I am an experienced Human Resources professional with particular specialisms in recruitment / talent acquisition, talent management, employee relations, learning and development, organisational culture and equality, diversity and inclusion. I have a modern languages background with experience of working in France in education at high-school level as well as in adult education. I am proficient in the French language and have a passion for different cultures and cross-cultural management and communication. I have an MSc in International HR Management and I am CIPD-qualified. I started and progressed my HR career with Aberdeen City Council. I worked for some time in a generalist team and have a strong working knowledge and experience of all areas of HR as well as other parts of the business including budget management, community engagement and transformation / change projects. I have line management experience, having spent a period of time as an Acting People Development Manager. I currently work as People Partner at ArtFarm, focusing on employee relations and generalist HR activity in a business partner capacity across all of the company’s Scottish activity. In addition to my HR career, I work for Inverurie Whisky Shop where I support customers by providing advice and guidance on products, I support with in-store purchases and I support and run tastings - in-store and at external venues. I also help to curate the shop’s wine offering and create social media content to promote this. I am passionate about the drinks industry and in particular, I am fascinated by the connection of food and drink to the history and heritage of a place. I personally enjoy tourism activities associated with the food and drink industry, and tourism and hospitality generally, and enjoy playing some part in that when working for the shop.Overall, I really enjoy working with people and creating great people experiences whether they are employees or customers.
Listed skills include Teamwork, Training, Human Resources, Performance Management, and 43 others.