The Regional HR Leaders Network is a space for the most senior people professionals in your region. It is designed for those in board-level or executive roles with organisation-wide responsibility for people strategy – such as HR Directors, People Directors, Chief HR Officers, and Chief People Officers.
The network also welcomes senior consultants working directly with senior management in large clients on strategic issues - recognising their strategic influence and contribution to shaping organisational and people practices at scale.
The network brings together strategic leaders shaping policy, driving transformation, and leading organisational culture across complex landscapes. It offers a trusted space for peer learning, insight-sharing, and relationship-building, while also feeding into CIPD’s research and policy agenda to influence the profession nationally.
By joining, you’ll connect with peers facing similar high-level challenges, share strategic insights, and help shape the future of the people profession – while raising your profile across the CIPD community.
For CIPD members at Chartered Member level or above, this network is for those with strategic responsibility for people and organisational policy.
It provides a trusted space to share insights, reflect on challenges, and strengthen leadership resilience. Members join an active online community on Mighty and benefit from a year-round programme of regional and national events, both in person and online.
Typical roles include Head of HR, Senior HR Business Partner, or People Lead – often reporting to the board or executive level and shaping people strategy and organisational culture.
By joining, you’ll connect with peers in similar roles, gain fresh perspectives, and contribute to CIPD’s research and policy agenda – helping shape the future of the people profession.
Our People Consultants Network is a dedicated space for CIPD members working independently or within consultancy firms, supporting a variety of client organisations.
Designed for people professionals who aren’t embedded in a single employer, this network brings together consultants delivering strategic or operational expertise across multiple clients. Whether you specialise in OD&D, EDI, reward, wellbeing, employee relations or other areas, this is your community to connect, collaborate and share insight.
Members benefit from opportunities to exchange experiences, explore client challenges, and build trusted professional relationships nationally. The network also provides a platform to contribute to CIPD’s research and policy work, ensuring the voice of consultants helps shape the future of the profession.
If your work supports organisations on a flexible, project-based or advisory basis, joining this network gives you access to a vibrant professional community where you can grow your impact and strengthen the role of consultancy within the wider people profession.
This national community is for CIPD members with a passion for organisation development & design (OD&D), bringing together HR professionals and specialists at every stage of their career.
It provides a dedicated space to connect with peers across the UK, share insights, and explore solutions to common OD&D challenges. Whether you work internally or in a consultancy role, the network is for those who influence how organisations develop, adapt, and thrive in a changing world.
Members gain access to a trusted network where best practice is shared, emerging trends are discussed, and the evolving nature of OD&D is explored. There are also opportunities to contribute to CIPD research and policy development, ensuring members play a part in shaping the future of practice across the profession.
These CIPD networks bring together members based in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure the unique needs and priorities of each nation are reflected in national and regional decision-making.
The networks provide a trusted space for people professionals to share insights, contribute expertise, and shape public policy. Members work together to address regional challenges, champion inclusive and fair work practices, and advocate for quality jobs across all sectors.
Through these forums, members can:
Inform CIPD’s policy work with lived experience and professional insight
Contribute to Government and Executive consultations on key work-related issues
Influence debates on labour markets, flexible working, wellbeing, inclusion, youth employment, pay and reward, and more
Help develop practical guidance and policy recommendations for employers and policymakers
Connect with elected politicians, civil servants, and senior policy stakeholders
Each forum is supported by CIPD’s public policy team, ensuring members’ voices influence both national priorities and wider UK-level discussions.
Joining offers the chance to shape the future of work in your nation, access tailored research and insights, collaborate with peers in a confidential space, and represent the voice of the people profession at the highest levels.