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Public Service Career & Professions

Wayne Wouters to join Blackberry’s board of directors in Canada

Canada’s former top civil servant Wayne Wouters has been appointed to the board of directors at Blackberry, the smartphone company. Wouters, who retired as clerk of the Privy Council in […]

White House Hires First Transgender Staff Member

The White House has hired its first openly transgender full-time member of staff, according to media reports. Raffi Freedman-Gurspan started working as an outreach and recruitment director for presidential staff […]

Australia Appoints New Higher Education Watchdog Chief

The head of the UK’s higher education watchdog is to take over the management of Australia’s equivalent organisation. Anthony McClaran, who has led the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education […]

Canada: Wayne Wouters to join legal giant

Wayne Wouters, the former head of the Canadian civil service, is joining legal giant McCarthy Tétrault as a strategic and policy adviser, it is reported today. Wouters retired in October […]

Australia: Michelle Gordon to replace her husband as High Court judge

Federal court judge Michelle Gordon has been appointed one of Australia’s seven High Court judges, the country’s attorney-general George Brandis QC has announced. Gordon, who will be sworn in on […]

US federal government reintroduces ‘civil service exam’

American government HR officials “overwhelmed by résumés and cover letters” have reintroduced the civil service exam after 34 years in order to better identify suitable candidates, The Washington Post has […]