding the CR approach and what employee engagement benefits have been realised by the organisation through its CR policy. Judges will be looking for organisations to match the rhetoric with real world practice that makes a positive impact. The Judges would expect to see evidence of commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals or Scotland’s Fair Work agenda or as an accredited Living Wage Employer.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/corporate-responsibilityaward-of-the-year/
Health & Wellbeing Award of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations will be for the whole organisation. This award will take in to consideration the positive culture and health and wellbeing practices being encouraged in the workplace by one of Scotland’s many positive organisations. The category acknowledge will reward organisations that can demonstrate their commitment to the health and wellbeing of their people through the application of a range of health and wellbeing programmes, which meet the needs of all staff.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/new-health-and-wellbeingof-the-year-award/
HR Team of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees in this category may be an established HR Team, or alternatively may have come together to form a team to complete a specific project. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or senior Managers who has responsibility for HR within the organisation. Please note that when nominating in this category, a nomination in one of the other categories is also required - Read more:
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-team-of-the-year/
Best Employer/Workplace of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominations will be for the whole organisation. This award will take in to consideration the positive culture and health and wellbeing practices being encouraged in the workplace by one of Scotland’s many positive organisations. Judges will be looking for empirical evidence such as external accreditations, for example, Living Wage, IIP, BITC, Healthy Working Lives and the like, but also by experiencing the culture and ‘feel’ of the organisation through a site visit.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/best-workplace-of-the-year/
Chief Executive of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees will be Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, General Manager or someone similar who has overall control of the business and to which the HR Director or Head of HR directly reports. Nominees will be nominated by the Chairman of the Board or an Executive Board Member.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/chief-executive-of-the-year/
HR Director of the Year
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Typical Nominees: Nominees will be the most senior HR professional within the organisation operating at or near Board level. They will be responsible for design and execution of an integrated HR strategy or plan. Roles at this level may typically be entitled Head of HR, People Director, Chief People Officer or similar. Nominees will be nominated by their Chief Executive or Chairman of the Board.
For further information visit:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-Director-of-the-year/
The Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR or The Lifetime Achievement Award is Scottish HR’s most prestigious award specifically given by the Judges to an individual who has an established history of distinguished service to the HR profession either as a practitioner, academic or someone who has successfully transcended different areas of the HR profession. The individual will have made a lasting contribution to HR practice and has demonstrated excellent leadership qualities and provided inspiration to others in the sector. The Award may be presented to an individual in recognition of their contribution to a new innovation, new knowledge, or ways to improve professional practice. Importantly, the contributions should be above and beyond the everyday and have had a long lasting impact in the HR sector.
Please note that nominations for this award are not requested, as the recipient of this award, will be chosen by the Judging Panel.
Nominations
To see the full criteria and to make your nomination, please log on to:
www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards - and select the Awards Nominations Form
If you have any enquiries in relation to nominations, sponsorship or becoming a table host at the Gala Dinner at the Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 10th November 2022, please contact: Tel: 0131 625 3267 or email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk
