Alison Orr (Mcipd) Email and Phone Number

Leading the OD, Leadership and EDI strategy. Responsible for analysing and designing interventions to develop a highly inclusive culture.

Led the OD, talent and leadership strategy

Collaborated across the business to develop integrated talent strategies and accelerate organisational development initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of the new organization.

* Headed up the Organisation Effectiveness team with specialists from Organisation Development, Workforce Design, Colleague insight, Recognition, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Engagement, Talent and Performance management * Developed a corporate wide Cultural change programme – addressing key barriers to change to deliver proactive mind set, to enable BA to work faster, smarter, leaner, together* Led the diagnostic and design of our back office functions, to challenge current operating… Show more * Headed up the Organisation Effectiveness team with specialists from Organisation Development, Workforce Design, Colleague insight, Recognition, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Engagement, Talent and Performance management * Developed a corporate wide Cultural change programme – addressing key barriers to change to deliver proactive mind set, to enable BA to work faster, smarter, leaner, together* Led the diagnostic and design of our back office functions, to challenge current operating models to significantly reduce the cost and increase effectiveness of delivering customer value – delivering 20 accountability changes and 22 opportunities to enable faster business delivery* Ran the OD stream for head office efficiency review leading to c£25m cost reduction* Introduced a systems approach to drive people change, initiated digital mind-set to talent management and a strategic resourcing approach to workforce planning for engineering and cabin crew. * Launched new recognition programme, building to an annual cross company top 1% recognition event* Created a 10 point action plan to tackle gender pay gap, introducing new Employee Resource groupsand fresh approach to disability confidence to drive a more inclusive culture* Headed up the change to ‘employee voice’ introduced 5 year roadmap to drive 80% engagement Show less

• Provided OD expertise for corporate priority programmes in order to align with the People Strategy and identify and exploit synergies between the programmes.• Created corporate wide design principles to increase efficiencies and promote best practice• Managed People Co-ordination Group – Harnessing synergies & removing duplication across corporate change programmes• Supported HR Business Partners to develop directorate/dept OD & change strategies through skillbytes, workshops and… Show more • Provided OD expertise for corporate priority programmes in order to align with the People Strategy and identify and exploit synergies between the programmes.• Created corporate wide design principles to increase efficiencies and promote best practice• Managed People Co-ordination Group – Harnessing synergies & removing duplication across corporate change programmes• Supported HR Business Partners to develop directorate/dept OD & change strategies through skillbytes, workshops and one two one sessions Show less

Lead culture change and engagement streams in cross functional programmes including Joint Business, Iberia merger, bmi aquisitionFocused on organisation and team effectiveness using organisation development theories and interventions to deliver required changesKey Programmes2012 - 2013 Lead the cultural integration and organisation effectiveness work for bmi people stream supporting the successful transition of 1400 employees into BA2011 - 2012 - People Strategy Manager… Show more Lead culture change and engagement streams in cross functional programmes including Joint Business, Iberia merger, bmi aquisitionFocused on organisation and team effectiveness using organisation development theories and interventions to deliver required changesKey Programmes2012 - 2013 Lead the cultural integration and organisation effectiveness work for bmi people stream supporting the successful transition of 1400 employees into BA2011 - 2012 - People Strategy Manager - responsible for creating the governance and organisational design structure to embed the People Strategy into BA2010 - 2011 - Co-Lead CEO sponsored re-design of BA as a Customer focused operating company, post merger with Iberia2010 - Managed OD stream for the Joint Business (with Iberia and Americal Airways) to ensure critical people changes implemented2009 - Seconded to the New York office to investigate US Healthcare costs and design a proposal to drive organisational effectiveness2008 - Programme managed the 2008/2009 Management re-structure critical to meeting 2009 productivity targets Show less

• Managed 12 Global learning centres• Developed a training change programme, aligned to the overall business strategy, to influence the learning culture within British Airways and drive behavioural change towards eLearning; initiated and managed the development of bespoke courses to improve the engagement and use of eLearning • Accountable for training’s responsibility for the Oracle Learning Management System (LMS) upgrade•Managed specialist team, company wide stakeholders and… Show more • Managed 12 Global learning centres• Developed a training change programme, aligned to the overall business strategy, to influence the learning culture within British Airways and drive behavioural change towards eLearning; initiated and managed the development of bespoke courses to improve the engagement and use of eLearning • Accountable for training’s responsibility for the Oracle Learning Management System (LMS) upgrade•Managed specialist team, company wide stakeholders and external suppliers to deliver project milestones to date and budget, mitigating project risks and managing issues through to resolution• Lead analysis of new LMS functionality to develop new learning opportunities, researched other companies to build a credible network, to benchmark and work together to exploit Oracle technology and optimise learning opportunities Show less

• Member of the Change management stream for Engineering SAP implementation• Designed and delivered an effective communication strategy to drive behavioural change• Liaised with Senior Stakeholders to start and maintain engagement towards the programme• Evaluated feedback and tailored change programme to ensure needs of the business where constantly aligned to the programme objectives

• Responsible for the ongoing management and development of the scheme• Line and performance management responsibility for 93 students• Centralised 3 additional Engineering schemes within one structure• Audited training facilities under Joint Aviation Requirements JAR 66 and JAR 147

• Managed a flexible team of recruitment executives and line selectors, to deliver cross section of operational and specialist recruitment campaigns• Involved a high degree of stakeholder management to ensure business requirements where met • Liaised with external marketing companies to create innovative advertising campaigns• Worked with Senior Engineering Management to design new Engineering apprenticeship programme