Angela O'Connor
Angela O'Connor is head of profession for police HR staff in England and Wales and leads on Police Learning, Development and Leadership, and People Strategy.NPIA Chief People Officer
Following a number of years in the private sector she has spent the majority of her career in the public sector. She has been in senior HR roles at three London local authorities, Haringey, Hackney and Enfield.
Her HR teams have been the recipients of numerous awards for equality and diversity, recruitment and innovative HR practices. She was head hunted from Enfield to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in 2002 where she led a national HR team determined to ensure the CPS became a world class prosecuting authority.
She was named the Personnel Director of the Year in 2005 at the Telegraph Business Awards, and HR Director of the Year 2005 at the Personnel Today Awards. She is a trustee of The Employers Forum on Age and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. Angela O'Connor is the Past President of The Public Sector People Managers Association and she was the first Civil Servant President in the organisation's 30 year history 2006/2007.
