Joan Munro currently serves as the National Advisor on Workforce Strategy for the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) for local government.

Joan  leads IDeA’s work on supporting authorities in addressing their workforce challenges, including the people aspects of service transformation. She is responsible for the implementation and development of the Local Government Workforce Strategy.

Joan has many years’ experience in local government. She has worked in five different services areas: education; housing; social services; community development and corporate services. She has also worked in the National Health Service and the voluntary sector.

Her career includes working in organisational development, skills development, communications, public participation, health education, housing, community work, youth  and social work.

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