Melanie Barnett made an indelible mark on the public sector when, under her leadership as managing director, client services, public sector resourcing, UK and Ireland, AMS mobilized urgent contingent support across critical government departments to support the Covid-19 response. Today, with a spend under management of £1.2 billion, Barnett’s team supports 120 government departments with contingent workforce requirements and an end-to-end statement of work procurement solution.

She continues to deliver thought leadership and innovation in her sector, introducing Recruit, Train and Deploy, a program of specialist vendors whose expertise bridges skills gaps and builds talent pipelines for the public sector’s future workforce.