NACo Workforce Network
Counties offer competitive benefits and enriching career experiences, but nevertheless face a workforce shortage to the tune of 100,000 jobs nationwide. The NACo Workforce Network provides a platform to share resources, best practices and learning opportunities around human resources and benefits, working towards the shared goal of attracting and retaining a talented public service workforce.
The Workforce Network engages around three pillars:
- Engagement: onboarding, culture, values, alignment, work-life fulfillment
- Talent Management: talent acquisition and retention, compensation, benefits, career development, performance management, rewards and recognition, health and wealth management
- Workforce Trends: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), demographics, succession planning, goals, job descriptions, policies, survey results
We encourage County Administrators, HR professionals and Benefits Professionals to join the Workforce Network. Membership is free.
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Recruiting Excellence: NACo and WBCP, Inc., a NACo Public Promise Procurement Webinar
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 2:30 - 3:30 PM ET
Join us for an informative webinar introducing the new government staffing and recruiting contract for through NACo Public Promise Procurement. This session will feature WBCP, Inc., the awarded supplier, who will provide an overview of the services available through the contract. Additionally, there will be a brief introduction to the Public Promise Procurement cooperative and a review of the public procurement process led by San Diego County, Calif. Discover how this contract can help your agency efficiently fill executive and other key vacancies. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your recruitment strategies and engage with our experts.
This webinar is brought to you by NACo EDGE, establishing people, purchasing, and performance cost-saving solutions that can be applied to counties nationwide. EDGE is owned by NACo, advised by county leaders and 100% focused on solutions for U.S. Counties. Learn more about NACo EDGE here.
Saving Millions: How Counties Are Cutting Employee Health Plan Rx Costs with the NACo Public Promise PBM Coalition, a NACo Public Promise Insurance Webinar
Join us for an educational webinar on how NACo’s Public Promise Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Coalition is helping counties save millions on employee health plan prescription drug costs. Learn more about how Mecklenburg County, N.C. is projected to save $7-8 million by joining the NACo PBM coalition. This offering, through NACo’s Public Promise Insurance, in partnership with CVS Caremark, provides counties with powerful cost-savings and multi-year pricing guarantees to combat rising Rx costs.