Clanmil has been awarded a prestigious ‘Gold’ accreditation by Investors in People (IIP), the international standard for people management. 

The housing association, which provides 6,000 homes to people throughout Northern Ireland and employs just over 320 people, has held Silver accreditation since 2005.  

The Gold accreditation, which is only awarded to the top 28% of organisations assessed worldwide, was confirmed by an IIP assessor, Stephanie Mc Cutcheon. 

Clanmil progressed to Gold by staying firmly committed to delivering an ambitious people strategy, focusing on creating a workplace that lives the culture and values, investing in new roles and skills, hearing the colleague voice, and creating new performance and learning offers for all colleagues.   

Karen Gilmore, Clanmil’s Executive Director of People and Organisational Development said:

“The new Gold standard recognises all the hard work at all levels and departments to focus on the people in Clanmil over the past number of years, with a clear focus on colleagues and customers. All our colleagues play an important role in achieving and supporting the delivery of our goals. Everyone in Clanmil has continued to work hard, showing dedication, resilience, and commitment to our core purpose. We are really proud of this achievement and are excited to develop our people offer even further.” 

Carol McTaggart, Group Chief Executive of Clanmil commented:  

“This accreditation from IIP is testament to the highly motivated and engaged colleagues across Clanmil who turn up every day with passion, energy and enthusiasm to do the right thing.  This award is recognition of our efforts to build a positive and people-centred workforce that can help us deliver our mission of providing homes for people to live well.    Well done to the HR team who managed the accreditation process and thanks to all those who took part in the surveys and interviews.”   

Eddie Salmon, Chief Operating Officer at Investors in People added:  

“We would like to congratulate Clanmil on achieving We invest in people Gold accreditation. This recognition is a powerful affirmation of a shared commitment to building a positive, values-driven organisation, one that puts people at its heart”.