Kate is an HR and project delivery expert and leads the People and Operational Management Insights team. Prior to joining the NAO, Kate worked in the civil service for 30 years in corporate centre roles, including in the Cabinet Office, as Group Human Resources Director at the Department for Transport, and as Co-Director of the Corporate Centre at the Department for Exiting the EU.
Kate is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Contact Kate about challenges facing government in service delivery, workforce, people skills and capability management.
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