Jayne Brady, MBE (born 1972) is a senior civil servant who currently serves as Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, a position she has held since 1 September 2021.[1][2] The role also has the responsibility of being principal policy adviser to the First Minister and deputy First Minister, and Secretary to the Northern Ireland Executive.
Jayne Brady | |
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| Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Pyper (interim) |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Career
editJayne spent the majority of her career in the private sector, working in engineering and technology businesses.[3] In 2013 she left her role as vice-president at Intune Networks, and became a partner at Kernel Capital, a role she held until 2020.[4]
In the 2018 New Year Honours, Brady was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland".[5]
She joined Belfast City Council in April 2020 to be their Digital Innovation Commissioner.[6]
In September 2020 she was appointed to the UK Government's Innovation Expert Group.[7]
In June 2021 then First Minister, Arlene Foster, and deputy First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, announced that Brady would take over from Jenny Pyper as Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.[8][9] She was the first person to be appointed to the role since the permanent secretary role was created within The Executive Office, therefore, she does not have the responsibility of managing The Executive Office.[10] However, she does still serve as their Secretary, and as principal policy adviser to the First Minister and deputy First Minister.[1] Although she replaced Jenny Pyper in the role, she was only serving in an interim position following the resignation of David Sterling in August 2020.[11] Brady was appointed in the second recruitment round for the role, after First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill failed to agree on a preferred candidate in the first round.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "WITN7352001 Written Statement of Jayne Brady 26 Oct 2022.pdf" (PDF). 26 October 2022.
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- ^ "In Conversation With". Issuu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Tech expert named head of Northern Ireland Civil Service". Civil Service World. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. pp. N15–N16.
- ^ "Jayne Brady | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Belfast Digital Innovation Commissioner appointed to UK Innovation Expert Group". syncni.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "New Head of the Civil Service announced". The Executive Office. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Jayne Brady to become new NI civil service head". BBC News. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "NI Civil Service new head 'will not run Executive Office'". BBC News. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Civil Service head David Sterling to retire after 'difficult' three years without Stormont Executive". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2019-12-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Hughes, Brendan (2021-06-10). "New Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service announced". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2024-10-09.