The National Assembly for Wales has achieved the Investors in People (IiP) Gold standard award for the third time.
Investors in People is the UK’s leading people management business improvement standard. It is used by tens of thousands of organisations in more than 50 countries. It enables organisations to benchmark themselves against some of the best employers in the world and only a small handful achieve the Gold Award.
The Llywydd, Elin Jones AM said,
“The work that the Assembly Commission staff carry out is invaluable to us as Assembly Members. They enable us to carry out the Assembly’s democratic work; representing the interests of Wales and its people, make laws for Wales and hold the Welsh Government to account.
The Gold standard award from Investors in People demonstrates that the Assembly is delivering in terms of investing in its staff. That commitment will continue as we strive to improve on what are already excellent parliamentary services.”
The Assembly’s Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly, Claire Clancy said,
“The Commission’s achievements would not be possible without the hard work, dedication and the high calibre of the Assembly staff, across all areas of the organisation.
Through the brilliant staff who work here, we are committed to delivering all aspects of the Commission’s responsibilities with pace, professional expertise, a strong service ethos and with transparency and accountability.
I am enormously proud of the achievements of the staff who work for the Commission, and I am delighted that they are being recognised through the number of awards won by the Assembly, including IiP Gold. It is a pleasure to lead such a talented and motivated team.”
The Investors in People report, which accompanies the award, said that the National Assembly’s key strengths included:
- A clarity of purpose, vision and objectives that has been well communicated across the whole organisation.
- Excellent understanding of both the key “customers” of the organisation and the wider community, their needs and the provision of key services that satisfy these needs with excellence and in a cost-effective manner.
- A strong commitment from everyone across the organisation to deliver the key goals and priorities of the organisation.
- Strong leadership from the top, identifying how the landscape and environment in which the organisation operates will be changing, and the implications of such changes for the organisation itself.
- The existence of an ethos that people across the organisation identify with, where they understand and consistently behave in accordance with the Values that support this culture.
- A sense from most people that they feel high performance and working hard will be recognised by the organisation.
- A way of working where teamwork and collaboration is both encouraged, commonplace, and where people strive to work effectively across different Departments.
- A drive to improve and ensure that the organisation continues to thrive in the future.