HCSF Seeks More Partnership With CIPM On Civil Service Reforms

ABUJA – Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, has solicited more collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), to drive the implementation of the ongoing reform initiatives as encapsulated in the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP-25).

Walson-Jack stated in Abuja this during a courtesy visit to her office by the management of the Institute led by the President and Chairman of the Governing Council, Ahmed Ladan Gobir.

While highlighting the importance of the reforms, the HCSF explained that the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation was determined to fast-track the implementation of the reforms and would cherish more collaboration with the Institute.

Walson-Jack identified the area of such collaboration with CIPM on the FCSSIP-25 plan pillar 1 which is, on Capability Building and Talent Management; expressing optimism that the partnership with CIPM would help in achieving the pillar’s goal.

The HCSF informed the team about the establishment of War Rooms to address each of the six pillars and enablers of the reform plan, adding that the war rooms is expected to tackle the challenges of each pillar and help to accelerate the reforms.

“The war room is the traction we want to bring to bear in accelerating the reforms”, she added.

This was contained in a statement issued by Mrs.Eno Olotu, Head, Information & Public Relations, in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.

While congratulating the HCSF on her well-deserved appointment, the President of the CIPM, Gobir, stated that the Institute was committed to continuing its collaboration with the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, given its importance to national development.

Gobir explained that one of such collaborations is the implementation of Performance Management System, which has been a landmark in modernising and streamlining the performance evaluation process in the Service.

He said CIPM is the apex body statutorily recognised for regulating the practice of Human Resource Management in Nigeria.