James Connington

James Connington serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) within the Whitaker School of Government & Management, with over 28 years of institutional experience. He directs the Professional Diploma in Human Rights and Equality (developed with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission) and the Professional Certificate in Resourcing & Recruitment (designed with publicjobs).

His research focuses on workplace human rights, non-discriminatory recruitment practices, and occupational psychology, informed by extensive international consultancy. Key areas include:

• Human dignity frameworks in public sector employment
• Evidence-based selection methodologies
• Cross-cultural public administration reform
• Equality compliance systems

Connington oversees Year 2 of the MA/MSc HRM stream including dissertation supervision, leveraging 25+ years of field experience across Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Slovenia, Lesotho, Türkiye, and Western Balkans. He also provides Spanish-language consultancy and project leadership for public sector modernization initiatives.