NIPSA, the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance is the largest trade union in Northern Ireland with nearly 43,000 members.

NIPSA is organised into two main groups; the Civil Service Group and the Public Officers Group. The Civil Service Group has a membership of 17,700 covering civil servants and the staff of public bodies employed on civil service terms and conditions.

The Public Officers Group has 25,294 members and covers employees of Education Authority, Health and Social Services bodies and HSC Trusts, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Local Government, Libraries NI and a number of other public bodies and voluntary organisations.

Officers

President: Tanya Killen

Vice-President:  Paul Dale

Honorary Treasurer:  Jane Scott

Secretariat

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. is NIPSA’s General Secretary and is charged with supervising the general work of the union as well as overall responsibility for the management of all the staff and finances. She is NIPSA’s main representative on many of the civil and public service negotiating bodies.

NIPSA has three Deputy General Secretaries. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Maria Morgan¹ and Geraldine Alexander¹.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. has strategic and management responsibility for the Public Officers’ Group covering Education, Health, Housing, Libraries NI, Local Government, the Voluntary and Community Sector and Education. He has overall responsibility for the NIPSA Regional Office. He also has a range of corporate responsibilities.

Deputy General Secretary, Maria Morgan¹ has strategic responsibility for Civil Service wide issues on pay, hours, leave, running costs, privatisation, personnel management etc and Civil Service groups such as Professional and Technology Officers, Scientific Staff and Legal Grades. They also have responsibility Pensions and the management of the Civil Service Section within NIPSA and Central Whitley issues.

Deputy General Secretary, Geraldine Alexander¹ has strategic lead on policy in the key specialist areas of equality, human rights, social affairs, health and safety, LGB&T and youth matters.  Also has responsibility for Global Solidarity plus a range of HQ Organisation and Office Services, including GDPR.

Deputy General Secretary Antoinette McMillen¹, has responsibility for the Department of Finance, Department for Infrastructure including DVA, Roads, Rivers,
Department of Justice, including Forensic Science, NICTs, NIPS, YJA, Invest NI, NI Water, Public Prosecution Service NI, The Executive Office and Injury to Feelings cases.

Finance Officer

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. has responsibility for NIPSA’s Finances and NIPSA Pension Scheme.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., has responsibility for the development of research based policies and positions on all matters of political and public discussion impacting upon the public sector.

Civil Service Group

Assistant Secretaries: Civil Service

Thomas McKillop¹, Assistant Secretary, has responsibility for Department for Communities, NI Assembly, AFBI, DAERA including NI Environment Agency and Forest Service.

Natalie Shiel¹ Assistant Secretary, has responsibility for Department for the Economy, Department for Education, Department of Health, PSNI and the ICT Consultative Committee.

Higher Executive Officers: Civil Service

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Higher Executive Officer, has responsibility for, Construction Industry Training Board, Cross Border Bodies, Probation Board, NI Authority Utility Regulator, NI Commission for Children and Young People, NI Human Rights Commission, NSL, Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI, NI Public Service Ombudsman, Electoral Office, Aramark, Charity Commission for NI, Commissioner for Older People NI, Mount Charles, Victims and Survivors Service NI, Equality Commission, Community Relations Council, Criminal Justice Inspectorate, Commission for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse, NIJAC, Commission for Victims and Survivors, Ulster Scots Agency and Prisoner Ombudsman.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Higher Executive Officer, has responsibility for SERCO, Noonan, National Museums Northern Ireland, Sports NI, Health and Safety Executive NI, G4S, NI Audit Office, United Feeds, Labour Relations Agency, Police Federation, Police Ombudsman, Armagh Planetarium, Arts Council, NI Screen, Consumer Council NI, Policing Board NI, NI Police Fund and Sodexo.

Public Officers’ Group

Assistant Secretaries: Public Officers

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Assistant Secretary, has responsibility for Housing, Local Government, Further Education and Libraries NI. In Local Government, Kim is assisted by two Higher Executive Officers.

Alan Law¹, Assistant Secretary (Acting), has responsibility for the Education Authority. He is lead Trade Union Side Secretary to the relevant education negotiating councils. Alan is assisted by two Higher Executive Officers.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Assistant Secretary, has responsibility for the Health and Social Care Board, Health and Social Care Trusts and other health bodies. He is also a Joint Secretary to the various HSC negotiating bodies. Terry is assisted by three Higher Executive Officers.

Higher Executive Officers: Public Officers

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., has responsibility for Belfast Trust, Housing Associations, Fold Housing Association, Extern, NI Ambulance Service and NI Chest, Heart & Stroke BSO, Strategic Planning and Performance Group, Public Health Agency, NI Social Care Council, Patient Client Council, RQIA, and Children’s Court Guardian Agency NI.

Peter Boyle² has responsibility for Southern HSC and Voluntary Sector including NIACRO, Law Centre, NI Hospice and Disability Action.

Eamon Farrell² has responsibility for Libraries NI, Mid & East Antrim Council and Antrim and Newtownabbey Council.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., has responsibility for Council Catholic Maintained Schools, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education, Controlled Schools' Support Council, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta, Linen Hall Library, EA Southern Region, EA Belfast Region, Belfast Metropolitan College, Northern Regional College, NIPSA Union Learning Project Coordinator.

Lorraine Hartin² has responsibility for Causeway Coast & Glens, Mid-Ulster District Council, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council and Western HSC.

Steven Harvey² has responsibility for BCC (Waterfront, Ulster Hall and Arc21), LCCC, GLL, Voluntary & Community, Extern, Radius Housing Association, Voluntary Housing Associations and Credit Unions.

Kevin Kelly, has responsibility for Newry, Mourne and Down, Ards and North Down and Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Councils, NI Fire and Rescue Service, SERCO Leisure, NILGOSC and Local Government Staff Commission.

Janet Murdock² responsibility for South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust.

Bernard Trainor has responsibility for Education Authority: North Eastern and South Eastern Regions, CCEA, Queen’s University, Stranmillis College, South Eastern Regional College and Southern Regional College.

Janice Walsh² responsibility for Education Authority: Western Region, Derry & Strabane Council, City of Derry Airport, North West Regional College and South West Regional College.

Executive Officers

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Executive Officer, has responsibility for NIPSA’s Legal and Membership Services, including servicing of the General Council.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. has responsibility for Conference and Events.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., has responsibility for Graphics, Publications, Web/Social Media.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Executive Officer, has responsibility for the Advice and Information Unit, Library, Filing and servicing the Public Officers Group Executive Committee.

Claire McDonnell¹, Executive Officer Finance, who administers NIPSA’s Finance Department.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Executive Officer, has responsibility for secretarial, repro-graphics, other office services and servicing the Civil Service Group Executive Committee.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Executive Officer Membership, who administers NIPSA's Membership Office.

Legend
1. Acting.
2. Temporary Post.