Department for Communities
Gavin McBride is currently working at the Department for Communities as the Head of State Care Operations and Head of Infrastructure Planning. Prior to this, Gavin worked at the Central Procurement Directorate as a G7. Gavin holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Strategic Procurement Management from Ulster University.
Department for Communities
In May 2016 the Department for Communities was established following the restructuring of Northern Ireland Departments. It is the largest of the nine NICS Departments and work with 15 Arm's Length Bodies and number of Advisory Groups. Around 8,800 people are employed by the Department, accounting for one third of NICS employees. It has an annual budget of almost £7 billion, including expenditure of £5.9 billion on social security and pension payments