Christopher Cole Email & Phone Number

Littlehampton, Gb

London

London Area, United Kingdom

Managing a team of governance and regulation specialists.

Southeast

National, England, United Kingdom

• Establish and proactively maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of diverse internal and external stakeholder groups• Timely and accurate written reporting, with information presented in a suitable format for the relevant audience• Collaboration with senior teams and other corporate affairs team members to develop and implement processes and system for effective internal control and assurance to ensure probity and stewardship of public funds• Support senior managers from across HEE with identification and effective escalation of risks to HEE as required• To engage and communicate with CA officers to ensure understanding of objectives and requirements with regions.• Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services, and initiatives to provide information and expertise in Corporate Affairs field and effectively motivate others to improve services• Contribute to detailed reports offering specialist advice• As part of a cross function group undertake a review of multiple risk registers to identify trends in risks reported, gaps and cumulative impacts of multiple risks and as a result propose where these may need to be considered at a higher level• Manage implementation of HEE’s Business Continuity Management Policy. Lead workshops on development of Business Impact Analysis, supporting teams to interpret Business Impact Analysis into Business Continuity Plans and testing of plans• To act as a primary contact for all Information Rights, governance and assurance matters, drawing on expert knowledge to advise HEE’s Directors and provide support and advice• Management of delegated areas of CA budget• Lead and contribute to projects, managing risks and issues and finding proactive resolutions and implementing escalation processes where appropriate• Provide effective line management to the Corporate Governance Officers• Manage and lead on Information Rights (DPA 2018, GDPR) processes across HEE

South East, England, United Kingdom

• Support senior executive staff to understand complex national and local issues promoting understanding and awareness of objectives and implementation of new initiatives.• Supporting the Corporate team, the Nursing & Midwifery team and senior leaders to efficiently deliver the business objectives to a high standard.• Supporting the local Director to provide a clear and accountable link with the national teams (including projects and programme teams).• Providing a business management function to the Director’s office ensuring that processes within the region are, lean, effective and efficient, liaising with appropriate teams across HEE as required.• highlighting continuous improvement opportunities, Risk and Issues as appropriate.• Provide project management (PMO) support to the programme leads - currently supporting; Return to Practice (RTP), 50k additional nurses, Mental Health practitioner attrition.

West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

• Managed a company-wide internal and external stakeholder review of technical standards, procedures and processes. This formed part of the stable operations function (Business Continuity) for Risk mitigation and contingency planning. This meant I had to understand and translate complex processes, interrogating existing processes for robustness, speed, efficiency, and leanness• Led a cross functional team of support staff and apprentices - 21 direct reports (Planning work, objective setting and enabling career development)• Ensured a consistent approach was used for companywide project governance (portfolio of £435m) with an emphasis on quality and standardisation. I Provided training and toolbox talks on changes to governance and updates on best practice• Delivered projects on behalf of Operations and Principal Engineering• Advised on the security and management approaches for confidential and commercially sensitive projects – including GDPR approaches• Designed and produced key performance indicators used and communicated at board level• Produced management progress reports, consolidated the information to report directly to the Design Council and Handover Council (Director level forums) and provided secretariat support to those forums• Interrogated and reported on the directorates held personal and confidential data in close collaboration with the DPO and HR• Guided project and programme teams through the complex governance checkpoints (ensured Quality, accuracy and timely submission of project deliverables)• Auditing - ISO 90001 & 55001 auditor

• Provided clear, correct and consistent advice to line managers in order to resolve cases in areas such as; performance management, absence management, requests for flexible working arrangements, disciplinary or grievance procedures• Supported change management projects to ensure they comply with employment policy and engage with Trade Unions where appropriate• Responded to data requests for personal data• Drove capability and up skilling of the line managers in their people related responsibilities, this included providing advice and support on all people policies, processes and systems• Advised and coached line managers on employee relations issues, in line with Company policy and employment legislation, building effective relationships and partnerships with trade union representatives, employees and other key stakeholders• Reviewed and updated policies to ensure compliance with legislation and good practice

• Management, mentoring, coaching and development of a team of 12 HR staff• Change Manager - facilitated the transition and change of personnel• ISO 90001 auditor (management audits)• Payroll systems manager• Responsibility for the management of disciplinary & capability procedures for between 700 and 2000 employees• Information Manager - Custodian for all classified and confidential data. Ensured compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Official Secrets Act• Data analyst for data access requests (sourcing accurate data to respond to internal and external requests)

Swindon, Wiltshire

• Analysing and maintaining complex track data.• Reporting anomalies and generating data to demonstrate compliance

Professional Member, Chartered Institute Of Personnel And Development (Cipd)

Practitioner

Level 5 Diploma In Practice Management, Institute Of Administration Management

Diploma Level 4, Institute Of Leadership Management

Accounting For Managers

Level 1 & 2

Education record

Apmp, Project Management, Pass

Data Protection - Rights Of Individuals

Handling Subject Access Requests

Practitioner, M_O_R Practitioner Certificate In Risk Management