The Government People Function is at the heart of the Government’s ambitions to build a skilled, and modern and effective Civil Service.
In the Government People Function you’ll make a difference to the way the Civil Service does business by looking after our most precious resource – our people.
“With the Government People Function, you’ll work on some of the most complex and important workforce issues in the world, delivering to over 500,000 civil servants. With the nature of work changing faster than ever before, there has never been a more exciting time to join our community.”
Fiona Ryland
Government Chief People Officer and Head of Government People Function
Making the Civil Service a great place to work
The Government People Function (GPF) is the cross-government community of 12,000 civil servants who support the delivery of HR in the Civil Service.
In the People Function you will have the opportunity to tackle some of the most complex and important workforce challenges a HR professional can face, working across all HR disciplines and job families.
From overseeing the learning and development for over 500,000 employees, to developing new ways to assess and manage a rapidly changing workforce, the scale, complexity and impact of our work is without parallel.
With the nature of work and the workplace changing faster than ever before, there has never been a better time to join our community as we seek to build a skilled and modern workforce and develop inspiring leaders.
View the latest opportunities to become part of our cross-government community.
“I love working in the People Function because of the variety of roles on offer within any one department’s HR team. From Learning & Development, or Apprenticeship Strategy to Recruitment, Pay & Reward or Diversity & Inclusion, there are so many different areas to work in and across.”
Hannah
Learning and Development Coordinator, Cabinet Office
Our people
The Government People Function is here to enable and support you every step of the way on your career journey within the Civil Service.
We’ll invest in your career and development, giving you the tools to help you develop alongside:
- the opportunity to work on some of the most complex and exciting workforce challenges in the world
- access to an exceptional HR learning and development curriculum, including bespoke programmes and CIPD qualifications
- flexible working patterns, with a diverse and inclusive working environment
- events, mentoring and networking opportunities across all grades, departments and disciplines in government
- clear standards, roles and defined career progression through our HR Career Framework
The Civil Service People Plan
A shared aim of all civil servants working in the People Function is to support the delivery of the Civil Service People Plan.
It outlines our big people challenges and sets a clear direction for the Civil Service to be the most dynamic, skilled and efficient that it can be.
Just starting your HR career?
We offer numerous opportunities to join the People Function if you are just starting out your HR career journey:
- Human Resources Fast Stream – in the Fast Stream you’ll be empowered to shape your career in postings across government departments where you’ll play an active role in solving some of the most important HR challenges in government.
- HR Apprenticeship – many departmental roles offer HR apprenticeships, allowing you to gain unique work experience and learn on the job
Make a difference to the way the Civil Service does business by looking after our most precious resource – our people.
All Human Resources vacancies are advertised on Civil Service Jobs.
Government People Group (GPG) is the functional and strategic centre for the People Function.