Be inspired and inspiring
We have a number of volunteering opportunities for you to help and inspire young people in Worthing, West Sussex.
East, South East & London
Number of civil servants in the East South East and London - 152, 290
This breaks down into 21,160 (East), 39,470 (South East) and 91,660 (London).
Number of departments and agencies in the East South East and London - 79.
The East South East and London is a huge geographic area covering from the Norfolk coast to the Isle of Wight, with Greater London at its centre. Whilst London contains the majority of our civil servants, there is a distribution across the whole of the region, with significant pockets of staff in places such as Southampton/Portsmouth, Dover, Hastings, Reading, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Peterborough, Norwich, Ipswich and Southend.
Our CS Local team delivers cross departmental induction, leadership academies and learning/networking events. The blog page below will show you the latest events open for booking, alongside other reports and stories which we think will be of value to you.
We also run cross departmental networks for those who work in, or are passionate about, continuous improvement; engagement and wellbeing; environmental issues; social mobility, diversity and inclusion and citizen outreach. If you wish to join one of the networks, please email the team mailbox.
The East South East and London CS Local Team is led by Ian Barton and can be contacted on their team mailbox - cslocalesel@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Would you like to dance
It is National Inclusion Week so who are you going to ask to dance
New shadowing opportunities
We are setting up a job shadowing programme across the East, South East and London region and we hope all departments will participate. We’re looking for people to provide job shadowing and people to take up those opportunities.
ESEL Inclusion Network
Join other network leads to promote inclusion across the departments in our area
Help and Advice Webinars from The Charity for Civil Servants
A series of Help and Advice Webinars from The Charity for Civil Servants will start next Tuesday, 18 September. The first will focus on ‘Looking After Your Wellbeing’. All webinars are free to access for all current, former and retired civil servants.
More opportunities to inspire young children
School volunteering opportunities in the Portsmouth and Southampton area
Funky chicken goes to Norwich
A to Z to Better Wellbeing team get invited to HMP/YOI Norwich to share the toolkit.
Inspiring the next generation
With the new school year about to start now is the perfect time to start thinking about how you can inspire the next generation about the world of work.
Come and work with CS Local ESEL
Do you want something new and exciting to do for your personal development? Are you looking for ways to make a worthwhile corporate contribution to the wider Civil Service? Then look no further.
CS Local Roadshow
This latest in our series of roadshows, which aim to raise awareness and develop networks between different government departments, offers a brief insight into the work of DWP.
Introduction to Negotiation Theory
Learn about tools and techniques that can be used in any negotiation from a trained facilitator with experience from diplomatic postings in New York and Brussels.
Planning for the worst
Hear from members of the National Risks team in the Civil Contingencies Secretariat about how we carry out risk assessment for the UK and plan for the emergencies we’re most likely to face in the next five years.
Do the funky chicken
Team Chaffinches are introducing the funky chicken exercise as part of a new interactive wellbeing toolkit for civil servants being launched today to help make wellbeing easy, fun and accessible. Please be assured that no chickens were hurt in this exercise.
CS Local ESEL Academy
Application for the CS Local ESEL Academy is now open.
The Academy is a mix of self-discovery, personal development and team building. It’s an opportunity to develop your leadership behaviours, to build confidence and self-awareness and work collaboratively with other civil servants from a range of government departments.
Discovery session - Cyber Security and AI
Join us for this exciting new session to hear from James Sullivan and Alexander Babuta who work at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI).
CS Local Roadshow
The next CS Local Roadshow is coming to Norwich to showcase Field Operations at the Food Standards Agency.
Reflections of a volunteering day
We've had many enthusiastic civil servants volunteer to support Brandon Trust with their social enterprise allotment this year. One recent volunteer shares their story.
Marketing moguls of the future
We were please to play host in Eastbrook to Enabling Enterprise and 30 children from the Isle of Ely Primary School recently.
Next Junior Leader's Network Event
Our popular Junior Leader's Network Event is back giving you the opportunity to get to know your peers in other departments, make connections, learn and be inspired to reach your potential.
Volunteer to support primary schoolchildren in Cambs
We are looking for volunteers in Cambridge on 13th June to support an Enabling Enterprise led event for primary schoolchildren.